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The Situation of the "Curveball"
From U.S. News: “Physically, there is no such thing as a breaking curveball,” said Zhong-Lin Lu, who holds the William M. Keck Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Southern… more →
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The Situation of the "Curveball"
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The Situationist Staff wrote 3 weeks ago: From U.S. News: “Physically, there is no such thing as a breaking curveball,” said Zhong … more →
The Situation of College Education: Why Going for the Money Makes Sense for Some Prep Players
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Jason Chung wrote 2 months ago: Would you turn down a multi-million dollar contract in order to play for free? How about an educatio … more →
Jim Rice and the Situation of Baseball Hall of Fame Voting
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The Situationist Staff wrote 3 months ago: Last week, former Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice was inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Rice … more →
The Situation of "Genius"
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The Situationist Staff wrote 6 months ago: David Brooks had a worthwhile, situationist op-ed in the New York Times on sources of “genius. … more →
Deterring Divorce through Major League Baseball?
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The Situationist Staff wrote 7 months ago: BusinessWeek has an engaging piece on a new study from the University of Denver Center for Marital a … more →
Being Stephon Marbury: The Situation of Having "Baggage"
The Situationist Staff wrote 8 months ago: Julian Benbow of the Boston Globe has an interesting story on the newest Boston Celtic: 32-year-old … more →
The Situation of Refereeing - Abstract
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The Situationist Staff wrote 9 months ago: Vincenzo Scoppa has posted an intrguing article, “Are Subjective Evaluations Biased by Social … more →
The Changing Situation of the NBA's Age Limit
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The Situationist Staff wrote 1 year ago: Situationist contributor Michael McCann was interviewed for a story in Sunday’s New York Times … more →
Seeing Michael Phelps's Gold Medal Situation
The Situationist Staff wrote 1 year ago: Sam Sommers has another excellent (situationist) post, titled “The Greatest Ever? Not So Fast … more →
Can Sports Save the World? (& what must be done beforehand) - Part II
Jason Chung wrote 1 year ago: In Part I of this multi-part Situationist series, I assessed the oft-repeated assertion that sport c … more →
Attributing Blame -- from the Baseball Diamond to the War on Terror
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Jon Hanson & Michael McCann wrote 1 year ago: The Yankees’ Joba Chamberlain and the Red Sox’s Kevin Youkilis are at it again. Joba, wh … more →
Can Sports Save the World? (& what must be done beforehand) - Part I
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Jason Chung wrote 1 year ago: Author’s note: This post is the first of a multi-part series examining the relationship betwee … more →
The Situation of Lawyers and Practicing Law
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The Situationist Staff wrote 1 year ago: The Situationist has examined various implications that social psychology and related fields for law … more →
The Link Between Sideline Rage and Road Rage
The Situationist Staff wrote 1 year ago: UPI has an interesting write-up on new research by Jay Goldstein, a kinesiology doctoral student at … more →
The Competitive Situation of Youth Baseball and Softball
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The Situationist Staff wrote 1 year ago: Matthew Clark of the GateHouse News Service examines whether situational influences have made youth … more →
The Situation of Baseball Skills
The Situationist Staff wrote 1 year ago: Greg Spira had an interesting article, “The Boys of Late Summer,” last week in Slate. Th … more →
The Rational Choice Myth - Abstract
The Situationist Staff wrote 1 year ago: Michael Dorff recently posted his interesting paper, “The Rational Choice Myth: The Selection … more →
Big Papi Magic
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Jon Hanson & Michael McCann wrote 1 year ago: Last June, we wrote about Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz and how attributional biases may hav … more →
The Situation of a Baseball Pitch
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The Situationist Staff wrote 1 year ago: Jack Curry wrote a nice piece in the New York Times about Johan Santana’s pitching prowess, ti … more →
