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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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
Read moreMaking his Batflips and Nerds debut, we welcome guest writer Jason Toms, a Pirates fan who – shockingly – has a few things to say about Anthony Rizzo’s slide… I’m going to try to remain objective here, but it’s difficult.
Read moreTom gets a short notice call to get his ass up to the bigs, as John is a late notice scratch from the lineup. Without any prep, Tom welcomes back Darius. Tom attempts (Badly) to update Darius on all the baseball
Read morePaddy Johnston returns for his second column, “A Brit Learning Baseball Through Books”. Read his first here. “Point is, some nights in the big leagues, flowers work. Others, you need beer. Whether you’re Jon Lester, Roger Clemens, or me. But
Read moreWelcome 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
Read moreTom Pringle (@PedroiasFace) will be covering the Padres during the season. His updates won’t be game-recaps, more like weekly or monthly recaps. If you don’t get the twist on words in the title, you’re dead to him. What Happened? We’re
Read moreIt’s week two of the 2017 regular season and everything in baseball is back to normal. Bryce Harper is at his MVP-calibre best. The Philadelphia Phillies are bottom of the NL East. And Chase Headley leads the Majors in fWAR. Yes,
Read moreWe’re four divisions down with two to go, but yesterday, of course, was opening day. In my defense, I’m not sure any series I’ve ever written hasn’t overrun by at least a few days, but believe me when I say
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