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Sports Central
March 4, 2014
Brad Oremland |
Give WAR a Chance Analytic baseball fans have an all-in-one stat called Wins Above Replacement, or WAR. Many fans and journalists are skeptical of WAR, preferring traditional stats, but I'll explain why WAR makes sense.   |
Sports Central
July 12, 2011
Brad Oremland |
The Best Shortstops in Baseball History Shortstop is perhaps the most important fielding position in baseball. Here's a list of the finest shortstops in major league history. |
Sports Central
July 17, 2012
Brad Oremland |
The 1935 National League MVP Who was the most valuable player in the National League in 1935? If you are a student of baseball history, maybe you know the official answer to that question. |
Sports Central
July 9, 2009
Brad Oremland |
SC's All-Time MLB Draft (Pt. 3) In a 5-part series, sports columnists compare picks in an all-time MLB draft. |
Sports Central
July 10, 2009
Diane M. Grassi |
SC's All-Time MLB Draft (Pt. 4) It is the age-old argument that will never go away amongst baseball aficionados. And that is the comparison of individual players from different eras in which they played. |
BusinessWeek
March 31, 2011
Ira Boudway |
Baseball: Running the New Numbers Reams of data from motion-capture technology may soon revolutionize America's pastime. |
Sports Central
August 24, 2010
Brad Oremland |
The Best First Basemen in History Where great first basemen of the last 20 years stack up historically? |
Sports Central
July 19, 2004
Brad Oremland |
Statistically Significant In light of the rising popularity of fantasy sports, should the media stop focusing on baseball's Triple Crown statistics and focus on the numbers that matter? |
Sports Central
July 26, 2011
Brad Oremland |
Barry Bonds, on the Edge of Cooperstown A Hall of Fame that doesn't recognize Barry Bonds isn't serving its mission. |
Sports Central
June 11, 2009
Kyle Jahner |
MLB All-Star Voting Picks: AL In sports we actually have objective evidence of the most deserving candidate available in seconds at the click of a mouse, but voters are generally just as vulnerable to local biases, preconceived notions, and media-exposure inequities. |
Sports Central
June 19, 2007
Kyle Jahner |
Baseball's Voting Propaganda The all-star team should be about who is having the best season this year, who the fans want to see, and who has accomplished more in their career, in that order. |
Sports Central
March 10, 2005
Tyson Wirth |
Baseball's Great Secret There was a time when baseball was a game of constants, a game you could rely on. The rules of the game were simple and universal: the Red Sox were cursed, Babe Ruth was without equal, and good pitching was superior to good hitting. |
Sports Central
July 7, 2014
Andrew Jones |
MLB Midseason Awards While there are still plenty of games to play, it is fitting to look at who is on track for a few of the various awards that will come out at season's end. |
Sports Central
May 17, 2005
Adam Russell |
Baseball's Five Biggest Surprises As it is nearly every year, the early part of the Major League Baseball season includes a number of surprises. |
Sports Central
August 25, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
AL Wild Card Wild Cards Here's a look at the chase for the AL wild card and examine some possible wild cards each team has. |
Sports Central
June 12, 2009
Kyle Jahner |
MLB All-Star Voting Picks: NL National League fans are actually on the right track for picking the all star roster. |
Sports Central
July 7, 2010
Kyle Jahner |
American League All-Star Snubs and Schlubs I've already broken down some solutions to the National League All-Star mishaps. Another first baseman in the American League is having an elite season offensively as well. |
Sports Central
August 7, 2006
Alvin Chang |
Save Us From the Save Who decided that a three-run lead was the point where you need a closer? And why? |
Sports Central
October 4, 2005
Jonathan Lowe |
Any Hope For the Hopeless? The 2005 baseball season ended on Sunday, and, for quite a few cities, the action on the field kept fans interested into late August, at least. |
Sports Central
July 8, 2009
Kyle Jahner |
Deep Blue: MLB at Midseason More than halfway into the baseball season, we've finally gotten to that phase where flashes in the pan have had time to fade, the true horses in baseball have had time to right themselves after stumbling out of the gate. |
Sports Central
July 14, 2008
Kyle Jahner |
Diamonds in the Rough Who are the no-names shaping first-half pennant races? |
Sports Central
August 17, 2015
Louie Centanni |
The Race for NL Rookie of the Year No one has ever won the Rookie of the Year based on a spring training performance, but Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant came about as close as any player in recent memory. |
Reason
December 2003
Matt Welch |
Balls The joy of watching ideas win -- a review of Michael Lewis's Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Top 20: Baseball Players Of All Time This season, Barry Bonds continues his assault on the Major League Baseball record books, closing in on the career home run title. He's easily one of the best players the game has ever seen. |
Sports Central
September 1, 2011
Vito Curcuru |
Why a Pitcher Should Never Win the MVP Pitchers are incredibly valuable to baseball teams. The question as to whether they are the most valuable in their leagues will continue to be debated. |
Sports Illustrated
June 20, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Balancing act Lineups thrive with versatility more than power... |
Sports Central
September 20, 2006
