Catch stat drops ball

DURING the Yankees-Red Sox series, Boston center fielder Jackie Bradley trapped a sinking fly. A TBS graphic then testified that the “catch probability” was 2 percent. No it wasn’t. He didn’t catch it, thus it was zero percent. Had he caught it, it would have been 100 percent. Designed and displayed to enlighten the dim, these latest in stupid stats are based on all outfielders — good or bad, fast or slow and regardless of conditions and game circumstances — travelling the same distances.

Monday, when Redskins cornerback and trash-talker Josh Norman was flagged for a late and totally unnecessary hit — his latest in a series — we recalled that he was the player, among hundreds, chosen by Fox as its in-season correspondent. Of course, he was.

Jim Neill, Fort Worth, Texas, has a good question: Given Irish import Conor McGregor’s arrest and riotcausing conduct, why is he allowed a visa to work in the United States?

That there were some good plays in Game 4 of Red Sox-Yankees didn’t matter to Fox. It went to commercials with slo-mo video of players showboating. Not that Tuesday’s game, which ended near midnight, could further encourage immodesty in kids.

Can’t shame the shameless, continued: An NBC Sports Update last weekend gave only Rugby results and English soccer scores — both NBC weekend properties.