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A lot of people have been talking about Benjamin Morris’ 538 piece, “Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?”
Like Morris, I am neither an actuarial scientist nor a demographer. So, our interpretations of the data should be taken with a grain of salt. My results were somewhat different from Morris’ due to a difference data set and changes in how we calculated actuarial predictions.
Differences in methodology from Morris
I also used Social Security Actuarial Life Tables, but my “expected mortality rates” for the age groups were not the same as Morris’. For each wrestler, I calculated what their age would have been as of today. Then, based on gender, I looked up the number of lives (out of 100,000) that were expected to still be alive and converted that to a percentage. His analysis looked at wrestlers who were on 20+ WWF PPVs through 2002. I went with a...
A lot of people have been talking about Benjamin Morris’ 538 piece, “Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?”
Like Morris, I am neither an actuarial scientist nor a demographer. So, our interpretations of the data should be taken with a grain of salt. My results were somewhat different from Morris’ due to a difference data set and changes in how we calculated actuarial predictions.
Differences in methodology from Morris
I also used Social Security Actuarial Life Tables, but my “expected mortality rates” for the age groups were not the same as Morris’. For each wrestler, I calculated what their age would have been as of today. Then, based on gender, I looked up the number of lives (out of 100,000) that were expected to still be alive and converted that to a percentage. His analysis looked at wrestlers who were on 20+ WWF PPVs through 2002. I went with a...
- 4/22/2014
- by Chris Harrington
- Obsessed with Film
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This is the most painful article to write for somebody that is a committed Arsenal fan, but the only reason it is so painful is because it is so obviously truthful. A decade or so ago, this would have been a hilarious joke article saved for April Fools’ Day. But, for the last few years, Tottenham Hotspur have often been on the cusp of the biggest teams in the country, desperate not only to break into the coveted top four, but to challenge for the Premier League trophy itself.
Of course, the predominant aim for the club should be to get Champions League football and stay there for a number of seasons, which will require one of Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal to fall down a peg. However, it cannot be denied that not only does the club look set to do that, but their...
This is the most painful article to write for somebody that is a committed Arsenal fan, but the only reason it is so painful is because it is so obviously truthful. A decade or so ago, this would have been a hilarious joke article saved for April Fools’ Day. But, for the last few years, Tottenham Hotspur have often been on the cusp of the biggest teams in the country, desperate not only to break into the coveted top four, but to challenge for the Premier League trophy itself.
Of course, the predominant aim for the club should be to get Champions League football and stay there for a number of seasons, which will require one of Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal to fall down a peg. However, it cannot be denied that not only does the club look set to do that, but their...
- 8/22/2013
- by Callum Wiggins
- Obsessed with Film
Okay, so England might have been eliminated in the quarter finals, on penalties (again) but cheer up, because we have a terrific young team ready to take Brazil by storm at the 2014 World Cup.
It sounds a long way off but the first qualifier for the tournament is on Friday September 7 in Moldova with Ukraine coming to Wembley just four days later.
With the likes of Steven Gerrard (32), Scott Parker (31), Gareth Barry (31) John Terry (31) and Frank Lampard (34) surely retiring from International football over the next two years, here’s a look at what our 23 man World Cup Squad could look like, and some of the players we should test out in the qualifiers.
Goalkeepers
Joe Hart
The 25 year old Manchester City stop-shotter looks certain to guard the sticks for England for many more years to come. He enjoyed a terrific season at the Etihad last season, winning his first ever Barclay’s Premier League,...
It sounds a long way off but the first qualifier for the tournament is on Friday September 7 in Moldova with Ukraine coming to Wembley just four days later.
With the likes of Steven Gerrard (32), Scott Parker (31), Gareth Barry (31) John Terry (31) and Frank Lampard (34) surely retiring from International football over the next two years, here’s a look at what our 23 man World Cup Squad could look like, and some of the players we should test out in the qualifiers.
Goalkeepers
Joe Hart
The 25 year old Manchester City stop-shotter looks certain to guard the sticks for England for many more years to come. He enjoyed a terrific season at the Etihad last season, winning his first ever Barclay’s Premier League,...
- 6/25/2012
- by Joseph Dempsey
- Obsessed with Film
It’s often said that the best teams can play poorly and still come away with three points. That’s a cliché of course but it proved relevant today as Tottenham came away with a 3-1 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage, despite their opponents having the better of the game. Two own goals, one from Chris Baird, the other from Younes Kaboul,a fine effort from Aaron Lennon and a Jermain Defoe goal ultimately decided the day. A good win for Spurs, but Fulham can count themselves very unfortunate indeed.
So Martin Jol against his former club. The Dutchman did a good job at White Hart Lane, but Daniel Levy decided he’d see if Juande Ramos could do a better job without the courtesy of sacking Jol first. He learned his lesson though when Ramos’ reign was ultimately short-lived and a tad topsy turvy. Tottenham have been walking...
So Martin Jol against his former club. The Dutchman did a good job at White Hart Lane, but Daniel Levy decided he’d see if Juande Ramos could do a better job without the courtesy of sacking Jol first. He learned his lesson though when Ramos’ reign was ultimately short-lived and a tad topsy turvy. Tottenham have been walking...
- 11/6/2011
- by Alex Moore
- Obsessed with Film
So it’s that time in the football calendar where the World’s best players leave the World’s best clubs having mostly produced some slick, impressive performances for the teams who play their wages, to now produce some cobbled together, half arsed performances for their national team. As Gary Neville said recently, “There have been times when I’ve reflected on my international career and just thought: ‘Well that was a massive waste of time.” There will be few who disagree with that after watching England stutter to a win over Bulgaria on Friday night in the Euro 2012 qualifier.
And stutter to a win they had better, otherwise qualification for Euro 2012 in Poland & Ukraine (has a tournament ever sounded less enticing?) will start to look a little dicey and the possibility of a second place play off (against potentially Russia, Croatia, Sweden or Belgium) may start to loom on the horizon.
And stutter to a win they had better, otherwise qualification for Euro 2012 in Poland & Ukraine (has a tournament ever sounded less enticing?) will start to look a little dicey and the possibility of a second place play off (against potentially Russia, Croatia, Sweden or Belgium) may start to loom on the horizon.
- 9/2/2011
- by Tom Byrne
- Obsessed with Film
After yesterday’s resolution to the Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona transfer saga, one question alone should now be dominating the corridors of Arsenal’s camp, just as it most certainly will be among fans: how do we replace the captain and strongest midfielder?
The Fabregas question is one that comes with a unique set of issues based on what the player offered to the team: he was invariably called their playmaker, the conduit through which the majority of their progressive play came, but he was perhaps better considered as Arsenal’s cornerstone. His defensive duties were after all just as important a part of his game, and in last season’s capitulation against Newcastle United, in which the team conspired to through away a four goal lead, it was no small coincidence that he was conspicuously absent in those duties during the second half.
So Arsenal don’t just need...
The Fabregas question is one that comes with a unique set of issues based on what the player offered to the team: he was invariably called their playmaker, the conduit through which the majority of their progressive play came, but he was perhaps better considered as Arsenal’s cornerstone. His defensive duties were after all just as important a part of his game, and in last season’s capitulation against Newcastle United, in which the team conspired to through away a four goal lead, it was no small coincidence that he was conspicuously absent in those duties during the second half.
So Arsenal don’t just need...
- 8/16/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
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