Sportscastica
Welcome to Sportscastica - The Why Of Sports! Sports content executive and producer David Koppett, longtime Pittsburgh Penguins voice Paul Steigerwald and research ace Greg “Stat Train” Mroz tackle the deeper sports questions you’ve wondered about. Why has baseball dropped the sacrifice bunt? Do football halftime adjustments really work? Why are hockey’s two greatest legends such statistical outliers? With the help of a host of experts, we go to school on the games we love.
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Seven Is Heaven: Winner Take All Games
A winner-take-all game is an unmatched thrill for players and fans in any sport. But two in particular - baseball and hockey - seem to reward players who aren’t household names with an elevated proportion of the indelible moments that live on through history. What’s it like to play in an ultimate g...
Scheme Work Makes The Dream Work
Football looks quite a bit different than it did a few decades ago - but most of today’s teams sure look similar to each other. How has offensive strategy changed over the past 50 years, how have defenses adapted, and how do playcallers keep their edge in this era of wide-open football? Legendary O...
Gretzky and Lemieux: Turn That 99 Upside Down
Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux aren’t just Hall of Famers - they are statistical outliers who dominated hockey in a way no one has before or since. Are their outsized numbers solely due to their unique gifts, or are they partly a product of the era in which they played? Two-time Stanley Cup champi...
Why Has Baseball Dropped The Sacrifice Bunt?
Just about every baseball fan is aware that the sacrifice bunt, once a core element of game strategy, has undergone a steep and sudden decline. But why? There’s much more to this question than meets the eye, and the real reasons behind this trend may surprise you. With the expert help of former Col...