Position Instability, Part 2

The 2008 Mets are the 17th team, counting the 1961 Kansas City Athletics and 1976 Montreal Expos twice, to start at least 12 players at a single position.Most different starters at any team-position, excluding pitchers and designated hitters, 1956-2007:TeamPosLeaderStartsStartersNotes2002 Cleveland IndiansLFRussell Branyan39151961 Kansas City AthleticsRFJim Rivera29131968 Cleveland IndiansLFLee Maye65131976 Montreal

Position Instability

The 2008 Mets have started 12 different left fielders this season, none of whom have started more than 23 games. How unusual is this?Fewest games started by team-leader at any position, excluding pitchers and designated hitters, 1956-2007, excluding strike seasons:TeamPosLeaderStartsStartersNotes1997 Milwaukee BrewersLFMarc Newfield2810Gerald Williams led the team in LF

College Bowl Fantasy League 2007

For those interested, an Excel file with statistics for all significant offensive players appearing in bowl games can be found here.Notes:1. At least 8 players, including 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, and 1 K are listed for each team, except in rare cases where the position isn't

Carter v. Collinsworth

"I don't care if we win this game. It makes no difference to me whatsoever.... We are going to hit these guys like they have never been hit in their life. If that doctor doesn't come out on the field at least 5 times, I'm cutting all

Another fair catch kick attempt denied

The Cardinals lined up for a potential game-winning fair catch kick yesterday, but an offsides call on the preceding punt ended that chance.News articles about the game were, as usual, not aware of the history of the play. The East Valley Tribune (Arizona) even cited Wikipedia's claim that "a

2006 Fantasy Football Projections, An Overview

The following tables provide a comparison of fantasy football projections for the 2006 NFL season.There are 5 tables for each position:1. An overview table, comparing the aggregrated projections of CBS Sportsline, FOX, and Yahoo. This table contains any player at that position projected by a system.2. An overview table,