The Big Picture: Farewell
9/26Wrapping up a season of fun to head for other shores.
The Big Picture: Thoughts on the Postseason
9/19Rejiggering the playoffs has already paid dividends--might even more be in order?
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9/12The increasing number of pitchers crowding big league rosters hasn't improved the quality of a club's performance from its hurlers.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Big Picture: Raiding or Raising the East?
9/05Will MLB live down to its past when it comes to its relationship with Japan?
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8/29The influx of international talent of the game has a relationship to the ways in which the industry works with all amateur talent.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Big Picture: Re-calculating the Save
8/22Who ends up getting the credit if we let the act define the stat, instead of the other way around?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Big Picture: Evolving the Save Rule
8/08Perhaps the time has come to adapt a rule to define who's actually putting out the fires for teams in ballgames.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Big Picture: Analyzing the Umpires
8/01David takes a stroll through some data to see if there are any umpires who might favor the underdog a little too much.
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7/29Further thoughts on what's at stake in the Donaghy scandal.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Big Picture: Whose Commissioner?
7/18The Age of Bud won't last forever. What do we do when it ends?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Big Picture: All-Star Ratings
7/11The television ratings for the All-Star Game have been in decline for a quarter-century.
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6/27Dave suggests changes to the CBA that would give teams an incentive to draw on the road.
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6/20Clemens, Maddux, Johnson, Moyer...it's a great time to be an ancient hurler in the majors. David looks into why that is.
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6/13A proposal on how to real shut the door on the steroid era, and perhaps even learn something from it.
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6/06How has player age changed over time, and why is 2007 the year of the old player?
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5/30A little economic creativity could help teams capture more revenue while making the live baseball experience cheaper for fans.
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