Sports: A Game Of Inches

We are four humble men who love sports, but hate sports commentary. Peter Gammons is our hero and John Madden is our enemy. If you were to ask us our purpose, our answer would be simple: "We are forever locked in Mortal Kombat for the souls of sports fans everywhere. Statistics are our science and 'the immeasurable character of men' is the obsolete religion of blind faith. Our job is to prove that God doesn't exist and that athletes are merely cold, metal machines with no hearts or souls."

Updating My Jayson Werth Prediction

On May 14, I predicted he would hit .284 with 27 HR, 74 RBI and 8 SB down the stretch. Since May 15 (73 games), Werth is hitting .282 with 8 HR, 42 RBI and 2 SB. While it seems I was (thus far) right on the AVG/RBI mark, I overestimated his power and even speed. With 16 HR on the season and a mere 7 SB with only 51 games left to play (max), I doubt that Werth will top the 25 HR/10 SB plateau (though he may reach the latter).