The Year of Phantom Errors?B
8/16It sure feels like more errors are getting scored as hits these days. But is it a conspiracy?
Is the Ninth Inning Really Harder?$
8/09What defines "closer mentality"?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightWeren’t Pitch Limits Supposed to Reduce Injuries?B
8/02Reducing risk isn't so simple.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Zombie That Ate My Closer!$
7/26Should you still save the closer for the 10th?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAre the New Rules Driving Attendance?$
7/19It's easy to put two things next to each other and let the reader make the inference that they are related. Are they?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightLet’s Ban the Home RunB
7/05It's not that the home run is bad in itself. It just ruins everything.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAnd Boom Went the Strikeouts$
6/28Let's make up some guys and talk about lineup construction.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Problems, Plural, of the Strikeout$
6/21And it'll be a prolonged fight to reverse course.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Not-So-Hidden Forces We Can’t Contain
6/14Baseball is constantly evolving. The question is how often it's on purpose.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightLost in the Shuffle$
6/07Everyone likes to know their role in life, but does that apply to the batting order?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightDo Pitchers Play Dice?B
5/31We've talked about pitching to the score, but what about pitching to the state?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightDid the Cubs Break Baseball?$
5/24It's a copycat league, but sometimes the copying takes a while.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Swarm of Relievers$
5/10You always want the best of the best on the mound. That just looks a bit different these days.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSo You’ve Decided to Designate A Runner$
5/03The designated runner could show up in MLB eventually, so let's see what that would even mean for runs and rosters.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball Therapy: The Return of the Double Hook$
4/26Why the new rule being tested in the Atlantic League probably won't work how MLB wants, but could.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightFit to Be Tied?$
4/19There would be benefits to making ties a possibility. Would it be worth the trade-offs?
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