By: S. Christopher Michaels I don’t see my dad nearly as often as I would like. But I hear from him almost every day when…
Category: Baseball History
Does defense win championships at the Major League level: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.
By: S. Christopher Michaels Defense saves runs. It is axiomatic—one of many truisms in baseball. But how many runs, really? And how would we even…
Did StatCast change the game or the ball: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.
By: S. Christopher Michaels “Chris Bassitt is hardly alone in his outcry that something has changed regarding the tool of his tradecraft. Questions were asked…
With a better understanding of how runs are scored comes better decision making: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.
By: S. Christopher Michaels Everyone knows how runs are scored in baseball. Just ask them… It seems simplistic. If you ask ten different baseball fans…
Effective pitching is knowing when to accept the challenge: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.
By S. Christopher Michaels As the title suggests, effective pitching in Major League Baseball is knowing when to accept the challenge with an opposing batter.…
Saber rattling, episode 8: When the (sabermetric) data is mightier than the sword.
Welcome to another edition of Saber rattling. It’s that time. Baseball time is here. Everybody knows there’s not a better time of year. Hear that…
Saber rattling: My over-the-top attempt to make you fall in love with sabermetrics.
Welcome to another edition of Saber rattling. This isn’t late. I promise… In my last article, I mentioned writing about ‘that annual pitching award’ during…
World Series Game 7 Pitchers Who Threw A Complete Game
Samuel Rodriguez asked, in our Facebook Baseball Almanac Group, “How many pitchers threw a complete game in the seventh game of the World Series? Please…
2011 World Series: Game 6
The (New) Greatest Game Ever Played? There are few more universally recognized baseball images than Carlton Fisk, staring desperately towards left field. His hands, thrown…
Johnny Bench Statue Dedication Day
Johnny Bench was honored with a statue at the Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. Here is an incredible word-for-word transcript of that July…