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A.J. Pierzynski Trains with a Nintendo DS

The idea of games being used for reasons beyond entertainment is nothing new, but there hasn’t been a standout title that crossed the barrier. Nintendo is currently trying their hardest to change the way we think of games. They have been doing this for a while with games like Mario Paint, but more recently they [...]

Manny: “If I Die Tonight, I Die as a Champion!”

The Boston Red Sox are champions for the 2nd time in my lifetime, the New England Patriots and BC Football are both 8-0, the Celtics have one of the most promising lineups in recent memory, and my alma mater RIT Tigers hockey team upset Cornell 4-1 in front of a 5000+ crowd. I don’t have [...]

Baseball: Does Salary Have an Impact on Performance?

Ben Fry, PhD., has updated his “Salary vs. Performance” visualization for the 2007 season. The visualization compares how much money each team spends on their roster (i.e. total of all salaries for every player on their team) with their performance to date. Teams in blue are getting their money’s worth, whereas teams in the red [...]

Google Adds MyMaps

Yesterday, Google added a feature called MyMaps to Google Maps, which lets you create your own markers and share your map with anyone. I created one with all of the locations of the Cape Cod Baseball League (just like the field locator on CodBall). The guys over at Techlife found one made by “B. MacMillan” [...]

The Dice-K Commercial

This commercial is surely better than any Super Bowl commercial will be. Daisuke Matsuzaka is featured pitching in a Red Sox uniform and promoting a beer called Asahi Super Dry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gkn4bAdHx0