Balls not in play: that rate of 11.31 strikeouts plus walks per nine innings has never been higher. Pitches per plate appearance: jumped from 3.83 to 3.88, the highest in history. All right, what's the common theme here? Too many pitches thrown, plus not enough balls in play, equals ...
Kenyon Martin grabbed the ball and went one-on-one as everyone else watched; his shot clanged and the game was effectively over. Yumpin' jiminy. The farther into the postseason the Nets progress, the worse their offense becomes. New Jersey averaged 102.2 points per game in its first playof...
But Kentucky has managed to keep the Vols under 40 for six years in a row, so that's progress of a sort. This season's game: Nov. 24, in Lexington. If not this year, the streak might reach Navy-Notre Dame standards. Until then, let's get back to the mockery that has become ...
Miami and now the Lucky Charms (see below) have beaten the Broncos in Please Don't Buy From Invesco Field on the strength of improbable last-second 50-plus-yard field goals. Mile-high air is hard for the visiting
Depending on when you read this column, be sure not to miss TMQ's favorite holiday game -- the Humanitarian Bowl, which will be in progress on ESPN when this column posts. The Humanitarian Bowl features people slamming into each other in the name of world peace. And they do theirslamming...
The Sleet Bowl: Green Bay at Seattle opened in sleet, snow and freezing rain -- so let's pass the ball! Mike Holmgren called 23 passes and 22 runs in the first half, and the result was three Matt Hasselbeck interceptions plus an interception-like fumble plucked from the air and returned...
Last summer the Suns were instantly identified as a possible fit in a Durant trade because they had everything Brooklyn would need: all of their future draft picks plus a group of multitalented young wing players the Nets could use as the foundation of a rebuild. ...
Adam and Ty Schmit of The Pat McAfee Show crack open the 6-pack with changes in NY to the Giants quarterback as Daniel Jones is benched and to the Jets GM Joe Douglas who has been fired. Plus, they discuss the situation in Jacksonville, the incredible jobs done by Mike Tomlin in Pittsb...
Plus, the Giants are the darlings of the football gods at the moment. Plus, seemingly emotionless Bill Belichick has revealed, at least in public, affection for only two institutions: his alma mater Wesleyan and the Giants, the team with which he got his first big break and, as an ...
PEREZ STRUGGLES; METS TO KEEP AN EYE ON PROGRESS (6:32 p.m. ET) Oliver Perez isn't concerned about a rough outing in his last spring training game. The New York Mets, however, will be keeping a close eye on him as the season starts next week. The St. Louis Cardinals ripped three...