Quote of the day
"I always have respect [for Chris Bosh]. I never didn't have it." -- Chicago PF Carlos Boozer, after Bosh scored 34 against the Bulls. Boozer was earlier quoted saying that Miami has only two great players Daily blurb
There more shutouts on Sunday bring the season total to 101. To put this into perspective, that pace projects to 353 shutouts over a full season. From 2001-2009, the average season had about 100 fewer shutouts. In 1968, the year often mentioned as the pinnacle of pitching prowess, there were 339 shutouts. There were also only 24 teams in 1968, so arguably, a 30-team proportionate equivalent would be 423. The MLB average ERA in 1968 was 2.98, while this year’s average is 3.81, so we are really nowhere close to the pitching dominance exhibited in that year. But if the 3.81 ERA persists for the entire season, it will be the lowest MLB ERA since 1992.
My Double Entendre GuruGolf team carded the top best ball score (-45) for the weekend, and curiously, is now ranked #2 in both the best ball and worst ball standings for the full season. Go figure! The top worst ball result for the weekend was a +48 by full season worst ball leader JeffG.