There are many reasons why the Oakland Athletics continue to fail to win the World Series during Billy Beane’s tenure. One much-talked about suggestion is that the postseason is a “crapshoot”. Randomness has a bigger influence over the short 5-game/7-game
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Excitement for the MLB London Series is growing. In a matter of days, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will face each other at the revamped Olympic Stadium in Stratford. We continue the Bat Flips and Nerds player
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In the previous two pieces (here and here) we have worked out that money just about gets you wins but there is grey area in the middle were how you spend matters and that you can get those wins from
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Who remembers Freddy Adu? I was reminded of the once-wonderkid by a flurry on social media last weekend after he’d scored his first goal for new club Las Vegas Lights FC. For those of you who don’t know, Freddy Adu
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Matt Kemp to the Dodgers for Adrian Gonzalez, Brandon McCarthy, Scott Kazmir, Charlie Culberson, and $4.5M There are a lot of big names and big contracts involved in this deal, and yet it is an upsettingly underwhelming blockbuster trade. In
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