Wednesday, October 20, 2004

In baseball, it's all about stats -- even for the media

The New York Times has compiled all the statistics from Monday night's marathon, nearly six-hour game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox: 9 runs scored, 471 pitches thrown, 339 replays shown by Fox Sports and 311 crowd shots, including 69 times in which Red Sox faithful looked prayerful.