MLB Reaches Its Final Frontier$
1/28The only thing that can contain the pressure for expansion is a need for the pressure of expansion.
The Incomplete Tale of José Valentín$
1/21Thoughts on a man who was often confused for someone else, when remembered at all.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe War Against Dingers$
1/13Home runs aren't going to become less common, so how can we make the language used to discuss them less cliched?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightDumpster Diving for Extra Pitcher Hits$
12/16Pitchers are bad at hitting. While you recover from shock, peruse ways they could be a little better.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Earnest Plea to Get Rid of K-ZoneB
11/09It only serves to enrage, while displaying neither the definitional strike zone nor the enforced strike zone.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAtlanta Refused to Fold$
11/05The World Series champions had plenty of flaws at midseason, but that allowed them to make a small bet that they won big.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightReplay and the State of Limbo$
10/15Replay was designed to fix baseball. Instead, it corrupted it.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightFreedom of ChoiceB
10/07Baseball players are at their best when they feel disrespected, which is why we need to make it easier to disrespect them.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSan Francisco and the Effects of the Sabbatical$
10/04Did the Giants accidentally benefit from how they spent their prior summer vacation?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSo Let’s Talk About the GiantsB
9/24A projection system that’s going to bet correctly on the San Francisco Giants offense is going to get a lot of other teams wrong.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPast Imperfect: Baseball and the Sacred Timeline$
9/10What happens when the intercession of nature means baseball's timeline gets a little muddled?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightHow the KBO Bounces Back from a Dismal 2021B
9/02After circumstance and strategy positioned the KBO to showcase itself in 2020, the league as a whole struggled this season. How does it bounce back?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAugust: No Waived BountyB
8/31The lack of a waiver period in August forced teams to stock up in July, but many of them underestimated their needs.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightWade Miley, Strike Zone ExpatriateB
8/25We're in the middle of a Wade Miley Renaissance. How he effected it is both clear and mysterious.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAnatomy of a Murder: Arizona Diamondbacks$
8/12Looking at the miserable Diamondbacks season through the lens of their projections.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAnatomy of a Murder: Minnesota TwinsB
7/27How does a season die?
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