Advanced Moneyball statistics for the 2012 Baseball season – WAR, FIP, and OPS

Moneyball (the movie) introduced the basic concept of advanced statistical analysis to a mainstream audience. Now that we’re talking about advanced stats (short-handed as sabermetrics, thanks to Bill James of the Society for American Baseball Research) and great sites like Baseball Prospectus and FanGraphs, let’s take a closer look.   OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging) This …

ESPN proves it’s dominance, the 2011 year in review, records all over the field

Pulled from the company’s year in review, 2011: In 2011, ESPN experienced record consumption cin its core television business and across digital platforms. 198 million Americans watched ESPN networks in the fourth quarter to date (85% of cable homes) ESPN.com remained number one among sports fans for average audience, setting a sports category record in September. ESPN Radio reaches 24 …

ESPN proves it's dominance, the 2011 year in review, records all over the field

Pulled from the company’s year in review, 2011: In 2011, ESPN experienced record consumption cin its core television business and across digital platforms. 198 million Americans watched ESPN networks in the fourth quarter to date (85% of cable homes) ESPN.com remained number one among sports fans for average audience, setting a sports category record in September. ESPN Radio reaches 24 …

ESPNW – dedicated to serving female athletes and fans

ESPNW is the first ESPN business dedicated to serving female athletes and fans. We’ll shine a brighter spotlight on women’s sports, and put you in touch with top female athletes from across the globe. We’ll give you added perspective on the men’s and women’s sports stories of the day — with articles, blogs, videos and …

TV Ratings 101 – a fun retro video that explains ratings like ESPN’s SportsCenter

Here is another awesome project from JESS3. TV Ratings 101 – from ESPN   ESPN was looking for a way to make the explanation of how the TV ratings systems works simple and interesting—at least engaging enough to keep the audience awake. With direction to create something reminiscent of “Schoolhouse Rock,” meets “Sesame Street,” JESS3 …

TV Ratings 101 – a fun retro video that explains ratings like ESPN's SportsCenter

Here is another awesome project from JESS3. TV Ratings 101 – from ESPN   ESPN was looking for a way to make the explanation of how the TV ratings systems works simple and interesting—at least engaging enough to keep the audience awake. With direction to create something reminiscent of “Schoolhouse Rock,” meets “Sesame Street,” JESS3 …

How to watch sports online, packages from NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS, and ESPN

**Update: There is a 2012 version of this post.**   I’m doing some research on the future of TV and found that all our major professional sports, and ESPN, have online packages you can purchase. Each one offers far more capability than you get with cable TV, including a full archive of the season’s games …

When both people want it to work

An excerpt from the book, Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN. A random piece of sports advice that resonated with me and my current issues: — I was raised by a couple that’s been married for almost fifty years, so I see how it works and it works when both people …