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Analytics and its effects on the MLB – The Stolen Base

November 3, 2018 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball, Sabremetrics

This is the second piece in a series on the effects of analytics on baseball, the first on the bunt can be found here. This time I will be looking at the decline of the stolen base, the involvement of

On a Picture of Nathan Eovaldi, Sat October 27 2018, 12.23am

November 3, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball

Since Sunday gone, a great number of words have been spared for Nathan Eovaldi and his Herculean feats in the 2018 World Series. He was, it’s been said, the inspiration for his Boston Red Sox team’s come from behind Game

Strength of Players Faced and the Impact on Player Output

October 30, 2018 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball

So the World Series is complete and the Boston Red Sox are champions. The team with the best record over the season won the playoffs, that doesn’t happen often so the usual discussion of the value of the playoffs compared

A Brit Learning Baseball Through Books: Jeff Passan’s “The Arm”

October 30, 2018 Paddy Johnston Baseball, Baseball Book, Baseball Books

I finished reading Jeff Passan’s book The Arm shortly after making my pitching debut in the London Mets Fall League, pitching exclusively what one teammate charitably described as ‘80s loop balls’ (referring, of course, to the decade of the 1980s

Year in Review – Toronto Blue Jays

October 28, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Reviews

Welcome to BFN, Conor Fletcher… The 2018 season for the Toronto Blue Jays was in many ways, a long shot. The resurgent Yankees and ever-present Red Sox looked to dominate the division once again, leaving the highs of 2015 and

Painting Passion – The CPBL

October 28, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Your New Favourite League

Making a welcome return to BFN, British ‘baseball artist’, Andy Brown… It was a month ago that I came for my first visit to Taiwan to paint the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). Having witnessed the Chinese Taipei national team

From Britain to the Bronx – Why I Chose the Yankees

October 22, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, MLB UK, Pinch Hitting

Jonty Fletcher makes his Bat Flips and Nerds debut, explaining to us why he chose the Yankees and why he loves baseball. Growing up in Britain, it’s not so easy to follow American sports. Many look at baseball and think

Who is the best Postseason team since 1995?

October 19, 2018 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Pinch Hitting

It’s just your regular question you ask you mates down the pub. “Who is the best Postseason team since 1995?” They stare at you blankly for what feels like a lifetime, one friend finally speaks. “Are you talking about baseball

How to Silence the Commentators by Craig Counsell and the Brewers

October 18, 2018 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball

A few hours before the 4.5 hour long 4th game of the ALCS — and the ensuing outrage over fan interference — the general baseball populace, and more specifically the commentators on FS1, were dumbfounded when Craig Counsell and the

I’m Starting To Worry, Jose

October 11, 2018 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball

It is October, the Indians have once again made the postseason but failed to bring home the coveted World Series title and the ‘curse’ moves on another year. Many of the Indians players didn’t play to their potential in the