Posts by Michael Kruse

January 31, 2012
January in Sports: By the Numbers

Here’s a look at the numbers behind some of the biggest sports stories this past month. Send us suggestions for next month’s edition by tweeting at @michaelkruse with the hashtag #GrantlandStats. Amount of Prince Fielder’s nine-year contract with the Detroit Tigers: $214 million The city of Detroit’s budget deficit: About $200 million The amount taxpayers […]
January 26, 2012
College Football Darwinism

An argument for four superconferences.
November 8, 2011
A Sunday Without Sports

Following the Texas Rangers’ World Series loss, Dave Tarrant, of the Dallas Morning News, decided to give up sports for a year. “I’m determined to cut my obsession with sports,” he wrote on his blog. “I want my life back. … Haunted by all the time I’ve spent on the couch watching my team on […]
September 27, 2011
Crash Davis Rides Again

At 32, Chase Lambin has never played an inning in the majors. Why does he keep going?
September 7, 2011
How Does Oregon Football Keep Winning?

Is it the uniforms?