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Playing a Different Game: 2009 Strength of Schedule
beyondtheboxscore.com - 6/1/2009
Playing a Different Game: 2009 Strength of Schedule
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I've been looking around the web for measures of MLB strength of schedule and have found three results so far.  One, Andy Dolphin's site , hasn't started updating for 2009.  A second, ESPN.com , doesn't make their methodology obvious at all. The third, BPro , also doesn't explain its ...
ESPN = Worthless
nbaplayoffs2009.gearupforsports.com - 5/31/2009
ESPN = Worthless
— nbaplayoffs2009.gearupforsports.com — I’ve railed in the past against ESPN for picking precious little athletes or even whole teams to... dote upon: Red Sox vs. Yankees, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Tom Brady, etc. But this morning’s ESPN.com homepage was enough to make me choke back a little of last night’s ... (more) ESPN = Worthless

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mnt-ussoccer.blogspot.com - 6/3/2009
Tonight's Game is Now on ESPN2 at 9:30 p.m. ET
— mnt-ussoccer.blogspot.com — ESPN has confirmed that tonight's broadcast has moved from ESPN to ESPN2 and will include a 30... minute pre-game show from Bristol that gets underway at 9:30 p.m. ET. Kickoff is set for 10:06 p.m. ET (8:06 p.m. local). The change comes due to the ... (more) Tonight's Game is Now on ESPN2 at 9:30 p.m. ET

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ESPN "SportsCenter" App for iPhone, iPod Touch Released
businessofsportsnetwork.com - 6/3/2009
ESPN "SportsCenter" App for iPhone, iPod Touch Released
— businessofsportsnetwork.com — ESPN Mobile today announced the launch of ESPN ScoreCenter on the Apple App Store. The free app... will be sponsored at launch by Lexus in the U.S. and delivers real-time scores, live game info, game summaries and statistics to iPhone and iPod touch users in 21 countries around the globe. It ... (more) ESPN "SportsCenter" App for iPhone, iPod Touch Released

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DRaysBay — Strength of Schedule Sky says the Rays have had one of the easiest paths to this point. Fantastic...

Strength Of Schedule
True Blue LA — Strength Of Schedule Sky Kalkman at Beyond the Boxscore takes a look at each team's strength of schedule using Baseball Prospectus' and ESPN's calculations. Baseball Prospectus has the Dodgers schedule to date rated as the 2nd easiest, ahead of only the ...

Saturday Morning Astros etc., Round Up
The Crawfish Boxes — ... a shame that the we don't have one of the better offensive outfields in the bigs right now. That said, I'm calling it now: Yordany Ramirez will get traded sometime late July for a bull pen arm: it's basically already a done deal. Sean Berry is back after his surgery—I know we all continue to wish him the very best. The Astros have had an above average strength of schedule so far, according to Sky's calculations. A collection of some pitch/fx ...

Around The Web: Serious Broxton Is Serious
Fire Ned Colletti Now — ... Beyond The Boxscore: Statistically speaking, the Dodgers have also had the second weakest schedule in baseball. I believe that, but it's only really relevant when it comes to the playoffs. Sure, the Dodgers would have more losses if they played in the AL East, but they don't. ...

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