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September 21, 2024September 24, 2024 Baseball Almanac

The Oldest Batboy

Baseball Feats
The Oldest Batboy

In baseball, a bat boy (or bat girl) is an individual who assists the team by carrying baseball bats to the players. Their duties often…

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September 20, 2024September 22, 2024 Baseball Almanac

Shohei Ohtani’s Historic Night

Baseball Feats, Baseball History, MLB Players

A Game for the Ages and a Season to Remember In a season already filled with remarkable achievements, Shohei Ohtani etched his name into the…

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June 13, 2022 Christopher Michaels

Happy Father’s Day to baseball.

Baseball History, MLB Players, MLB Team Histories, World Series History
Happy Father’s Day to baseball.

By: S. Christopher Michaels I don’t see my dad nearly as often as I would like. But I hear from him almost every day when…

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May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Michael Berry

Assessing the New York Mets Offense Through the First Quarter

Sabermetrics

As a lifelong New York Mets fan, I am accustomed to fast starts to the season in April and May followed by miserable slogs through…

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May 25, 2022April 26, 2025 Christopher Michaels

Not all wins are created equal: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

Sabermetrics
Not all wins are created equal: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

By: S. Christopher Michaels   Scoring more runs than your opponent wins baseball games (checks math). Within that context, run differential (Rdiff) has long been…

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May 16, 2022 Christopher Michaels

Does defense win championships at the Major League level: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

Baseball History, Sabermetrics, Uncategorized
Does defense win championships at the Major League level: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

By: S. Christopher Michaels Defense saves runs. It is axiomatic—one of many truisms in baseball. But how many runs, really? And how would we even…

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May 10, 2022April 26, 2025 Christopher Michaels

Did StatCast change the game or the ball: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

Baseball History, Baseball Quotes, MLB Players, Sabermetrics
Did StatCast change the game or the ball: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

By: S. Christopher Michaels “Chris Bassitt is hardly alone in his outcry that something has changed regarding the tool of his tradecraft. Questions were asked…

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April 25, 2022April 27, 2022 Christopher Michaels

With a better understanding of how runs are scored comes better decision making: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

Baseball History, Sabermetrics
With a better understanding of how runs are scored comes better decision making: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

By: S. Christopher Michaels Everyone knows how runs are scored in baseball. Just ask them… It seems simplistic. If you ask ten different baseball fans…

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April 17, 2022May 25, 2025 Christopher Michaels

Effective pitching is knowing when to accept the challenge: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

Baseball Feats, Baseball History, MLB Players, Sabermetrics
Effective pitching is knowing when to accept the challenge: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.

By S. Christopher Michaels As the title suggests, effective pitching in Major League Baseball is knowing when to accept the challenge with an opposing batter.…

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March 16, 2022 Michael Berry

Beating the Shift

Sabermetrics

INTRODUCTION With the new MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in place, baseball has hit the ground running again; albeit, with some potential changes on the…

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