May 2013
Bashing Duda's Gotta End
Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images For over a month now, I've noticed media members covering the Mets will disturbingly criticize Lucas Duda for taking too many pitches. On April 24th, Gary Cohen, one of the Mets' TV…
Player of the Fortnight
With no games until this evening, it's as good a time as any to honor the most locked-in players in Baseball. About 20 years ago, a scout told me the best way to quickly see which players are on top of their game is to…
Memorable Tuesday Night Baseball
Matt Harvey was unstoppable tonight. The White Sox never had a chance against him. As just about anyone reading this knows, Harvey went 9 innings, facing 28 batters, retiring 27. After 20-straight outs, Alex Rios ran…
MLB Attendance Trends
One month into the season, let's check out the early returns from box offices around the league. Similar to other statistical analysis, we are dealing with a small sample that could potentially skew results, for…
Surprising Season Stats (Small Sample Size)
Red Sox pitchers have the highest K% and BB% in the American League. Neither statistic is particularly surprising, but the duality of the records is rare. Since 1990, it has happened twice, both by the Cubs: In their…
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