Turns out I was very, very wrong about Nanotyrannus not being real. But it being shown valid does not excuse years of shoddy science before this pape
Author Archives: Richard Bykowski
The Professor is Out?
A decidedly poignant opener for this one. “Moneyball” was a decent baseball movie; personally I liked the book better but they needed an actual “story” to turn it into a film. The book went into more theory and stats which made it more interesting for me. But the film version did provide some good lines. …
Cody Bellinger is Back But the Cubs Will Go Nowhere Without a Team.
How does the Cubs re-signing of Cody Bellinger impact their chances for 2024?
Finding Nanotyrannus
Finding Nanotyrannus What do the search for Bigfoot and Nanotyrannus have in common? Lots of blurry photos, many ambiguous eyewitnesses, and a dedicated following. And all it would take to prove either is the same thing that we do not yet have: a body. One day, we are assured, we will have the body and …
Cody Bellinger’s Exit Velocity: Why the Cubs Need to re-Sign Him Now.
When the Cubs first signed Cody Bellinger prior to the 2023 season, I had major doubts and even predicted Pete Crow-Armstrong would displace him in centerfield by September (see predictions 8 & 12). While I did hit on a few predictions, my prognostications on Bellinger were wrong. Dead wrong. https://memes.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/6a4e0c46-ea6b-423b-9f54-0379e7ddb172 Cubs fans to me, all …
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15 for 23: In the Year of Sandberg, Here are Some Bold Cubs Predictions for the Season!
Introduction Oh that beautiful music… how I have missed it! (c) Steve Goodman I am writing this post a little later than I expected. Yes, I knew the 2023 MLB season started yesterday and I had wanted to get this out by 1:20pm, but stuff in the last few weeks got crazy (in a good …
Tyrannosaurus: Why There Is Only One… For Now.
Earlier this year, a little paper came out in March 2022 that kind of threw the vertebrate paleontology community (specifically the theropod dinosaur community) into a bit of a tizzy: “The Tyrant Lizard King, Queen and Emperor: Multiple Lines of Morphological and Stratigraphic Evidence Support Subtle Evolution and Probable Speciation Within the North American Genus Tyrannosaurus” …
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Schwarbombs.
Folks who know me know I’m can be a homer for certain Cubs (or ex-Cubs). Kyle Schwarber is one of them. And I’m not gonna lie, I cheered a little this week when this happened on the first pitch of the game. https://youtube.com/shorts/5khA-ybEzRg?feature=share My Fantasy team thanks you for your sacrifice Justin… wait, I had …
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They Spared No Expense
Found on social media: Theropoda Blog Facebook Page. Like most paleontologists, I spent this week watching “Prehistoric Planet” on AppleTV+. For someone who grew up watching dinosaur documentaries on PBS and Discovery Channel (back when Discovery and its networks focused on, you know… actual science), this was a major TV premiere event as we had …
Welcome to Academic Free Agency… or How Paleontology and Baseball May Not Be So Different After All!
My Start to 2022: Academic Free Agent!
A Dinosaur in the Dugout 