@Lez_Mets returns to talk about his other passion, Interleague play! I have posted a lot about this recently, so you’re probably thinking this dude is obsessed? Well you would be right, I am! Right now the Major League Baseball schedule
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Category: Opinion
Shohei Ohtani is better than Babe Ruth
Shohei Ohtani is better than Babe Ruth, here’s why… Over the past few weeks, there have been rave reviews of the latest phenom to come to the MLB from Japan, Shohei Ohtani. In case you haven’t been paying attention, the
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The new and exciting Detroit Tigers
Joining us for a debut post on BF&N, welcome Jed Oliver… Finally, the Detroit Tigers have shedded some of those expensive contracts & begun to rebuild. They will be young and exciting, they will be a fun team to watch.
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Over or Under? Projecting the 2018 season with PECOTA
Our good friend Baseball Brit returns and this time he’s taking on PECOTA. The off-season can be a long and arduous wait for baseball-starved fans of the MLB. Not so for mathematically inclined nerds, however. Each year there are a
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Welcome to Hell – Your 2018 Baltimore Orioles
Welcome to BF&N, Matt Clough… It’s 2018. The past two World Series champions have won the title – and ended their respective championship droughts – by utilising a combination of long-term thinking that incorporating tanking and advanced analytics. This sabermetric
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How I Learned to Love the Cubs
Welcome to BF&N, Michael Ivory… I love cricket. Out of all sports in England (and I follow the vast majority), it’s my number one. There’s nothing better for me than sitting at Edgbaston, on a hot summers day with a
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Who is the Yankees Third Baseman?
The Yankees have a bit of a gap in their infield, it’s no secret. They are working with the Orioles — which I imagine is a one-way conversation — to try and get hold of Machado before the season starts,
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Tanking is Stupid, Think of the Fans!
Here with a hard-hitting polemic is our new Thunderer, Chris Brown… Residents of Florida this year must be hoping that Spring Training gets extended, because it seems at the moment that March is the only time they’ll get to see
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Wade Miley should wear brown.
Wade Miley works quickly, Wade Miley wrestles snakes, Wade Miley eats innings. What do the Padres need? Someone who eats innings. The snake wrestling thing can’t hurt either. According to the official Padres website, their current rotation consists of: Clayton
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Why Buck Farmer and the Tigers will stop the Cleveland Indians win streak.
Buck Farmer has a funny name.
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