Intentional walks or base on balls have been around for a long time in baseball. Early on in baseball, the catcher could set up much further away from the plate than they can do know. They would receive four wide
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Author: Russell Eassom
Can We Play You Every Week
“Can we play you, can we play you, can we play you every week. Can we play you every week.” Those of you more familiar with British football will recognise this chant. It is one that the fans will sing
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Here’s A Popular Post from Bat Flips and Nerds Dot Com…
Being a fan of MLB isn’t the easiest when you are based in the UK. With only a few games being played at times where you might expect a finish at a reasonable hour. Fans have to regularly determine if
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Pitch Movement – There’s something in the air
If you have been watching baseball for some time you will know the game is slightly different at Coors Field. At 5,200 feet (1,580 m) above sea level, Coors Field is by far the highest park in the majors. The
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New Season, New Pitch – Does adding a pitch make a pitcher better?
The image above is some usage, speed and spin info on Trevor Bauer‘s 2018 season. Last season he added a slider which he threw 20% of the time to right handed hitters. This change along with some refinement of his
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A four-man outfield: last positioning gambit or the new norm?
With the 2019 MLB season about to start, a whirlwind of uncertainty surrounds the game. Firstly, the second year of cold ‘hot stove season’ with limited free agency signings happening has lead to open discussion of action by the players’
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Gambling’s influence on Major League Baseball’s approach to minor league pay.
There have been multiple reports that Major League Baseball may be changing it’s approach to the pay of minor league players. The latest statement below seems to be a change from their historic stance of doing everything they legally can
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TGFBI Draft – Process, Results and Thoughts
This year I have the great privilege of taking part in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational, thanks to Justin Mason for allowing me and some of my fellow Bat Flips and Nerds in. Of the 21 leagues I was placed
Read moreFantasy Roto – The Standings Gain Points Approach
This article will be a summary of the Standings Gain Points (SGP) approach to Roto fantasy baseball and I will use the TGFBI (The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational) as the draft I used it for to show you how. There
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Earlier on this week I saw a tweet that annoyed me; I know shock of horrors that a user gets annoyed on Twitter. It wasn’t the baseball usual of someone defending a wife beating player/owner or saying minor league players
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