Big Lead Sports » Stats http://www.thebiglead.com Sports, Media, Entertainment Tue, 21 May 2013 16:57:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1Sports, Media, Entertainment Big Lead Sports no Sports, Media, Entertainment Big Lead Sports » Stats http://www.thebiglead.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpghttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/category/stats/ Miguel Cabrera is on a Ridiculous Baseball Tear. Why Does Nobody Seem to Care?http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/20/miguel-cabrera-is-on-a-ridiculous-baseball-tear-why-does-nobody-seem-to-care/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/20/miguel-cabrera-is-on-a-ridiculous-baseball-tear-why-does-nobody-seem-to-care/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:50 +0000 Mike Cardillo http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=278249 Miguel Cabrera is on a Ridiculous Baseball Tear. Why Does Nobody Seem to Care?
Triple Crown winner might be even better in 2013, but are people paying attention? ]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/20/miguel-cabrera-is-on-a-ridiculous-baseball-tear-why-does-nobody-seem-to-care/feed/ 89 Roundup: Miguel Kicked Two Women in the Head at the Billboard Music Awards, Greg Schiano Loves Mike Glennon & Don’t Talk Trash to Former Boxers in the Streethttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/20/miguel-kicked-two-women-in-the-head-at-the-billboard-music-awards-greg-schiano-loves-mike-glennon-dont-talk-trash-to-former-boxers-in-the-street/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/20/miguel-kicked-two-women-in-the-head-at-the-billboard-music-awards-greg-schiano-loves-mike-glennon-dont-talk-trash-to-former-boxers-in-the-street/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:41 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=277906 Roundup: Miguel Kicked Two Women in the Head at the Billboard Music Awards, Greg Schiano Loves Mike Glennon & Don't Talk Trash to Former Boxers in the Street
So do summer Fridays start this Friday or next? ]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/20/miguel-kicked-two-women-in-the-head-at-the-billboard-music-awards-greg-schiano-loves-mike-glennon-dont-talk-trash-to-former-boxers-in-the-street/feed/ 166 Justin Verlander Not Sharp Again, But Detroit Fans Don’t Need to Panichttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/17/justin-verlander-not-sharp-again-but-detroit-fans-dont-need-to-panic/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/17/justin-verlander-not-sharp-again-but-detroit-fans-dont-need-to-panic/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:55:02 +0000 Mike Cardillo http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=276508 Justin Verlander Not Sharp Again, But Detroit Fans Don't Need to Panic
Detroit's ace has been rocky in his last two outings. ]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/17/justin-verlander-not-sharp-again-but-detroit-fans-dont-need-to-panic/feed/ 34 Russell Wilson Looked Like Two Different Quarterbacks in 2012: A Study of Quarterback Splits and Consistencyhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/16/russell-wilson-looked-like-two-different-quarterbacks-in-2012-a-study-of-quarterback-splits-and-consistency/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/16/russell-wilson-looked-like-two-different-quarterbacks-in-2012-a-study-of-quarterback-splits-and-consistency/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:25:07 +0000 Jason Lisk http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=275667 Russell Wilson Looked Like Two Different Quarterbacks in 2012: A Study of Quarterback Splits and Consistency
What happens when we look at season splits at the quarterback position?]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/16/russell-wilson-looked-like-two-different-quarterbacks-in-2012-a-study-of-quarterback-splits-and-consistency/feed/ 40 R.A. Dickey’s Knuckleball Velocity Has Dropped and Sportsnet Illustrated That Drop With a Graphhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/15/r-a-dickeys-knuckleball-velocity-has-dropped-and-sportsnet-illustrated-that-drop-with-a-graph/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/15/r-a-dickeys-knuckleball-velocity-has-dropped-and-sportsnet-illustrated-that-drop-with-a-graph/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:00:56 +0000 Stephen Douglas http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=275880 R.A. Dickey's Knuckleball Velocity Has Dropped and Sportsnet Illustrated That Drop With a Graph
We found some more graphs on the cutting room floor.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/15/r-a-dickeys-knuckleball-velocity-has-dropped-and-sportsnet-illustrated-that-drop-with-a-graph/feed/ 32 St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Staff Doing Serious Work This Yearhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/13/st-louis-cardinals-pitching-staff-keeps-going-lower-and-lower/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/13/st-louis-cardinals-pitching-staff-keeps-going-lower-and-lower/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 21:15:20 +0000 Mike Cardillo http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=275102 St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Staff Doing Serious Work This Year
Cardinals staff is pitching lights out in 2013. ]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/13/st-louis-cardinals-pitching-staff-keeps-going-lower-and-lower/feed/ 24 Kevin Kolb is the Patron Saint of Quarterback Committee Carousels, and We are Better Off For Ithttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/09/kevin-kolb-is-the-patron-saint-of-quarterback-committee-carousels-and-we-are-better-off-for-it/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/09/kevin-kolb-is-the-patron-saint-of-quarterback-committee-carousels-and-we-are-better-off-for-it/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 19:15:58 +0000 Jason Lisk http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=272533 Kevin Kolb is the Patron Saint of Quarterback Committee Carousels, and We are Better Off For It
