Roger Angell went extra-innings. The famed essayist, novelist, editor and sportswriter passed away on 20 May at the age of 101 in New York. Doing the maths reveals some remarkable facts: Angell, a Manhattan native and later a graduate of
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Sometimes, baseball is much more than just a game
As I sit writing this, staring at the gloomy London skyline, worlds apart from the Newport Beach bench I was watching the world go by on last week, I am struck by the magnitude of what my Anaheim trip meant
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Stat kings: Early season stat leaders
With 30ish games in the books (120ish at-bats), we have enough data to give us a leaderboard for various statistical categories. HOME RUNS Aaron Judge is the only player with double-digit homers. The Yankees’ superstar, who becomes a free agent
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The Best player in MLB is not in this photo
This article is not an argument over the MVP awards. I have no problem with Bryce Harper getting the nod ahead of Juan Soto in the NL. And I was definitely on the Shohei Ohtani side of the argument ahead
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Ten Shohei Ohtani Fun facts that you probably already know
Excuse the clickbait title, but Shohei Ohtani‘s 2021 is one of the most exciting campaigns in, well, perhaps ever. According to Baseball Reference, he has accumulated 7.8 WAR, thanks to 91 runs, 94 RBI, 23 stolen bases, and 44 home
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Episode 246 – All-Star Weekend & Draft Recap
Ben and Russell team up for a two-man spin through the week’s All-Star festivities, from Shohei Ohtani’s eye-popping performances just about everywhere to Charlie Freeman’s adorable cameos. There’s also the usual two good, two bad chat, some MLB draft reviews
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Episode 245 – History of Japanese Baseball – Blair Williams
Russell talked with @Razzball and @PitcherList writer @EverywhereBlair about the history of baseball in Japan. They covered the origins of NPB, Shohei, the Olympics and that some of what you might know and maybe read recently about Japanese baseball and
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Episode 226 – The Second Coming of Mike Piazza
John, Rob and Russell are back with our first weekly MLB show of the season. They spare praise for MLB’s All-Star Game move, Shohei Ohtani, Akil Baddoo and Jazz Chisholm, but scorn the number of fun players already hit by
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Los Angeles Angels: Spring Training Battle
Jo Adell won’t make the Opening Day roster … however, the Angels are giving him every opportunity to impress. The star prospect has appeared in all but two of the Angels’ games, hitting two homers with an attention-gaining 1.250 OPS.
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Revisiting Baseball Brit taking on PECOTA
Hopefully, you read the previous article reviewing 2019 PECOTA projections, entitled “Just accept it, PECOTA hates your team”, and you are still in the mood for more discussion about projections. As you know, PECOTA is the algorithm from Baseball Prospectus
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