Author: Chris Ford
Below the Box Score – A Weekly Review of Attendance, Weather, Pace, and Ejections – Week of 4/18
April is a great time for baseball, if you like rain delays and wild temperature swings. This week’s low temperature demonstrates how volatile the springtime is. In Minnesota, Wednesday’s game was a comfortable 68 degrees for an 8 PM start. The very next day, at 1 PM, the temperatures had dropped down to a chilly…
The Big Ice Report: Your European and Minor League Hockey Roundup for April 12 2016
Welcome to your premier roundup of varying minor hockey leagues that tend not to get the media attention globally, where we will try to keep you informed of what’s happening in hockey worldwide. Each week, a contributor from Reddit’s r/hockey will give a rundown of the past week’s action in their particular league, along with…
Below the Box Score – A Weekly Look at the Lesser Watched Statistics in Baseball
Editor note: Below the Box Score is a new weekly recurring segment that will discuss the lesser analyzed portions of the box score: namely attendance, time of game, weather, and ejections. We hope you enjoy. Opening Day is always an exciting one, with fans ready for Summer, but often times, the hype of Opening Day…
The Big Ice Report – Your Weekly European/Minor League Hockey Roundup – Week of 4/5
Welcome to your premier roundup of varying minor hockey leagues that tend not to get the media attention globally, where we will try to keep you informed of what’s happening in hockey worldwide. Each week, a contributor from Reddit’s r/hockey will give a rundown of the past week’s action in their particular league, along with…
The Only Two New Professional Baseball Stadiums for the 2016 Season
The construction boom of the 1990s and 2000s has come to a complete halt. Back then, with access to easy funding and a strong economy led to 22 of the 30 MLB stadiums being built in the last 25 years. At the boom’s peak, from 1993-2003, 86 Minor League Baseball stadiums were built at a total cost…
The Big Ice Report – Your Weekly European & Minor League Hockey Roundup, Week of 3/29
Welcome to your premier roundup of varying minor hockey leagues that tend not to get the media attention globally, where we will try to keep you informed of what’s happening in hockey worldwide. Each week, a contributor from Reddit’s r/hockey will give a rundown of the past week’s action in their particular league, along with…
Eurobracket Final Four update
We’re down to four teams in the NCAA tournament, but the question that still remains is who will win the Eurobracket. Before we get into that, let me just say that my largely chalk bracket got destroyed. At this point I’m sitting 1 point ahead of Slavo, and if UNC makes the Championship, I…
The Big Ice Report – Your Weekly European Hockey Roundup For 3/22
Welcome to your premier roundup of varying minor hockey leagues that tend not to get the media attention globally, where we will try to keep you informed of what’s happening in hockey worldwide. Each week, a contributor from Reddit’s r/hockey will give a rundown of the past week’s action in their particular league, along with…
Best and Worst of the NCAA Basketball 2015-16 Regular Season: All 351 Teams!
It’s that time of the year again. The college basketball regular season has ended, bringing us the most exciting tournament in all of sports. But before they cut down the nets and show One Shining Moment, let’s take a look at who accomplished what in the regular season this year. In the spirit of the statistical…
Euro Bracket – Post Round One Update
Round one is in the books and nobody saw that coming. MTSU over Michigan State, Yale over Baylor, and OH YEAH LITTLE ROCK OVER PURDUE WHICH 44% OF MY POOL PREDICTED. I can say with confidence that outside of Arkansas, I have the highest penetration of Little Rock Trojans fans in the world (at least…
What It’s Like Being a Purdue Fan, In Images
My wife got her first dose of a “real” Purdue loss last night after the Boilermakers lost in double OT to a 12th seeded Little Rock team, so for those of you who aren’t Purdue fans, I thought I’d initiate you into what it’s like being a Purdue fan. So with that: welcome to our…
Can You Beat Europeans in a Bracket Challenge? Your 2016 Eurobracket Is Here
So for those who aren’t avid AMSTS readers, I work in Berlin. This is despite my lack of German language skills and complete unwillingness to become culturally aware of my surroundings. In short: I am a TRUE AMERICAN. And as a TRUE AMERICAN, I take the opportunity to annually subject my employees to participating in…