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How do we solve the ‘Plawecki-Mikolas-Flaherty Problem’?

February 15, 2021 Russell Eassom Baseball

I expect everyone who reads this article has no idea what the Plawecki-Mikolas-Flaherty Problem is and that is probably how it should be. It is a niche scoring/stats problem that I have created, and it is all down to how

What if last season had started on 23 July …

July 22, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

Eugenio Suarez would have been the home run king with 23 dingers. And his teammate, Aristides Aquino would have tied for sixth-place with 19. Watch out for the Cincinnati Reds this season. Trea Turner scored the most runs (56) after

Top performers from St. Louis Cardinals first spring training game

February 25, 2020 Matt Benson Baseball, Team Contributors

After a quiet offseason in St. Louis, there has been a lot of anticipation to see how this current roster does in the grapefruit league in 2020. But the top performers from the first spring training game are a mixture

Only two St Louis Cardinals in the Top 100. Is that right?

February 18, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball

The 2020 MLB season is looming with spring training underway, and so MLB Network has released its Top 100 Right Now list. It certainly looks great for some teams, but for last season’s National League runners up, St. Louis Cardinals,

10 things you need to know about the St Louis Cardinals

December 17, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, London Series, Opinion

With fewer than 180 days until the London Series 2020 between the St Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, we continue our build-up to this historic clash. Hopefully, you have already read our article on the Cubs, if not you

Who have been the second-half comeback kids?

September 18, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

After the dog days of the offseason, and then the seemingly never-ending schedule of meaningless Spring Training games, the regular season arrived and demanded the complete attention of the baseball world. By the end of April, the following was true…

Baseball chinwag with Scott White

February 21, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Fantasy Baseball, Opinion

Continuing our series of quick chats with our favourite characters in the baseball broadcasting and fantasy baseball world, we were very pleased to get the opportunity of a few minutes with CBS Sports’ Senior Fantasy Writer, Scott White. My love

Strength of Players Faced and the Impact on Player Output

October 30, 2018 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball

So the World Series is complete and the Boston Red Sox are champions. The team with the best record over the season won the playoffs, that doesn’t happen often so the usual discussion of the value of the playoffs compared