Forever Giants: 1907 New York Giants(Year 25)

1906 is here.

My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season. The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games.

1907 90-72

C Roger Bresnahan 3.05 

1B Dan McGann 2.4 

2B Larry Doyle -1.1

SS Bill Dahlen 1.05 

3B Art Devlin 5 

LF Spike Shannon 1.45 

CF Cy Seymour 3.65 

RF George Browne 0 

OF Sammy Strang 2.5 

Uti Frank Bowerman .7 

2B Tommy Corcoran -.2

1B Jack Hannifin .45

SP Christy Mathewson 7.55 

SP Joe McGinnity 1.9 

SP Red Ames 1.65 

SP Hooks Wiltse 3.15 

SP Dummy Taylor 1.25

-A quarter century of Giants.  Bresnahan starts using shinguards and, following a June beaning in which he's given last rites, a padded mask.  Giants are at 90+ wins each of McGraw's five years as full season manager.  

I Pick Football Games, Week 13 2014

Week 12 was here.

48-67
Kent +3.5 Akron win 
Missouri +2.5 Ark win 
UCLA -5.5 Stan loss 
Virg Te +1 UVA win
Northw -8 Ill loss
Temp +7 UC win
GT +12.5 UGA win
Louis -12.5 UK loss
UNC -6.5 NC St loss
Idaho +17.5 App St.  win
FlSt. -7.5 UF loss
Miss +2 Miss St. win
Hawaii +11 Fres St. win
Mid Tenn +4 UTEP win
Nev -9.5 UNLV win

10-5
58-72



31-35
Tampa +3.5 Cin win
Jags +2.5 NYG win
GB -3 NE win

KC +1.5 Den loss

Oak +6.5 StL loss 

3-2
34-37

Forever Giants: 1906 New York Giants(Year 24)

1905 is here.

My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season. The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games.

1906 96-66

C Roger Bresnahan 5.55

1B Dan McGann .9

2B Billy Gilbert .95 

SS  Bill Dahlen 1.85

3B Art Devlin 7.45 

LF Spike Shannon -.25

CF Cy Seymour 2.15

RF George Browne -.3 

Uti/2B Sammy Strang 3.8

Uti Frank Bowerman .95 

OF Sam Mertes .8 

OF Mike Donlin .5 

Uti Doc Marshall -.3

SP Joe McGinnity 2.8 

SP Christy Mathewson 3.7

SP Hooks Wiltse 2.7

SP Dummy Taylor 1.85 

SP Red Ames 1.15

-Mathewson had diptheria; his younger brother started a game and gave up 14 walks. McGraw punched a fan in April, as seen with Mathewson the year before, player/fan violence not uncommon in the early 20th century.  

Forever Giants: 1905 World Champion New York Giants(Year 23)

1904 is here.

My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season.  The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games. 

1905 111-51 World Champions (d. A’s 4 games to 1)

C Roger Bresnahan 3.9 

1B Dan McGann 4.9

2B Billy Gilbert 2.1

SS Bill Dahlen 4.9

3B Art Devlin 4.05

LF Sam Mertes 2.55 

CF Mike Donlin 5.55 

RF George Browne 1.1 

Uti Sammy Strang 2.15

Uti Frank Bowerman 1.25 

SP Christy Mathewson 9.6 MVPQ  

SP Joe McGinnity 2.8 

SP Red Ames 1.15 

SP Dummy Tayor 1.5
SP Hooks Wiltse 3.35

-Mathewson, by all accounts a helluva good guy, punched a teenage heckler in the mouth in April, a hundred years later, every sportswriter would proclaim Barry Bonds baseball's ultimate villain for being grumpy.  At end of the season, Mathewson threw three complete game shutouts in the greatest pitching performance in World Series history through 2014.

Athlete of the Month, November 2014

October is here.

Aaron Rodgers.

Runners-up: Ben Roethlisberger,  Melvin Gordon,  Samaje Perine

11 months down.  1 left.

January - Kevin Durant

February - Malcolm Smith

March - Breanna Stewart

April- Meb Keflezigh

May - Troy Tulowitzki

June - Lionel Messi

July -  Novak Djokovic

August - Rory McIlroy

September - Serena Williams

October - Madison Bumgarner

November - Aaron Rodgers