Now that the empty fanfare and empty calories of Opening Day are behind us, with their paeans to grass and their predictions of who will “be good” and “win the most baseball games,” it’s time to get to the good stuff. And in what is two-thirds of the way toward being a pattern, the folks…
BP staffers predict the division standings, award winners, and World Series champions for 2019.
One-stop shopping for our 2019 team previews.
Last week, Ichiro Suzuki played in his 3,604th and final professional baseball game in front of a sold-out Tokyo Dome, accumulating 4,367 hits on his way to a Hall of Fame career. You’re probably somewhat familiar with his work at this point, so rather than try to describe Ichiro, some of the authors at BP…
Help us plan the best possible BP events for 2019.
Deeper looks at a baker’s dozen PECOTA projections that caught our staffers’ eyes.
Here’s your chance to vote for the 2019 SABR Analytics Conference Research Award winners.
Por José M. Hernández Lagunes, Marco Gamez, y Martin Alonso Con tanto malestar en el mundo moderno, los clase-medieros (como yo, y seguramente tu también) a veces tenemos dificultad en detectar cosas y situaciones por las cuales debemos estar agradecidos. A eso, súmale que eso del “agradecimiento” es un asunto muy gringo. Pero los que…
The staff at BP would like to stop a moment, and give thanks to the game we love.
Some big news regarding BP and its future.
Job Details Description Department: Baseball Operations, Research and Development Supervisor: Assistant General Manager Classification: Full-time/Exempt The Houston Astros are seeking a Director for the team’s Baseball Research and Development group. The Director will lead a cross-functional agile team to conduct research and develop methods that encourage the effective understanding and application of information throughout Baseball…
Patrick: Comrades, I assemble you once again to fulfill your divine mandate: to assess and rank the aesthetic value of various early nineties baseball cards. Last year, as you may recall, we explored the year 1990, an era of reckless youth and posturing. Moving forward three years, things have changed. Still riding the hobby’s bubble,…
Patrick: Thank you all for convening on such short notice, but we have an important issue to attend to. It seems that one David Bote hit a golden ultimate game-winning walk-off supernatural superserious grand slam and then later apologized for flipping his bat on the play. Before we judge Bote on his individual crimes, however, allow…
The Milwaukee Brewers are looking for great candidates for two positions. To apply, please use the “Brewers site” links: Data Engineer- Baseball Operations: Brewers site Description Developer – Baseball Systems: Brewers site Description Data Engineer- Baseball Operations with Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, LLC in Milwaukee, WI Job Description: Summary The Data Engineer will work closely with the Data Architect…
Welcome to the second annual Short Relief Memorial Day extravaganza. Last year, we took the holiday as an opportunity to discuss our favorite baseball commercials. This year, our focus moves to the big screen: mostly films, with the occasional television show thrown in. There’s no shortage of material, both published and slurred drunkenly on a…