College football writers rely heavily on numbers for their analysis. It’s part of how we connect the dots to tell a story. And the numbers don’t lie. Unless you want them to. Because numbers can say anything you want them to if you give them the time and space on the page. Still, this week’s Sunday Summary is going to try to use numbers to paint the picture of what happened … [Read more...] about College Football’s Sunday Summary Adds Up the Numbers
NFL Transactions: Saturday 10/25
49ers Elevated DE Trevis Gipson and OL Nick Zakelj from their practice squad. Bears Elevated TE Stephen Carlson and CB Dallis Flowers from their practice squad. Placed CB Kyler Gordon and OT Braxton Jones on injured reserve. Signed DL Jonathan Ford from their practice squad to the active roster. Bengals Elevated LB Joe Giles-Harris from their practice … [Read more...] about NFL Transactions: Saturday 10/25
Velocity rules in October when adrenaline, pressure, crowds push players to throw their hardest
Velocity rules in October. There have been a record 255 pitches of 100 mph or faster this postseason, up from 105 last year and the previous high of 169 in 2022. Right-handed relievers averaged 96.2 mph with their four-seam fastballs through the World Series opener, an increase from 95.8 mph last postseason and 93.3 mph when Major League Baseball started tracking in 2008. A … [Read more...] about Velocity rules in October when adrenaline, pressure, crowds push players to throw their hardest
Jays’ Bo Bichette held out of starting lineup, pinch-hits in World Series Game 2
Held out of the starting lineup a day after returning from a knee injury, Blue Jays infielder Bo Bichette grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning of Toronto’s 5-1 loss to the Dodgers in Game 2 of the World Series. Bichette remained in the game at second base after grounding out on the second pitch he saw from Los Angeles right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto. He replaced … [Read more...] about Jays’ Bo Bichette held out of starting lineup, pinch-hits in World Series Game 2
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts doesn’t think slugger Shohei Ohtani heard Toronto fans’ taunts
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts doesn’t think Shohei Ohtani heard fans in Toronto taunting him during Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night, and he doesn’t think the Japanese two-way sensation is bothered much by boos anyway. Upset that Ohtani spurned the Blue Jays to sign a $700 million contract with the Dodgers in December 2023, fans in Toronto chanted “We don’t … [Read more...] about Dodgers manager Dave Roberts doesn’t think slugger Shohei Ohtani heard Toronto fans’ taunts