Some afternoon links
Top Cheddar: sports, pop culture, and halfers —
... No surprise that Mike Mayock had the most correct out of all of the draft experts, but isn't it sad that 10 out of 32 is considered good? ...
Blogging the Bloggers: Kobe vs. Spike Lee, Stephen A. Smith and more
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
- SPORTSbyBROOKS reveals that Spike Lee’s documentary about Kobe almost didn’t happen because KB24 demanded full creative control. (Keep in mind, this is a story from the NY Post’s Page Six, where facts are optional.)
- THE NY POST’s Phil Mushnick says Stephen A. Smith makes it impossible to feel sorry for him.
- THE BIG LEAD says that Mike Mayock had the best mock draft, and has the numbers to prove it.
- SCACCHOOPS has an update on top high school basketball prospect John ...
Mike Mayock and Mel Kiper whip Todd McShay like a rented mule
Music City Miracles —
Mike Mayock and Mel Kiper whip Todd McShay like a rented mule
The Big Lead gathered a mountain of mock drafts on Saturday morning before the draft started, then went through to see who got the most pick-team-position combinations correct. The ...
Mike Mayock Of NFL Network Wins 2009 Mock Draft [Blog Patrol]
FanIQ Blog —
So who was the mock draft winner? NFLN's Mike Mayock. [The Big Lead]
White golfers attempting to do chest bumps never ends well. [Deadspin]
Nothing says playoff hockey like mangled fingers. [Puck Daddy]
An interview with Dontrelle Willis, as he tries to get back to the majors. [I'm Writing Sports]
A bit more on Vaughn Williams, the Canadian university football player the Chargers drafted. [Rumors and Rants]
Your Mock Draft Was Wrong (Just Like I Called It) [NFL Draft]
Deadspin —
The best NFL mock draft seen so far got 10 of 32 first-round picks correct. Most "experts" were in single digits. I predict that won't stop people from predicting next year. [Big Lead, WSJ]
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Mayock's mock makes minced meat of Mel's and McShay's, man
Shutdown Corner —
... Anyway, The Big Lead, which is
one of the good blogs out there, kept track of a bunch of different mock drafts
and then, after the fact, rated the most accurate. Curious about the results?
Here's your top ten. But first, a word about the scoring methods: ...
Links of the Day 4/28/09
The Victoria Times —
Joe Sports Fan continues to obsess over the baseball cards of yore. Who had the best mock draft? Mike Mayock who got less than a third of them right. Jacoby Ellsbury is cashing in on his recent stealing of home. ...
Cowboys Draft Redux
Blogging The Boys —
... Now that the draft is over has anyone graded the mockers? There is a site called The Big Lead that posted and compared and graded a number of mockers to see how they fared. The best of them was only right about 1 out of 3 times. The best was Mike Mayock. ...
