Washington Nationals – Bat Flips and Nerds

The Thoughts Behind The Pinch Hit

August 15, 2018 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball

Late on Sunday evening in Chicago, David Bote did something incredibly amazing, I don’t mean that glorious bat flip you see above. He sent Wrigley Field into a frenzy by launching a pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam with two outs in

Tom’s Bumper Fantasy Baseball Style MLB Standings Extravaganza – June Update

July 6, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Analytics, Baseball, Fantasy Baseball, Pinch Hitting

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,

Running up the score in baseball is okay. Seriously

June 16, 2018 Blake Finney Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

Running the score up in baseball is an unwritten rule that has many different interpretations across the league. When should or shouldn’t a team be attempting aggressive plays to try and score more runs, when leading by a significant amount?

Tom’s Bumper Fantasy Baseball Style MLB Standings Extravaganza

June 9, 2018 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Pinch Hitting

I recently read a tweet that the Padres had the best record of the NL West since the 1st of May. WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK IS HAPPENING?? pic.twitter.com/bvywoY10Jm — Roy, Co-Lord of the StatBoyz (@Zippy_TMS) June 8, 2018 There

The Rizz-ard of WAS extends deal with Nationals

April 10, 2018 Blake Finney Baseball

Even if it resulted in this irresistibly terrible pun, the news that the Washington Nationals extended Mike Rizzo’s contract is a great way to kick-off the season for the NL East powerhouse. Since becoming General Manager in 2009, the Nationals have

Fantasy First Half All-Surprise Team

July 11, 2017 Blake Finney Baseball, Fantasy Baseball

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

Blake’s Free Agent Finds – 5-11 July

July 4, 2017 Blake Finney Baseball, Fantasy Baseball

So it’s the final week before the All-Star break, where I’m back with my usual Free Agent finds for the week. I’m hoping to get out a couple fantasy All-Star teams for you, but all will be revealed in due

What are the Odds? Examining the early MLB Betting Markets

April 24, 2016 John McGee Baseball, What Are the Odds?

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.