A look at what happens when teams rotate quarterbacks.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/09/kevin-kolb-is-the-patron-saint-of-quarterback-committee-carousels-and-we-are-better-off-for-it/feed/ 6 Roundup: DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Record Anniversary, Texas Loses Top Player to Transfer & the King of the Pocket Dialhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/29/roundup-dj-jazzy-jeffs-record-anniversary-texas-loses-top-player-to-transfer-the-king-of-the-pocket-dial/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/29/roundup-dj-jazzy-jeffs-record-anniversary-texas-loses-top-player-to-transfer-the-king-of-the-pocket-dial/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:30:33 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=261833 Roundup: DJ Jazzy Jeff's Record Anniversary, Texas Loses Top Player to Transfer & the King of the Pocket Dial
Happy Easter weekend, everyone!]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/29/roundup-dj-jazzy-jeffs-record-anniversary-texas-loses-top-player-to-transfer-the-king-of-the-pocket-dial/feed/ 135 Here Are the Teams with the Highest RPI Ever to Miss the NCAA Tournamenthttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/13/here-are-the-teams-with-the-highest-rpi-ever-to-miss-the-ncaa-tournament/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/13/here-are-the-teams-with-the-highest-rpi-ever-to-miss-the-ncaa-tournament/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:50:23 +0000 Mark Bashuk http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256173 Here Are the Teams with the Highest RPI Ever to Miss the NCAA Tournament
Minnesota has a good profile for the NCAA tournament, but with a loss to Illinois, the Gophers could be the 2nd highest team in the RPI to miss the tourney.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/13/here-are-the-teams-with-the-highest-rpi-ever-to-miss-the-ncaa-tournament/feed/ 54 Roundup: Christopher Nolan and the Justice League, Child Cured of HIV & Watch a Man Squat 905 Poundshttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/04/roundup-christopher-nolan-and-the-justice-league-child-cured-of-hiv-watch-a-man-squat-905-pounds/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/04/roundup-christopher-nolan-and-the-justice-league-child-cured-of-hiv-watch-a-man-squat-905-pounds/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:10:58 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=253214 Roundup: Christopher Nolan and the Justice League, Child Cured of HIV & Watch a Man Squat 905 Pounds
Happy belated birthday, Jessica Biel. Also, the Monday Morning Roundup is always stacked.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/04/roundup-christopher-nolan-and-the-justice-league-child-cured-of-hiv-watch-a-man-squat-905-pounds/feed/ 151 Best Way to Pick Final Four Teams? Look at Ken Pomeroy’s Defensive Efficiency Numbershttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/26/best-way-to-pick-final-four-teams-look-at-ken-pomeroys-defensive-efficiency-numbers/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/26/best-way-to-pick-final-four-teams-look-at-ken-pomeroys-defensive-efficiency-numbers/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=251674 Best Way to Pick Final Four Teams? Look at Ken Pomeroy's Defensive Efficiency Numbers
Indiana is not in the Top 10. Also, Michigan is nowhere to be found.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/26/best-way-to-pick-final-four-teams-look-at-ken-pomeroys-defensive-efficiency-numbers/feed/ 145 Roundup: Argo Won Best Picture, Will Bynum Punched Tyler Hansbrough & Jennifer Lawrence is Hilarioushttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/25/argo-won-best-picture-will-bynum-punched-tyler-hansbrough-jennifer-lawrence-is-hilarious/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/25/argo-won-best-picture-will-bynum-punched-tyler-hansbrough-jennifer-lawrence-is-hilarious/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:12:47 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=250527 Roundup: Argo Won Best Picture, Will Bynum Punched Tyler Hansbrough & Jennifer Lawrence is Hilarious
Oscar hangover? Watch Jennifer Lawrence make people laugh after collecting her Oscar.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/25/argo-won-best-picture-will-bynum-punched-tyler-hansbrough-jennifer-lawrence-is-hilarious/feed/ 279 Big Ten Basketball: Investigating “First to Fifty” and the Truth about Offensehttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/21/big-ten-basketball-investigating-first-to-fifty-and-the-truth-about-offense/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/21/big-ten-basketball-investigating-first-to-fifty-and-the-truth-about-offense/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:50:16 +0000 Mark Bashuk http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=249325 Big Ten Basketball: Investigating "First to Fifty" and the Truth about Offense
Going back to 2008, over 12,000 games were examined. The results may surprise you. ]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/21/big-ten-basketball-investigating-first-to-fifty-and-the-truth-about-offense/feed/ 9 Darrelle Revis – Richard Sherman Feud: What Do Interceptions Mean for Young Elite Cornerbacks?http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/21/darrelle-revis-richard-sherman-twitter-feud-what-do-interceptions-mean-for-young-elite-cornerbacks/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/21/darrelle-revis-richard-sherman-twitter-feud-what-do-interceptions-mean-for-young-elite-cornerbacks/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:06:22 +0000 Jason Lisk http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=249908 Darrelle Revis - Richard Sherman Feud: What Do Interceptions Mean for Young Elite Cornerbacks?
