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2.9KWhy The Sacrifice Bunt Is Usually A Bad Idea
We have all heard the argument that the sacrifice bunt is maybe not such a good idea, but I never really knew...
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1.9K1Quantifying Pitcher Offense: Introducing True Total Bases
Max and I have a theory: offensive contributions from pitchers go wholly unappreciated by both the sabermetric community and old school managers...
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1.4K1Payroll Disparity Evident As Postseason Unfolds
Some of the best stories in Major League Baseball are of the David vs. Goliath variety; Moneyball overcoming the payroll behemoth. While...
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3.2KFlashing the Leather: How Today’s Baseball Gloves Came To Be
Recently, we have been inundated with examples of the evolution of the National Pastime. In the last few months a major story...
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3.4KManaging A Playoff Bullpen: Max Scherzer And Craig Kimbrel
On Monday night, Juan Uribe further solidified what I told a Giants fan three years ago: Uribe is the scariest guy in...
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1.3KThe Golden Glove: Money And Success In MLB
One of our readers sent this awesome infographic our way and we thought we should share it with you.
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1.3KRussell Martin Homers Twice, Crowd Shows Up To Get Down
Russell Martin signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates this offseason for $15 Million over 2 years. At first, the deal looked like it...
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1.4KA Baseball Obituary: The Hopelessly Depressing 2013 Yankees
It’s 2:09 central time. The Yankees are down 12-3 in the 6th to the Red Sox, on their way to their third...
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2.1K2Brandon Moss Is Really, Really Good at One Thing
Yesterday, Oakland Athletics first baseman Brandon Moss crushed a two-run first inning home run off of Yu Darvish, who wasn’t quite himself...
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2.3KBJ Upton Cites New Motivation For Potential Turnaround
Atlanta Brave BJ Upton got a hit last night as the Braves completed their sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 3-1...
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1.7KCollin Cowherd And The Myth Of The Ace
Because I’m a bit of a masochist, I was listening to ESPN’s Colin Cowherd in the car this morning. Cowherd is the...
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1.4K1Tales From Germany, Baseball And Life: Thoughts from Week 1
I wrote a post last week recapping what I had done for the previous two weeks because it felt like the appropriate...