The ‘Hot Stove’ that is free agency has been rather cold this year, with neither
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Is Kyler Murray making a mistake?
Oakland Athletics outfielder Kyler Murray is set to turn his back on baseball for a
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Trading Away Your Best
The ‘Hot Stove’ that is free agency has been rather cold this year, with neither of the top 2 players (Harper & Machado) having signed at the time of writing. But there have been numerous trades and plenty of trade
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Is Kyler Murray making a mistake?
Oakland Athletics outfielder Kyler Murray is set to turn his back on baseball for a career in American football. Will it be the biggest mistake of his life? When the Oakland Athletics selected outfielder Kyler Murray with the ninth overall
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Three minutes on the Pittsburgh Pirates
It was refreshing to see a team actually go for it at the trade deadline. Although the Pittsburgh Pirates failed to reach the postseason; they should be admired for their tenacity. Having led the division for much of April and
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Three possible mystery teams in the Harper stakes
News will break shortly that the largest ever MLB free agent contract has been agreed. Will Bryce Harper sign it with one of the frontrunners or is there a mystery team? The favourites to land the superstar are the “spending
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Three minutes on the Seattle Mariners
In 2001, 27-year-old Ichiro Suzuki made his MLB debut. Later that year, the Seattle Mariners reached the playoffs. It was the last time October baseball was enjoyed in Seattle, although with 89 wins last season, they came so very close.
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Game Makers 1 – Murray Cook
Tom is joined by MLB’s head groundskeeper, Murray Cook to discuss his role and the upcoming London Series. They start by discovering how Murray got into being a groundskeeper, then his previous projects and finally the London Series. They discuss
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Editorial – 2019: a year for British Baseball to step up to the Plate
Welcome to 2019, arguably the biggest year in the history of British baseball since the national team’s 1938 triumph in the sport’s inaugural World Cup. The year Major League Baseball brings its two biggest franchises – the New York Yankees
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How well is your team using the shift?
In a previous article, where I looked at the impact of the shift in 2018, there was some evidence to suggest that shifting was working against left handers and not against right handers. But there are additional variables which we
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Episode 100 – The Bat Flips and Nerds Christmas Party
Christmas is here! John is joined by Tom ‘Jingle’, Darius and Ben for a live Christmas special, complete with mince pies, mulled wine, silly jumpers and secret santa. They go over listeners Christmas wish lists, deciding whether santa will be
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All home runs are equal, but some are more equal than others.
When looking at a baseball players stats, you will see a home runs column. Be that for batters or pitcher. When you see those columns, those homers are treated as equals. Even for the more advance stats like FIP, wOBA
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