Richard Sherman is better than Darrelle Revis has been, because of interceptions. Well, except that isn't a good way to judge.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/21/darrelle-revis-richard-sherman-twitter-feud-what-do-interceptions-mean-for-young-elite-cornerbacks/feed/ 14 Roundup: Worst Free Throw Ever, Coolest NASCAR Paint Themes & Man Sets Q*Bert Arcade Recordhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/20/worst-free-throw-ever-coolest-nascar-paint-themes-man-sets-qbert-arcade-record/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/20/worst-free-throw-ever-coolest-nascar-paint-themes-man-sets-qbert-arcade-record/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:15:45 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=248950 Roundup: Worst Free Throw Ever, Coolest NASCAR Paint Themes & Man Sets Q*Bert Arcade Record
The NBA trade deadline is rapidly approaching and things have been incredibly boring so far.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/20/worst-free-throw-ever-coolest-nascar-paint-themes-man-sets-qbert-arcade-record/feed/ 154 NCAA Tournament Analysis: Comparing At-Large Candidates By How a Typical Tournament Team Would Do Against Their Schedulehttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/18/ncaa-tournament-analysis-comparing-at-large-candidates-by-how-a-typical-tournament-team-would-do-against-their-schedule/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/18/ncaa-tournament-analysis-comparing-at-large-candidates-by-how-a-typical-tournament-team-would-do-against-their-schedule/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:30:55 +0000 Jason Lisk http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=248758 NCAA Tournament Analysis: Comparing At-Large Candidates By How a Typical Tournament Team Would Do Against Their Schedule
Iowa looks like a tournament team, barely, after comparing how others should do against that Big Ten schedule, while Baylor is surprisingly low on the list.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/18/ncaa-tournament-analysis-comparing-at-large-candidates-by-how-a-typical-tournament-team-would-do-against-their-schedule/feed/ 54 Memphis and Michigan State are Playing Their Way Up the Bracket – Oklahoma State and Creighton are Nothttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/16/memphis-and-michigan-st-are-playing-their-way-up-the-bracket-oklahoma-st-and-creighton-are-not/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/16/memphis-and-michigan-st-are-playing-their-way-up-the-bracket-oklahoma-st-and-creighton-are-not/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:00:23 +0000 Mark Bashuk http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=248018 Memphis and Michigan State are Playing Their Way Up the Bracket - Oklahoma State and Creighton are Not
What has happened to Doug McDermott and the Creighton Bluejays? ]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/16/memphis-and-michigan-st-are-playing-their-way-up-the-bracket-oklahoma-st-and-creighton-are-not/feed/ 8 Roundup: Gus Johnson’s Soccer Debut, Marco Rubio Took a Sip of Water & the Howard Stern Prank Call During the Chris Dorner Shootouthttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/13/gus-johnsons-soccer-debut-marco-rubio-sip-of-water-howard-stern-prank-call-during-chris-dorner-shootout/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/13/gus-johnsons-soccer-debut-marco-rubio-sip-of-water-howard-stern-prank-call-during-chris-dorner-shootout/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:00:34 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=246509 Roundup: Gus Johnson's Soccer Debut, Marco Rubio Took a Sip of Water & the Howard Stern Prank Call During the Chris Dorner Shootout
What are you giving up for Lent?]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/13/gus-johnsons-soccer-debut-marco-rubio-sip-of-water-howard-stern-prank-call-during-chris-dorner-shootout/feed/ 206 Ken Pomeroy Has Written About Fouling Up Three, and He Says Defendhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/12/ken-pomeroy-has-written-about-fouling-up-three-and-he-says-defend/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/12/ken-pomeroy-has-written-about-fouling-up-three-and-he-says-defend/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:40:02 +0000 Jason Lisk http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=246543 Ken Pomeroy Has Written About Fouling Up Three, and He Says Defend
Interesting stuff. I think I'd still foul more often than not.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/12/ken-pomeroy-has-written-about-fouling-up-three-and-he-says-defend/feed/ 10 Roosevelt Jones and Ben McLemore Had the Most Clutch Games of 2012-2013 So Far, But You’ll Be Surprised Who the Most Clutch Player ishttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/09/roosevelt-jones-and-ben-mclemore-had-the-most-clutch-games-of-2012-2013-so-far-but-youll-be-surprised-who-the-most-clutch-player-is/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/09/roosevelt-jones-and-ben-mclemore-had-the-most-clutch-games-of-2012-2013-so-far-but-youll-be-surprised-who-the-most-clutch-player-is/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:00:21 +0000 Mark Bashuk http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=245562 Roosevelt Jones and Ben McLemore Had the Most Clutch Games of 2012-2013 So Far, But You'll Be Surprised Who the Most Clutch Player is
A statistical-based breakdown of the most clutch plays this season (yes, Michael Snaer of FSU has one), the most clutch players this season and the most clutch games of the year. Ben McLemore is all over the last two.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/09/roosevelt-jones-and-ben-mclemore-had-the-most-clutch-games-of-2012-2013-so-far-but-youll-be-surprised-who-the-most-clutch-player-is/feed/ 3