Sunday Links: Values, Standards & Glovology
Photo by Flickr user rodbegbie.
Wow! We've witnessed a great weekend of baseball so far. Tonight, the Red Sox will go for the sweep. Here are seven links to tide us over 'til 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Go Sox!
Over at 38 Pitches, Curt Schilling breaks down Friday's Red Sox win.
Forbes released it's 2007 list of MLB franchise values. The Yankees top the list at 1.2 billion. The Red Sox are at #3 with a franchise value of $724 million. (The current ownership group bought the Sox for
Fenway Park has "low standards" and is populated by a "pack of drunks" according to NY Beat writer, Peter Abraham. Why? Red Sox fans stood and cheered Josh Beckett when he was removed from the game Saturday. (I have never witnessed an extraneous curtain call at Yankee Stadium. Never.) Hat tip Yanksfan vs Soxfan.
"Glovology" [TCS Daily]
Everything you ever wanted to know about the history of the baseball glove.
"Red Sox celebrity lookalikes" [Bugs & Cranks] Julian Tavarez and...
Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about the gyroball.
The Cincinnati Reds are running a clever ad for Bronson Arroyo bobblehead night. Via Red Hot Mama.
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posted by Kristin @ 1:20 PM
2 Comments:
I wonder where Forbes gets that $380 million figure from...the total package was in the $700 million range - are we talking over $200 million for NESN?
Yeah strange...I'm not sure. I didn't think much of it when I originally posted, but then when I looked back, the total amount of the deal was $660 including 80% of NESN. Forbes must not be including NESN in their $724 franchise value number either. $200+ million seems like a lot for NESN though.
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