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Harry & Meghan move to the land of the elite

January 24, 2020 Gavin Baseball, Opinion

The choice of Canada as the destination for Harry and Meghan to begin their new life was an easy one. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (if we are still allowed to call them that) needed a destination befitting their

The Impact of the Home Plate Umpire on Run Expectancy

January 23, 2020 Russell Eassom Baseball

Imagine you’re a pitcher in the majors and you’ve done everything you can to prep for a game so that you’re in the best condition. You’ve gone through the game plan with the catcher and coaches, to know where to

The one where GAV MET A HALL OF FAMER

January 22, 2020 Gavin Baseball, London Series, MLB UK, Opinion

Tony Pérez is one of the greatest players to have ever played baseball. Whether you agree or not depends on how you define greatness. As a teenager growing up in Cuba, his choices were a career in baseball or a

Reasons to watch baseball – AL East

January 18, 2020 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Opinion, Previews

What can Statcast’s Infield OAA tell us about positioning?

January 16, 2020 Russell Eassom Baseball

In my previous piece, on the intro to infield outs above average (OAA), I quickly compared Marcus Semien and Javier Baez. I showed you that, in 2019, Baez had 19 OAA and Semien has -4 OAA. This analytically tells us

A decade of baseball in 101 useless stats

January 13, 2020 Gavin Baseball, Opinion

On Sunday 4 April 2010, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett induced weak contact from New York Yankees Derek Jeter in the first MLB play of the decade. Here are 100 more useless snippets of information for you. Unless

A Whole New World Of Defensive Metrics

January 12, 2020 Russell Eassom Baseball

For extremely online baseball fans the offseason has been one of the most active in recent years. A huge cheating scandal landed very quickly after the World Series finished. The top free agent players signed early with further deals happening

baseball-THEMED Fantasy dinner party

January 1, 2020 Gavin Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

You know the idea. You are throwing a dinner party and can invite six fantasy guests. The only stipulation is that they must still be living and with a connection to baseball. Current players are excluded. Here goes … Guest

DFA – Pooetry in motion

December 23, 2019 Thomas Pringle Baseball, DFA

Dross From Amateurs, we feature posts that don’t quite fit anywhere on the internet. At all. I’ve already proven I can’t write poetry, but when has evidence and criticism stopped me before? Here’s a poetic review of the 2019 season.

10 things you need to know about the St Louis Cardinals

December 17, 2019 Gavin Baseball, London Series, MLB UK, Opinion

With fewer than 180 days until the London Series 2020 between the St Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, we continue our build-up to this historic clash. Hopefully, you have already read our article on the Cubs, if not you