Ryan Day |
The Team Everybody Wants to Play Florida is ripe with young baseball talent. Yet, beginning in 1998 the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have done nothing but lose, finishing last in their division in every year except one. |
Sports Central
April 21, 2014
Andrew Jones |
Outlandish October Predictions For some baseball teams, a quick start can mean the fantasy of an October run. For some teams this is an annual hope. Let's look at a few teams and their chances of staying at least warm. |
Sports Illustrated
September 12, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Investigating leads Ichiro is among the most exciting players in the game, but I don't think he's even the MVP of his own team... Who will be the major players in the offseason? Also, do you see any rookies or sleepers who could make good leadoff hitters for next season?... |
Sports Central
May 27, 2008
Jon Gonzales |
No Bang For Their Buck$ There some MLB players who are generating ridiculous amounts of money and putting up atrocious stats not worthy of major league status. |
Sports Central
July 3, 2006
Adam Russell |
A Major League All-Star "B" Squad What if ESPN2 decided to stage another all-star game with players who won't be playing next Tuesday? |
Sports Central
May 25, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
Who's Stealing Baseball's Limelight? With Major League Baseball's perennial sluggers just digging in, with their big bats finally coming around as the season's second quarter begins, we have been treated to the feats of several players who have unexpectedly captured the pastime's attention. |
Sports Central
February 20, 2011
Jess Coleman |
How Pitchers Can Prevent Injuries Every year, over 25% of the money spent on Major League Baseball pitchers is spent on pitchers on the disabled list. |
Salon.com
July 3, 2001
King Kaufman |
Why I don't like Ichiro I know he's gotten 3,373,035 All Star votes, but I don't like his Punch-and-Judy style of batting, and he's not on base enough for a leadoff hitter... |
Sports Central
August 16, 2011
Brad Oremland |
Joe Posnanski and NFL Tiebreakers One of the examples sportswriter Joe Posnanski used in his column was the NFL's playoff tie-breaking system. But I think what he wrote about it was totally off-base. |
Salon.com
July 3, 2001
King Kaufman |
Why I don't like Ichiro I know he's gotten 3,373,035 All Star votes, but I don't like his Punch-and-Judy style of batting, and he's not on base enough for a leadoff hitter. |
Sports Illustrated
November 13, 2002
Tom Verducci |
A New Bean Counter The Boston Red Sox (zero titles in 84 years) hire Bill James to crunch their numbers. |
Sports Central
July 18, 2013
Ross Lancaster |
The 10 Biggest Series For the Second Half As the baseball season moves to the second half, to the trade deadline, into pennant races and the cooler weather of September, there are series that carry added significance for playoff spots. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
How To: Get Into Baseball Even though there's a lull in sports right now, there's no need to pout. If you haven't paid much attention to baseball before, here are some tips on how to get into the game. |
Sports Central
May 19, 2009
Matt Thomas |
Fact vs. Fiction: MLB at the Quarter Pole Ultimate success or failure is measured not by short-term excellence, but rather by sustained consistency. |
Sports Central
October 20, 2008
Jonathan Lowe |
Emerging From the Depths How does the Rays' season stack up to some of the best turnarounds in baseball lore? Here's how the top five might filter out. |
Sports Central
March 20, 2010
Roy Daniel |
Top Contenders For the 2010 World Series I like to know who has the best shot at winning the World Series before the season starts. For some reason, it makes the season a bit more interesting. |
Sports Illustrated
October 9, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Pick an MVP, Any MVP The American League is chock-full of candidates this season... |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
The Business Of Statistics Statistical data is a hot commodity as sports leagues, teams and fans all crave numbers. For two of the industry's major players, Elias Sports Bureau (ESB) and STATS LLC, stats are a round-the-clock business that brings in a lot of money. |
InternetNews
March 28, 2008
David Needle |
Baseball Gets a New Data Cleanup Hitter With the start of baseball season, the MLB Players' Association taps IBM Cognos for better access to stats. |
Salon.com
April 20, 2001
King Kaufman |
The stat junkie's perfect high While other big sports sites crash and burn, Baseball-Reference.com has become almost too popular for its own good... |
Sports Illustrated
September 25, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Still feeling the effects Baseball moves forward, but will never forget... |
Sports Illustrated
June 15, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Putting stock in Bonds' MVP chances Let's start out with a couple of questions about the guy who's really been the best hitter in the National League so far. Hint: it's not Sosa or Rey Ordonez. |
Sports Illustrated
April 18, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Every team's a contender in April Cubs and Twins fans get rare taste of baseball excitement... |
Sports Central
October 9, 2015
Joe Messineo |
Previewing the Mets/Dodgers NLDS When the New York Mets, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, face off in the division series of the baseball playoffs beginning Friday, fans could be in store for the best pitching performances seen anywhere in the postseason. |
