You haven’t watched a second of the World Baseball Classic. Which is a shame, because you should. I admit, it’s weird – meaningful and competitive baseball in March is an odd concept for Americans to wrap their heads around. I’ve … Continue reading
HFTE was recently good enough to purchase some cutting-edge mapping software for my Packard-Bell 486SX here in the office. This only took 73 hours to render! What a world we live in. Click to embiggen: (Dataset from the awesome … Continue reading
Orel Hershiser’s 59-inning scoreless streak in 1988 is one of those freakazoid baseball records that may never be broken. But it’s one thing to pitch that many scoreless innings – it’s another to do it the way Hershiser did it. … Continue reading
I shudder at the thought. (click to embiggen)
Pity poor HC Amur, the most isolated professional sports team on the planet. Located in the Far East mining city of Khabarovsk near the Chinese border, HC Amur plays in the Kontinental Hockey League, which until a few days ago … Continue reading