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Robinson has no use for modern strategy either. In a sport that touts the trendy Moneyball style of play, in which esoteric statistics guide decisions, Robinson doesn't know OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging, Moneyball's sacred stat) from UPS. "I don't like the computer," he says. "I go with instincts and gut feelings and heart." Entering last weekend, the Nats had won an NL-high 17 one-run games, in which a manager's chess moves have the most impact...
Lose an arm or your legs, or the use of your spine, and it's awful. But for many quadriplegics, there's still lots left: heart, guts and competitive instinct. The boldest among them engage in a fearsome sport called quad rugby--or murderball. Strapped into supercharged Mad Max wheelchairs, two teams of four players bang metal and fight like hell. The goal, says one: "Kill the man with the ball...
...sport that can fluctuate more often than New England weather, the Harvard women’s golf team saw its fair share of ups and downs this season. Still, the team ended on a high note that looks like it will carry on into next season...
...think for us to [break Princeton’s record] made it even more incredible,” O’Connor said. “With any sport when you have a rival it’s great to beat them finally...
When senior Mike Morgalis and classmate Trey Hendricks ’04 pitched live batting practice to then-rehabbing and then-beloved Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra at Fenway Park last spring, Morgalis thought he was done with the sport of baseball...