SB Nation User Blog: JirafaBo

Torry Holt's FINGER!!!!

JirafaBo — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:47:10 -0000

An interview with Tory Holt focusing on his busted finger. Pretty funny looking. He acts like it didn't really hurt at all, and it took several years to get like this. He also claims it helps him to catch the ball better. Now I'm just filling space to reach teh 75 word minimum. Fifteen more words to go. Almost there. Doesn't seem like anyone ever scrolls down far enough to look at Fanshots, so must do FanPost!

Torry Holt's Finger Interview

BREAKING NEWS: Matt Jones Released... from jail

JirafaBo — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:38:36 -0000

Report: Jags' Matt Jones Released...

...from jail. lol

Seriously, I saw that headline on Yahoo! Local on my home page. Without even opening the link I immediately came over to BCC to see what everyone was saying. NOTHING. Could I be the first to hear of this? Wow!

So of course I open a FanShot and begin my post and click on the yahoo link to copy and paste some info... then I see the real information. They got me. I feel punked, so of course, now I have to punk you all.

http://www.clickorlando.com/sports/18932624/detail.html

More Cap Stuff

JirafaBo — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:05:27 -0000

20 different MLB teams have won the World Series in the past 30 years. MLB has no cap, and thats 69% (29 years with 1 strike year not counting) of the time a "unique team" wins. That's the highest percentage of the 4 major leagues sports. Lets look at the last 30 years of all 4 major sports.

Looking at the chart, you can see the parity over the last 30 years. You don't necessarily have to compare before and after cap to get valuable information, although it is interesting to see the natural curve show up, both pre and post cap. The interesting thing here is that the NBA has had the cap the longest, yet the least amount of parity over the long haul. If you look at the NFL you see parity both before and after the cap, just as Collin showed us.

In my own opinion, I believe the Parity in the NFL over the last 15 years has come from the evolution of the game, the college game, recruiting, nationalization of the sport, etc; not necessarily because of the salary cap.

I think the best stat to look at to determine parity for the NFL would be playoff teams before and after cap. With only a one game series in the NFL playoffs, winning the Super Bowl is not the best determination of the best team, so it would be best to look at a larger field. We could also look at the rank in the NFL of each teams player salaries, compared to number of wins, both before and after cap, for each season. But frankly, that's a lot of research, and I really don't want to run the correlations!

C = capped year

YEAR		NFL	MLB		NBA		NHL
2008	C	Pittsburgh Steelers	Philadelphia Phillies	C	Boston Celtics	C	Detroit Red Wings
2007	C	New York Giants	Boston Red Sox	C	San Antonio Spurs	C	Anaheim Ducks
2006	C	Indianapolis Colts	St. Louis Cardinals	C	Miami Heat	C	Carolina Hurricanes
2005	C	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chicago White Sox	C	San Antonio Spurs		strike year
2004	C	New England Patriots	Boston Red Sox	C	Detroit Pistons		Tampa Bay Lightning
2003	C	New England Patriots	Florida Marlins	C	San Antonio Spurs		New Jersey Devils
2002	C	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Anaheim Angels	C	Los Angeles Lakers		Detroit Red Wings
2001	C	New England Patriots	Arizona Diamondbacks	C	Los Angeles Lakers		Colorado Avalanche
2000	C	Baltimore Ravens	New York Yankees	C	Los Angeles Lakers		New Jersey Devils
1999	C	St. Louis Rams	New York Yankees	C	San Antonio Spurs		Dallas Stars
1998	C	Denver Broncos	New York Yankees	C	Chicago Bulls		Detroit Red Wings
1997	C	Denver Broncos	Florida Marlins	C	Chicago Bulls		Detroit Red Wings
1996	C	Green Bay Packers	New York Yankees	C	Chicago Bulls		Colorado Avalanche
1995	C	Dallas Cowboys	Atlanta Braves	C	Houston Rockets		New Jersey Devils
1994	C	San Francisco 49ers	strike year	C	Houston Rockets		New York Rangers
1993		Dallas Cowboys	Toronto Blue Jays	C	Chicago Bulls		Montreal Canadiens
1992		Dallas Cowboys	Toronto Blue Jays	C	Chicago Bulls		Pittsburgh Penguins
1991		Washington Redskins	Minnesota Twins	C	Chicago Bulls		Pittsburgh Penguins
1990		New York Giants	Cincinnati Reds	C	Detroit Pistons		Edmonton Oilers
1989		San Francisco 49ers	Oakland Athletics	C	Detroit Pistons		Calgary Flames
1988		San Francisco 49ers	Los Angeles Dodgers	C	Los Angeles Lakers		Edmonton Oilers
1987		Washington Redskins	Minnesota Twins	C	Los Angeles Lakers		Edmonton Oilers
1986		New York Giants	New York Mets	C	Boston Celtics		Montreal Canadiens
1985		Chicago Bears	Kansas City Royals	C	Los Angeles Lakers		Edmonton Oilers
1984		San Francisco 49ers	Detroit Tigers		Boston Celtics		Edmonton Oilers
1983		Los Angeles Raiders	Baltimore Orioles		Philadelphia 76ers		New York Islanders
1982		Washington Redskins	St. Louis Cardinals		Los Angeles Lakers		New York Islanders
1981		San Francisco 49ers	Los Angeles Dodgers		Boston Celtics		New York Islanders
1980		Oakland Raiders	Philadelphia Phillies		Los Angeles Lakers		New York Islanders
1979		Pittsburgh Steelers	Pittsburgh Pirates		Seattle Supersonics		Montreal Canadiens
1978		Pittsburgh Steelers	New York Yankees		Portland Trailblazers		Montreal Canadiens

		15 unique winners	20 unique winners		10 unique winners		14 unique winners
		50%	69%		33%		48%

In case you missed it, there's an awesome video of a photoshoot/workout/interview with Maurice...

JirafaBo — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:44:19 -0000

http://www.jaguars.com/multimedia/video.aspx?id=3052

In case you missed it, there's an awesome video of a photoshoot/workout/interview with Maurice Jones-Drew over at www.jaguars.com. He was selected to do a workout for Men's Fitness. The direct link is below. He's such a great character. Truly entertaining.

MJD vs Freddy T

JirafaBo — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:53:09 -0000

My question is... How much longer before Maurice Jones-Drew is the feature back and Fred Taylor is the complimentary back?

Or does anyone think they are pretty much in equivilant positions on the team?

I think it's about time for MJD to be the starter and receive more of the carries, and start phasing Taylor out a bit. He still has it, but I believe Jones-Drew, at this point, is a better back. Just want to hear other opinions.

Quinn Gray looks good

JirafaBo — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:07:23 -0000

Just watching the HoF game and thinking that Quinn Gray looks really good. So did Sorgi. I know it's against 2nd string defenses, 3rd string defenses, and on top of that, the REDSKINS, but they're moving down the field pretty easily. I think he deserves a chance to be atleast the backup somewhere, not the 3rd qb. Wish he woulda just stayed in Jax. Did he want too much money? Or were the Jags not satisfied with him as a backup? What happened there?