So, the Phillies are the 2008 World Champions of baseball. My Cubs made it to the dance but turned out to be the dorky kid standing on the sidelines yet again. Looking back on ScoreBot’s run… There were a couple hiccups along the way, but I’m pretty happy with the way ScoreBot performed. For its [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Sports'
MLB ScoreBot: End of Season 1
October 29th, 2008 · Comments Off
Follow NBA Scores on Twitter with NBA ScoreBot
October 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
By now, you know the drill – another season, another ScoreBot. This one’s for the NBA. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of the ScoreBot, check out MLB ScoreBot and NFL ScoreBot. For now, NBA ScoreBot will be limited to Twitter. If there’s a good enough demand for it on other networks*, I’ll port it [...]
Tags: Social Media · Sports
Follow NFL Scores on Twitter with NFL ScoreBot
September 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments
You may remember the MLB ScoreBot I created in July to report MLB scores to its followers. Since it was so much fun (and I liked the positive feedback), I’ve decided to build an NFL ScoreBot. The underlying premises of the bots are the same – go out to the official site and scrape scores. [...]
Tags: Social Media · Sports
MLB to Use Instant Replay
August 27th, 2008 · Comments Off
Starting Thursday, Major League Baseball will begin using Instant Replay to resolve disputes over home runs. The decision will ultimately be up to the home plate umpire. From what I can tell, MLB will will not use it to the extent that the NFL uses it. The concern is over the length of the game [...]
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MLB ScoreBot
July 4th, 2008 · Comments Off
MLB ScoreBot is a service I created for Twitter and Plurk. ScoreBot runs through current results and broadcasts the score when the game finishes. Each day at 6 AM, ScoreBot downloads the schedule for the day. Starting at 11:00 AM, ScoreBot checks MLB.com to see if any games have finished. If the game is finished, [...]
Tags: Social Media · Sports · Web
Perfectly Timed Sports Photos
July 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off
Sometimes, timing can be everything. Here are my top five favorite sports pictures (strangely, all baseball) that were taken at just the right time. In no particular order…
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The Cubs are back at it
May 7th, 2008 · Comments Off
After a pretty promising start, it looks like the boys in blue are back to their usual play. Last time I checked they were something like 16-8 with the best record in MLB. They’ve won 3 of their last 10, which is more like the Cubs teams I’ve watched over the years. But hey, isn’t [...]
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