Momentum

Since the World Cup ended in July, I have found myself watching more and more European Soccer. I’ve always enjoyed the international tournament every four years, but have usually completely ignored the sport outside of the World Cup. This time it’s different (I am actively seeking an EPL team to throw my support behind – I have it narrowed down but have yet to declare…). One of the things I have particularly enjoyed about sport from across the pond is a refreshing lack of American sport clichés – the worst of which, to me, is the use of the word “momentum” as a substitute for substantive analysis (I’ve written about this before). Now the word is popping up in reference to my favorite team’s belly flop over the past week – seen as something that must be turned around lest the Twins enter the postseason without their precious momentum. In Physics, the simple calculation for momentum is mass times velocity; so I suppose to determine the actual momentum involved, the TBS and FOX announc...