Be serious, dear reader, for just a moment. Let's sit down, you and I, and address that fear that has been lurking deep down in our souls for some time now: The new Blade Runner is going to suck. For your review:
Return of the Jedi - 1983
The Phantom Menace - 1999
Delta (years) - 16
The Last Crusade - 1989
Crystal Skull - 2008
Delta - 19
Superman IV - 1987
Superman Returns - 2006
Delta - 19
There are more examples, and George Lucas's name is probably attached to most of them, but the point is that long periods of time between a great movie and its sequel/prequel means that it is going to be terrible. I'm sorry it had to happen like this, but it needed to be said. Now we may move on to the more congenial topics.
To those individuals who play and follow the fantastical sports, be it fantasy baseball, football, or bull riding (it exists), you've perchance come across some statistic that you were unfamiliar with. Yes, such things as "sabermetrics" are definitely destroying or improving the beauty of our American pastimes! New statistical methods and analyses are growing more and more commonplace, probably. I can assure you that the Gombler team is well versed in all things statisticular and just plain ticular. We WILL be your guiding light through the fog of confusing numbers! Brad Pitt WILL look good in an Oakland A's uniform!
Return of the Jedi - 1983
The Phantom Menace - 1999
Delta (years) - 16
The Last Crusade - 1989
Crystal Skull - 2008
Delta - 19
Superman IV - 1987
Superman Returns - 2006
Delta - 19
There are more examples, and George Lucas's name is probably attached to most of them, but the point is that long periods of time between a great movie and its sequel/prequel means that it is going to be terrible. I'm sorry it had to happen like this, but it needed to be said. Now we may move on to the more congenial topics.
To those individuals who play and follow the fantastical sports, be it fantasy baseball, football, or bull riding (it exists), you've perchance come across some statistic that you were unfamiliar with. Yes, such things as "sabermetrics" are definitely destroying or improving the beauty of our American pastimes! New statistical methods and analyses are growing more and more commonplace, probably. I can assure you that the Gombler team is well versed in all things statisticular and just plain ticular. We WILL be your guiding light through the fog of confusing numbers! Brad Pitt WILL look good in an Oakland A's uniform!
My new WAR++ metric factors in handsomeness
The large, well-lawyered company that created the real time strategy bonanza known as Starcraft, and its progeny Starcraft Jr. (SCJr) heralded the Junior vintage as the ultimate in online competitive gaming. A "sport" they called it. Well, all the cool sports and online competitors are getting in to the statistical analysis game while it's hot. Since the duty to lie to the general public has fallen unto me, I can assure you that Gombler will provide advanced statistics and trends from our vast database of user's games unless we don't. I envision a database that can tell the inquisitive mind what percentage of time the 7 Roach Push succeeds against diamond level opponents as well as delivering Taco Bell directly to your door. That is, the database will also deliver Taco Bell to your door. I can tell you with a high degree of certainty that the percentage of time the 7 Roach Push succeeds in getting Taco Bell to show up at your door is approaching 0, no matter how badly I wish it weren't true. Lagniappe graphic:
Nathan Jackson
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