In our first part, we looked at me dressed in a Pirates t-shirt and we discovered I could do VLOOKUP on excel. I also explained exactly what I’m trying to do here, so rather than me explain it all again,
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Tag: Colorado Rockies
Betting Preview: Rockies to taste more success against Cincinnati
The Rockies and Reds play tonight in the second of a three-game series. Colorado won the first game last night 9-6, and were pretty comfortable throughout the game until the Reds scored three in the bottom of the 9th. The
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The Shift Is Dead, Long Live The Shift
In 2017 the number of defensive shifts in the MLB decreased year on year for the first time since 2011, but to put that in context back in 2011 they were still only accounting for less than 2% of all
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Bat Flips and Nerds versus the Projections
Who needs projection systems? Last week, the Bat Flips and Nerds podcast crew got together and produced a meticulously-crafted set of win predictions for all 30 major league teams, live on YouTube, in just one hour. Some pedants might argue
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Player Profiles – The Big Unit
This post by podcast guest Mark Blakemore, originally featured on Bases Loaded in 2014. Occasionally a pitcher comes along who dominates through intimidation. Their propensity to throw heat together with movement and the ability to rack up strikeouts at a rapid rate
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Fantasy Trade Deadline Winners/Losers
I don’t know if you knew or not, but I have just gotten back from a fairly low-key holiday (I didn’t post about it much) from the US, so my articles have had a little two week break. But I’m
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Fantasy First Half All-Disappointment Team
In keeping with the All-Star theme this week, and as somewhat of an activity to take my mind off the fact that there’s no baseball until Friday; I’ve written two pieces on my All-Surprise and All-Disappointment teams of the first
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Fantasy First Half All-Surprise Team
In the spirit of the All-Star game this week; I thought I’d whip up a couple of my own special All-Star teams. First up we have our All-Surprise team, containing some of the fantasy stars who have emerged from their
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Episode 30 – Runter Henfroe And Toby BellRinger
Tom takes over hosting duties while John is away watching Battle Bots and reading Harry Potter. They guys start the show with a very important guest, GB Baseball Head Coach, Liam Carroll. Liam tells us all about the upcoming All-Star
Read moreWhat are the Odds? Examining the early MLB Betting Markets
With the season starting to take shape, the bookies are still offering some interesting and stand out odds to the clever punter. Here’s our guide.
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