I rarely watch any wrestling on YouTube and these have been popping up on the ol’ algo every day for me.
One way to tell that AEW might be back is that wwe YouTube channels are all doing an “I watched aew for the first time, and I liked it”
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I rarely watch any wrestling on YouTube and these have been popping up on the ol’ algo every day for me.
One way to tell that AEW might be back is that wwe YouTube channels are all doing an “I watched aew for the first time, and I liked it”
Finally starting to consider analytics in decision making in the year 2026. How the fuck is that possible. (I know how it’s possible but somehow this league never ceases to amaze)
Red Wings GM search notes per @HeleneStJames: - Ilitch has hired an outside search firm - Looking for someone analytically-minded in decision making (not just in an advisory capacity) - Horcoff running the day-to-day in the interim (doesn't extend to making trades) #LGRW
was going through my correlations and this stood out: among defencemen with at least 2000 minutes at 5v5 and 500 tracked minutes at 5v5 over the last two years, here are Olen Zellweger's comparables by rate of carried zone entries/60 and individual expected goals/60. This is... pretty good
in today's Ramblings I wrote about the extensions and fantasy values for Novak, Graf, and Sillinger. I also wrote about why Philip Broberg might be an excellent real-life defenceman but not an excellent fantasy defenceman dobberhockey.com/2026/08/04/r...
Ramblings: Broberg’s Pivotal Season; Novak’s Upside; Graf’s Potential; Sillinger’s Stagnation – August 4
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this week's '10 Interesting (To Me) Stats' newsletter includes thoughts on PK save percentages and some goalies set for a bounce-back season including Lankinen, Kuemper, Ullmark, Daccord, Oettinger, and more slimcliffy.substack.com/p/10-interes...
10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - August 4, 2026
Welcome back to another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’.
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well, at least with Hoffman traded, I don't have to keep reading about how the reliever with the 4.20 ERA and 1.30 WHIP is good, actually
The next 40 years of my life are going to be extremely exciting.
The whole Mariners' pen believes Babe Ruth didn't exist. Kinda want all MLB players to believe this and make the owners agree to it in next CBA
Just finished fantasy projection correlations - hope to have the projections done in a couple weeks but it's still summer so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - and looking at rush contributions/60 and cycle+forecheck contributions/60, the rush side correlated *way* better to future goals/assists/points the last 2 years
Writing about this more tomorrow, but as I make my way through my projections, Philip Broberg stands out, and not necessarily in a positive light. I think he's an excellent real-life defenceman, but here are his last 2 seasons by some playmaking and transition data compared to Jackson LaCombe:
Penultimate episode of HotD tonight and I’ll say this much: if they nail the final two episodes, this might be the best season of Thrones since season 4. I wouldn’t argue having S6 ahead of it, but either way it’s the best in a decade.
I hadn't played Marvel Rivals since May, decided to see what was new, and holy *shit* Jubilee's kit is absolutely nuts
Was curious so I looked up the Jays' win-loss record this season in games where they gave up 3 or 4 runs. So far, they are 13-25, which is a 34% win rate. The Los Angeles Angels - on pace for 61 wins - are 9-13 in those types of games, a 38% win rate. lol. lmao, even.
This is a good idea. I’m gonna see how many I can get through (no chance I get to 100). 1) The Cutting Room (2015) Dir. Warren Dudley Faux documentary about a missing English girl. I’ve definitely seen worse but not one I’d recommend.
Back at it! 100 Horror Movies in 92 Days. August 1st - October 31st via @sarahstubbssays.bsky.social: Watch 100 horror movies you’ve never seen. There is no limit or requirement on the daily movie count. 1. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) Dir. Robert Fuest
Tonight’s double feature: Evil Under The Sun (1982) Butterfly Kisses (2018)
I dunno where Gausman stands among all time Jays pitchers, but it’s not very far down the list. Hope it’s not his last start.
When looking at combined xGF/60 at 5v5 in 2023-24 using 2024-25 rosters, and looking to GF/60 at 5v5 in 2024-25, there's a pretty poor correlation. Much stronger correlation for 2024-25 to 2025-26 tho (evolving hockey)
Tonight’s double feature: The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) Choose (2011)
Tweet-length review of Spider-Man Brand New Day: He's a character I never clicked with - comics or movies - and this is easily my favourite of the four Holland movies. It looks great, the action is well done, and everything with Spidey/MJ/Punisher worked well. Full marks from me.
Samara Weaving as Emma Frost might be the best superhero casting since Jon Bernthal getting Punisher.
'X-Men' auditions have been happening since May 💥 • The search for Emma Frost was the most thorough — with Samara Weaving winning the role • Expect more casting announcements soon
we are onto Part 6 in my series on the evolution of NHL defencemen, and this one reviews expected goals, what the changes have been for blue liners, and the impact on their team's success cliffys-hockey-analytics-department.ghost.io/evolution-of...
Evolution of the NHL Defenceman - Part 6
Defencemen taking more shots and improving their playmaking has generally helped their teams, but the expected goals tell another story.
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today's Ramblings has some more excerpts from the recently-released @dobberhockey.bsky.social Fantasy Hockey Guide, including notes on Peterka, Kantserov, McTavish, Sourdif, Clarke, and more dobberhockey.com/2026/07/31/r...
Ramblings: More Fantasy Guide Thoughts on Peterka, Frondell, Kantserov, McTavish, Clarke, and More – July 31
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Tonight’s double feature: Working Girls (1931) We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021)
I'm giving away free 20 #FantasyHockey Prospects Reports #20in20 Odds of winning? 1 in 20! Reply (&like) with a prospect. Every 20 replies I will randomly choose one. That person will get a FREE Prospects Report + I'll post a snippet of that player's profile Fine print below… http://dlvr.it/TTnDxM
in today's Ramblings, I highlighted some excerpts from the recently-released @dobberhockey.bsky.social Fantasy Hockey Guide, including notes on the schedules of Calgary and Nashville, the rebound potential from Joey Daccord, Jason Zucker's production, and more dobberhockey.com/2026/07/30/r...
Ramblings: Celebrini’s Extension; Highlights From the Fantasy Guide Including Calgary’s Schedule, Zucker’s Production, Daccord’s Potential, and More – July 30
Macklin Celebrini signed his anticipated contract extension with the San Jose Sharks, the team announced on Wednesday. Not sure what readers may have been expecting for the new deal, but this is a fiv...
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I had completely missed the news of a Ghost Rider movie with Ryan Gosling. I know that opinions aren't very high on the MCU right now, but Ghost Rider was one of my Mount Rushmore comic books to read as a kid and the Cage movies didn't scratch that itch. I am excite.
Mercedes and Willow is and will continue to be fucking electric.
I would love to have seen what the Celebrini contract would have looked like were it not for the Carlsson offer sheet.