The Dwayne Rudd List

Qualifications for the Rudd List (named after former Vikings linebacker Dwayne Rudd, who, after picking off some poor Bears quarterback many years ago, pretty much stopped at the five yard line, turned around, and waited to let the pursuit get a little closer before crossing the goal line):

- must have said or done something repulsive
- must have avoided punishment, official or otherwise, for the act

[note: some of these people have already stopped playing, but deserve some sort of auto wreck in their future.]

My short list:

A.J. Pierzynski
Aaron Rowand
Ben Rongrastname
Brett Favre
Brian Bosworth
Charles Martin
Closers who pose and point triumphantly towards the sky after meaningless strikeouts
Curt Schilling
Eli Manning
Jeff Kent
Kobe Bryant
Michael Irvin
Placekickers
Ray Lewis
Ron Artest
Sean Avery
Travis Henry

Feel free to pile on...

Juice 2: Electric Boogaloo

Random thought while reading Adam's post and seeing when my copy of Baseball Prospectus will ship: what are the false statistical numbers (not just the outlier seasons of guys like Brady Anderson and Luis Gonzalez) going to do to projection systems like PECOTA that rely on career paths of similar players?

Shield Your Eyes...

So I open up the Chicago Tribune sports page this morning, and I am greeted with this photo illustration....




It burns! It burns!