Over the weekend, I attended my first Society for American Baseball Research convention. It was the 32nd get-together for the organization, of which I’ve been a member for about three hours.
Over the weekend, I attended my first Society for American Baseball Research convention. It was the 32nd get-together for the organization, of which I’ve been a member for about three hours. Prodded by BP’s Jeff Bower, I joined and made the trek to Boston for this year’s gathering, which kicked off this summer’s "Sheehan Across…
If the off-season deal involving Roberto Alomar did not signal the direction in which the Cleveland Indians are heading, then the June 27 trade of Bartolo Colon certainly did. The Indians sent a clear message that they are rebuilding, specifically for the 2004 season. The process may take some time, and will require some intelligence…
STRIKE! STRIKE!
“If you have kids who might [grow up to] be major league baseball players, we’re fighting for your kids, possibly. If I work for your newspaper and you’re in the union fighting for your equality and rights, sure I would strike, and so would you…”
–Barry Bonds, Giants outfielder
In two weeks, we won’t remember who got hosed.
STRIKE! STRIKE! "If you have kids who might [grow up to] be major league baseball players, we’re fighting for your kids, possibly. If I work for your newspaper and you’re in the union fighting for your equality and rights, sure I would strike, and so would you…" —Barry Bonds, Giants outfielder "It’s not my fault…
I’ve been a Yankee fan all my life. Despite that, the park I haven’t seen that I most wish to see is Fenway Park, and it has been ever since I crossed Wrigley Field off my list on a sunny day in July, 1993.
Americans are big fans of cognitive dissonance. It’s hard to identify a single segment of society that doesn’t have a significant amount of hypocrisy.
It’s 1:11 a.m. EDT, and I’m writing from the Park Plaza hotel in Boston, where the Society for American Baseball Research is holding its 32nd convention. There will be presentations, panels, Q&As, awards, a trip to Fenway Park, and all the humidity humans can stand. Maybe more.
But mostly, there will be 600-odd baseball fans hanging out and talking about the greatest game in the world. Even as I type this, the hotel bar is loaded with baseball lovers of all shapes and sizes, including a bunch of BP staffers�no one works a bar like Chris Kahrl�and some of the best baseball researchers on the planet.
I’m in for a fun weekend. It’s 1:11 a.m. EDT, and I’m writing from the Park Plaza hotel in Boston, where the Society for American Baseball Research is holding its 32nd convention. There will be presentations, panels, Q&As, awards, a trip to Fenway Park, and all the humidity humans can stand. Maybe more. But mostly,…
The Loss of Two Cardinals
Many people brought up the point that strikeouts can only kick in at three pitches, and walks at four pitches.
The last Aim for the Head, about how offensive production varies with the number of pitches in the plate appearance, generated a lot of questions. Let’s dig into the mailbag: Ted Frank wrote: Excellent article. One thing missing, though. Of course BA is going to go down from the second pitch through the sixth; the…
Four months ago, the Minnesota Twins were headed for extinction, told they couldn’t compete in today’s game, that they were a drag on the baseball industry.
Today, the Minnesota Twins have the largest lead of any first-place team, seven games ahead of the Chicago White Sox, and are one of the best stories MLB has to offer.