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Against All Odds: Ned Garver and the ’51 Browns
Ned Garver completed 24 of his 30 starts in the 1951 season. (via Detroit Free Press Archives) Few fans today remember seeing Ned Garver pitch. For one thing, when he died late last month, he was 91...
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Win Probability Added Above Replacement
Zach Britton was great in 2016, but was he really the American League’s best pitcher? (via Keith Allison) Short Version WPA, used as a value metric, is incomplete. You have to build in replacement...
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On “Weaver on Strategy”
Earl Weaver was good at arguing with umpires and there was a strategy behind it. (via Keith Allison)Earl Weaver was not only one of the most successful managers baseball has known, he was also one of...
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Baby Got (Games) Back
The 1978 Yankees made a special run to get back into their pennant race. (via John LaRue)Each baseball season is unique, each with its own DNA composed of league leaders, memorable games, magic...
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Pft, Platinum Sombrero! How About the Horn?!
Sam Horn is just one of eight players to strike out six times in a single game. (via Eric Molina & Michelle Jay)On a warm Kansas City evening in 1991, with some 20,000 fans stepping through the...
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Applying Asset Pricing Theory to MLB
Rick Hahn employs a version of CAPM when evaluating trades for the White Sox. (via Arturo Pardavila III)Editor’s Note: This piece initially was given as a presentation at the marvelous 2017...
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On Players’ and Coaches’ Skepticism of Defensive Metrics
Kevin Kiermaier is one of MLB’s best defenders, whether he believes the metrics or not. (via Arturo Pardavila III) Kevin Pillar led major league center fielders during the 2016 season in defensive...
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Question: What Would We Name the Team Today?
The Seattle Salty Dogs has a good ring to it. (via Chelsea Nesvig) Some team names are absurdities, so ill-suited to their cities that they seem like jokes or blunders. Hi there, Pittsburgh Pirates!...
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The Kings of Pain
Some seasons are more painful than others. (via John LaRue) Much was made of baseball’s championship droughts in 2016. That was the case all season long because of the Chicago Cubs’ success, but the...
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Against All Odds: Ned Garver and the ’51 Browns
Ned Garver completed 24 of his 30 starts in the 1951 season. (via Detroit Free Press Archives) Few fans today remember seeing Ned Garver pitch. For one thing, when he died late last month, he was 91...
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Win Probability Added Above Replacement
Zach Britton was great in 2016, but was he really the American League’s best pitcher? (via Keith Allison) Short Version WPA, used as a value metric, is incomplete. You have to build in replacement...
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On “Weaver on Strategy”
Earl Weaver was good at arguing with umpires and there was a strategy behind it. (via Keith Allison) Earl Weaver was not only one of the most successful managers baseball has known, he was also one of...
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Baby Got (Games) Back
The 1978 Yankees made a special run to get back into their pennant race. (via John LaRue) Each baseball season is unique, each with its own DNA composed of league leaders, memorable games, magic...
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Pft, Platinum Sombrero! How About the Horn?!
Sam Horn is just one of eight players to strike out six times in a single game. (via Eric Molina & Michelle Jay) On a warm Kansas City evening in 1991, with some 20,000 fans stepping through the...
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Applying Asset Pricing Theory to MLB
Rick Hahn employs a version of CAPM when evaluating trades for the White Sox. (via Arturo Pardavila III) Editor’s Note: This piece initially was given as a presentation at the marvelous 2017...
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Random Box Score: Sept. 14, 1987
George Bell was one of three Blue Jays to hit multiple homers in this game. (via Robert Taylor) In mid-September 1987, I wasn’t in a great space. I had just started in a new school and was completely...
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Inducting Defense
Omar Vizquel was one of the best defensive shortstops of his era, but is he a Hall of Famer? (via Bryce Edwards) You don’t have to get lost in a corn maze to find an internet strawman eager to discuss...
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Random Box Score: July 10, 1979
(via Michelle Jay) If you’ve watched baseball long enough, you know a team’s fortune can change, and often quickly. On the field, circumstances can alter in a matter of seconds. A team can be holding...
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Talking Ball: About Davey Johnson
Davey Johnson had a long, successful managerial career after a solid 13 years as a pro. (via MissChatter) Over the past five years, Erik Sherman has established a reputation as a workhorse among...
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2018 Ground Rule Doppelgängers, AL Edition
The Astros and 1996 Cleveland team, led in part by Jim Thome, share lots of similarities, but Houston won a World Series. (via Erik Drost) Welcome back for part two of this year’s Ground Rule...
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