Forecast calls for Sunny and a disturbingly warm 76 degrees in Philly next Tuesday.

Soccer commentary and stats are about 15 years behind where baseball is now.

Moments ago from today's ManU-Chelsea game. "I could tell you that Man U are underperforming their xG by around 6.8 goals, but then we'd have about as much to say and understand about that as a short discussion of nuclear physics." (quote may be a touch off)

It’s frustrating because xG is getting compared to astrophysics or whatever, but it’s an incredibly easy concept to explain and should make intuitive sense to experts. Plus commentators are fine being xG-adjacent. How often does one opine “team X has created the better chances?”

Look at the reaction of grown men who have played football for decades and are at the top of their profession watching Saquon Barkley do something they have never seen before.

Steve Kornacki entering the MSNBC studio today

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Just saw that Tom Federico and the folks at TeamRankings have posted a new role. They are good folks and this could be a great opportunity with a growing company. jobs.teamrankings.com/p/96fef0aa66c5…

If Baseball Reference wanted to collect your birth day and month (no year) in order to send you a special edition grid game or fun content about your birthday would you:

Rajeev and I were raising the shoe game at the SR winter meeting.

As 2024 comes to a close, here's a look at which FBref player pages were the most viewed in a few European cities this year.

The most viewed FBref player pages in each U.S state this year.

The most viewed FBref player pages in Central American and South American cities this year.

The most viewed FBref player pages in Africa and the Middle East this year.

Last week, we asked our team members which coworker they’d switch jobs with for a day. Unsurprisingly, we had mentions of SR President @Sean_Forman. On his birthday, we thought we'd share some of those who said they'd swap places with our fearless leader—Happy Birthday, Sean! 🥳

The folks TeamRankings are good people and are looking for a new tech lead for their team. Give it a look. jobs.teamrankings.com/p/040aeb431a3c…

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