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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Episode 64 – Listener Questions & The Street Furniture Draft
John and Tom are back, this time they answer all your burning questions. They start by looking at the Red Sox and their recent moves, tackle the Rays teardown/rebuild/who knows, they speculate free agent training camp, they draft street furniture (feel
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Time to Stop Hating on the Yankees…
Welcome back, Chris Brown… In a recent survey, the UK voted the Yankees as the team they hate the most. Admittedly if there’s one MLB team that traditionally shouldn’t be liked, it’s the Bronx Bombers, but here’s a few reasons
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Is the Price Right For Bryce?
As the Hot Stove seems to be giving everyone the chills so far this off-season with the lack of activity (other than a few short moments, thanks to Jeter); a lot of attention has been turned to what could be
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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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Secret Agent Jeter? More Like Officer Dibble
A theory took hold last night, perpetuated by marks such as Boston superfan Bill Simmons and Marlins beat reporter Dan LeBatard, that Miami’s decision to trade Giancarlo Stanton to the New York Yankees for a package light of prospects but
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Why that player on your team might be the MVP – NL East version
Yesterday (March 31st, 2017), SunTrust Park opened its gates for the very first time, as the Atlanta Braves hosted the New York Yankees in an exhibition game to mark the start of a new era at the $1.1 billion ballpark. The
Read moreNoah CyYoungdergaard? Why the Mets’ number three starter might be the Majors’ number one.
With a pinch-hitting B&N debut, here’s UK Baseball Blog’s Ben Carter. The author takes no responsibility for his editor’s choice of title… After a somewhat surprising surge to the National League pennant in 2015, expectations for the Mets were sky-high
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