Frankly My Dear... (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
I figured Moneyball, the film adaptation of the Michael Lewis "How smart baseball teams manage money and player selection" book, was good and dead when Sony yanked Steven Soderbergh from the mound in the early innings last winter. Brad Pitt...
The Post-Pessimist Association (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Ok, time to catch up on this, too. And then maybe -- maybe -- I'll write about something else. #74 -- "With Their Backs to the World" by Åsne Seierstad #75 -- "The Miss Stone Affair" by Teresa Carpenter #76 -- "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis #77 -- "The Colorado Kid" by Stephen King Just when I think that I've read all the books about the Balkans -- all of...
Niners Nation (Free subscription) | yesterday
I know all of us were a bit concerned by all the players on yesterday's injury report . However, as today's report shows, virtually all the "limited" and "non-participants" were full participants today. Yesterday's report was a projection because there was no actual practice, so I'm guessing the team was just being a bit more conservative. Of course, Glen Coffee is not going to...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
After not practicing on Monday, DB Michael Lewis (quadriceps) was back at practice in a full capacity on Tuesday. The 49ers host the Bears on Thursday night of Week 10.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The 49ers did not practice Monday, but they listed the following players on the injury report for Thursday's game against Chicago as did not participate: S Michael Lewis (quadricep), RB Michael Robinson (shoulder), DE Justin Smith (not injury related), LB Takeo Spikes (shoulder) and S Curtis Taylor (shin). They are listed as questionable for Thursday's game against Chicago.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The 49ers did not practice Monday, but they listed the following players on the injury report for Thursday's game against Chicago as did not participate: S Michael Lewis (quadricep), RB Michael Robinson (shoulder), DE Justin Smith (not injury related), LB Takeo Spikes (shoulder) and S Curtis Taylor (shin). They are listed as questionable for Thursday's game against Chicago.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The 49ers did not practice Monday, but they listed the following players on the injury report for Thursday's game against Chicago as did not participate: S Michael Lewis (quadricep), RB Michael Robinson (shoulder), DE Justin Smith (not injury related), LB Takeo Spikes (shoulder) and S Curtis Taylor (shin). They are listed as questionable for Thursday's game against Chicago.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The 49ers had S Michael Lewis (quadricep), RB Michael Robinson (shoulder), DE Justin Smith (not injury related), LB Takeo Spikes (shoulder) and S Curtis Taylor (shin) all missed practice Monday. They are listed as questionable for Thursday's game against Chicago.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The 49ers had S Michael Lewis (quadricep), RB Michael Robinson (shoulder), DE Justin Smith (not injury related), LB Takeo Spikes (shoulder) and S Curtis Taylor (shin) all miss practice Monday. They are listed as questionable for Thursday's game against Chicago.
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
A mugger whose trademark was a jaunty Red Sox cap was finally busted in North Carolina, months after he completed a crime spree in Manhattan that left behind fifteen victims. Rasheem Williams wielded a knife during his muggings and preyed on mostly young women in Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. Williams, who had been listed on CrimeStoppers' Top Most Wanted Fugitives, was randomly found...
U.S.S. Mariner (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Michael Lewis writes a long piece for Vanity Fair on Cuban baseball players and the conviction of Gus Dominguez. Check it out. ObMarinersTie: Betancourt’s contract with the Mariners results in Gus Dominguez’s kids being threatened and, later, Betancourt’s varied stories and unwillingness to testify on Dominguez’s behalf leads to his conviction. Long quote on page seven: it [...]...
The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
If anyone knows football, it's John Lee Hancock, writer-director of "The Blind Side," a wonderfully uplifting new film (based on the Michael Lewis book of the same name) that stars Sandra Bullock as a feisty Memphis belle who finds a...
La Liga Weekly (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A few years ago, awhile after Michael Lewis's book Moneyball was published on the merits of Sabermetrics and its effects on Baseball, there were teams, in England primarily, who were interested in... Looking to advertise on our site? Want to send us your comments? You can reach us at, owngoalnetwork[at]live[dot]ca
Burnt Orange Nation (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
More photos » by Sue Ogrocki - AP Browse more photos » At different times, there have been a bevy of complaints leveled against Greg Davis . For the purposes of this (relatively brief) post, it's not worth getting into all of those. The two prevalent complaints that are important here are as follows: 1) Davis does not run a variety of formations -- the base offense in most years is 11 personnel...
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
After the Indian central bank's 200 ton gold purchase from the IMF, the gold market is speculating as to which central bank could be next. In their latest commodities daily, Deutsche Bank conveniently shows us which central banks are underweight gold, and thus could be most likely to start buying en masse, just like India has. (Via Deutsche Bank, "Global Commodities Daily", Michael Lewis,...
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