Schrodinger’s Bat: Caught Stealing to Lose the Game
4/19Erick Aybar ended two Angels' losses by getting caught on the basepaths. Was there any method behind this madness?
Schrodinger’s Bat: In the Arms of an Angel
4/05The move to send down a once promising regular is usually a permanent one.
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3/29Dan looks at double steals from every conceivable angle, inspired by a wacky quadruple steal from the pages of Retrosheet.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSchrodinger’s Bat: Double Steals And More
3/22Two, two, two bags in one! How do managers employ this high-reward tactic?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSchrodinger’s Bat: Spring Training
3/13Dan puts aside research for a week and observes positional battles, comeback attempts, and NRI success stories in Arizona.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSchrodinger’s Bat: Using Your Leverage
3/08Dan explores different applications of Leverage, a metric that describes changes in win probability.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSchrodinger’s Bat: Clutch Performers, 2006
3/01Dan examines where research on clutch hitting is now, and ranks the best in 2006.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSchrodinger’s Bat: Turning the Page
2/22Dan hits on a few topics related to age and team success, including a more detailed look at the NL Central.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSchrodinger’s Bat: Age Before Beauty
2/15Dan shows that young, fresh faces aren't necessarily what makes for the best ballclubs.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSchrodinger’s Bat: The Burgess Shale and Other Weighty Matters
2/08From a smaller question on player size throughout history, Dan moves on to the bigger subject of the game's evolution.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSchrodinger’s Bat: A Triple Redux
1/25Dan looks into the relationship between triples and body mass index over decades to get a better sense of baseball's ever-increasing level of play.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSchrodinger’s Bat: The Myth of the Golden Age
1/18Glorifying the past is all too common, especially in baseball. Dan looks at a litany of arguments about how the level of play has changed over time.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSchrodinger’s Bat: It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint
1/11In 2006, one team used baserunning to more of an advantage than any other, while the NL trounced the AL on the basepaths. Dan examines his metrics to ask why this might be.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSchrodinger’s Bat: New Year’s Wishes
1/04Rather than resolutions, Dan crosses his fingers, closes his eyes and dreams big for 2007.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSchrodinger’s Bat: The Best Baserunners of 2006
12/21Dan examines Bill James' baserunning metrics and names the best baserunners of 2006 on the major league level.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSchrodinger’s Bat: Questions, Questions
12/14Dan asks his readers what they want for Christmas, and pulls out a Batted Balls in Play program that you'll want to share with your young ones this holiday season.
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