It’s been A Long Winter

So shortly after I sent out the skeemail today, I received an anonymous email from someone in the league interested in doing some writing.  Then, 5 minutes later I received a second email… “In fact, I’m probably going to write stuff and send it to you whether you want me to or not.  Enjoy!”  That’s all it said.  True story.  Well most of it.   What can I possibly say to that aside from…you’re hired!  So here it is, the first of a new weekly column…

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It’s been a long winter, but this spring there’s a new sheriff in town!  For years, traditionalists have focused on the wrong stats in analyzing the game we all know and love.  This year, Billy Beane Brad Pitt The Ghost Writer is here with a fresh look at America’s favorite sport.   How will Skeeson Three shake out in Boston?  Well I combed the Skeeson Two stats, and here’s what I found.  To the SKEEtistics!

Consistency

Skeeson 2 Most Consistent Rollers (Smallest point difference between best and worst score, Min 5 Rolls)

Explosiveness

On the other hand, sometimes in the playoffs you run into a tough team and you need somebody on your team to step up in a big way.  These are the guys that if they get hot at the right time…look out!

Skeeson 2 Most Explosive Rollers (Largest % difference between best score and average score, Min 5 Rolls)

The Wild Card

Of course, it’s a brand new skeeson.  With all of the roster movement in the off-skeeson it’s hard to know who will fade from last year and who will emerge to take their place.  All we have to go on are the team names.  It’s just a fact: you can’t win in skeeball without a good team name.  Here are the teams I’m watching:

Best New Team Names

Last (tie) Samantha Hoyt’s Team, Karalyn Bere’s Team, Maren Johnson’s Team, Wes/Dave/Amy, Maria & Bill Corcoran’s Team, Shwetha/Sheila/Jan, Johnathan Martin’s Team, Coozie/Steve/Lindsay

Skeeriously, get a team name!

(Editors Note: Maren Johnson’s Team is actually Skeellz dat Killz and they already have custom t-shirts.  The rest of you slackers better pick something this week, otherwise your team name will be decided for you.)