Okay, so we are 13 games into the season and the Sox are currently sitting at 4-9.  If the Sox continue on their current pace they would finish the season at 72-90.  So I guess it's time to start panicing, right?  Well, not necessarily.  A deeper look into some stats show that the Sox are simply on the wrong side of variance, as some would say.  Pythagorean expecation would project a team with a run differentail of -2, as the Sox currently have, to be at or close to .500.  To put things in perspective Toronto has a run differential of -1 yet their record is a respectable 7-6 and Boston who is also 4-9 has a run diffential of -19.  So clearly, the Sox are not a 4-9 team.

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The Bulls are playing well at the moment.  Of course, that is to be expected when you are playing the Knicks, T-wovles and the Sixers.  I suppose the debate will continue about whether getting rid of TT was a good move or not but I will leave that discussion for another place and another time.  Anyways, it's time for a little bit of fun. I got this idea from an analogy in one of the other posts which I got a chuckle out of where someone dared to mention Kobe in the same sentence as God aka MJ.  Sure, they both play basketball but the similarity ends there.  I suppose Kobe has nearly won the same amount of titles that MJ did but statistically speaking, they are not even close.  Kobe's best year in most offensive categories is still below what MJ averaged for his entire career in those same categories and MJ put these numbers up in an era where hand checking was allowed. 

Not surprisingly, here in Orange County, it seems as if you can't go anywhere without some nascent Laker fan proclaiming Kobe as the best player ever.  I find that in situations like these, analogies comes in handy.   Spouting off random numbers may make the average fanboy's head spin but an analogy, now that's something anyone can understand.  So below are some of the one's I have used before.  Maybe some of the creative minds out there can come up with better ones or we can turn this into a MJ vs Kobe debate.  After all,  all is good in Blogabull land, well at least until the next losing streak.

Comparing Kobe with MJ is like comparing:

Sizzler to Chop House

Jeanie Garafalo to Megan Fox

New Coke to Coke Classic

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace to Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

King Drive to Lake Shore Drive

Keynesian economics to Austrian School economics

Its the holidays and here's how to make Bulls games watchable while sipping your favorite beverage.

Take one sip

-Anytime Stacey's and Neil's banter gets a little too comfortable.
-Anytime there is a shot of VDN's hair.
-Anyime Hughes or Gordon forces up a shot.
-Anytime TT misses a  jumpshot.
-Anytime they show a Luv-a-Bull
-Anytime the Bulls give up a layup or dunk.



Finish your drink

-Whenever Derrick Rose gets the ball back after passing it to Gordon
-Whenever Noce doesn't complain about a fouled called on him.
-If Deng scores more than 4 points in the 4th quarter or Overtime
-For a Red Kerr sighting
-If the Bulls score after VDN calls a timeout.