Batting Average is Not a Flawed Statistic
It has become common in the baseball community to bash batting average, to say it is a flawed statistic, for a few reasons: It does not recognize how different types of hits (singles, triples, etc) contribute differently to a player’s value or team’s performance It counts at-bats and not plate appearances (and thus pretends sac [...]
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It’s Over, But … Game 6, Game 7
As it stands now, I’m understanding of the Cardinals’ victory in Game 7. They deserve it. Texas did not, not with the way their offense and pitching (and managing) failed in the final two games. I’m avoiding coverage of the Cardinals at the moment. It might be a few days until I return to reading [...]
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Game Five, Game Six
Our plucky heroes sunk the Cardinals’ battleship yet again, winning 4-2 by capitalizing on some hilarious miscommunication between Cards’ skipper Tony La Russa and his bullpen coaches. I find my faith in humanity shaken a tad when teams can afford to pay players $25 million a year but let a simple thing like misunderstood phone [...]
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What’s Going On?
Well … Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple, triggering a flood of writing like this: I remember that I used to hate Macs. Especially when the first iMac came out. My girlfriend at the time was like “ooh, it’s pretty. I want one.” I, the former CS major and serious computer snob, was like [...]
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It’s Opening Day!!
After six long dark, depressing months, baseball is finally back on the air. I finally stopped holding my breath in anticipation. Give my blood a few minutes to circulate and I’ll be right with y’all.
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Which Cubs Game did Ferris Bueller Attend?
Baseball Prospectus | Wezen-Ball: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off at Wrigley Field. Reading shit like this is why I love the Internet You find out not only the game, but the batter whose foul ball Ferris catches. Internet baseball nerd detective work at its finest.
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Mariano Rivera, King of the Closers – NYTimes.com
Amazing in-depth article from the NYT. Mariano Rivera, King of the Closers – NYTimes.com.
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Orioles Bullpen Implodes Again
Baltimore Orioles vs. San Diego Padres – Recap – June 18, 2010 – ESPN. Story of my life … in 2010 anyway We need to get our young guys some more wins … or their confidence is gonna start slipping (if it hasn’t already).
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Perfection
For some people, watching Roy Halladay’s game might be boring. There was just one run scored, and no Florida Marlins player got a hit … or even reached base. I think most people go to baseball games to see offense, but watching this clip from mlb.com of all his outs is fascinating because of the [...]
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The Most Valuable Jewish Baseball Players Today
From the towering home runs of “Hammering” Hank Greenberg to the pitching perfection of Sandy Koufax, Jews have long been a part of major league baseball. Today, there are a handful of players continuing the tradition. All of them are, of course, way better at baseball than you or I will ever be. But a [...]
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