Happy Valley Hardball with a sabermetrics twist

with a capital P. Sometimes I really can’t believe how inept this university is. I had a 6:30 meeting tonight that was scheduled to last a couple of hours which meant I couldn’t make it to the game. The meeting adjourned at about 8:40. When I got out to my car the game was in [...]

From the Bucknell SID: Bucknell Baseball Travels to Penn State on Wednesday :: Bison to Battle Nittany Lions at 6:35 p.m. via kwout

Nice article in the Collegian on State College’s own Ryan Boonie and how he’s cut out a spot for himself on the team. Boonie finding niche – The Daily Collegian Online via kwout

Following a tune-up game with Bucknell tonight, we head into a big series with Michigan over the weekend. A solid performance against Michigan will erase the disastrous start that we had. Here’s hoping our mastery over Michigan carries over from last season. I’m really looking forward to the season. Baseball – Penn State University Official [...]

Bison are stepping stone to Wolverines – The Daily Collegian Online via kwout None of this, “we play one game at a time” BS that you normally here from a coach. Wine makes it clear the team is focussed on conference play, and conference play only, when he says [We] don’t take anybody for granted, [...]

Bill James does a lengthy Q and A column for the New York Times column Freakoonomics. This must be the “Bill James Week” since 60 minutes had a piece on James on Sunday. Go to the article