Category: MLB Analysis
MLB: Is The Pitching That Good Or Are Hitters Stubborn And Stupid
MLB is having a season much like 1967-68 when pitching became so dominant the mound was lowered. But is it really the pitchers or hitters?…
MLB: On Debunking The Claim These Early Games “Don’t Matter” Much
In MLB, we hear it all the time. “It’s only April; it takes time; we’ll straighten this thing out.” Oh yeah? Let’s talk again in…
Combining MLB And Negro League Stats – An Idea Whose Time Is Now
Combining MLB and Negro League stats is long overdue in baseball. But when you see its impact, you’ll see why it gets pushed under the…
MLB 2020: A Test Of Will, Skill, And A Dose Of Good Luck
The MLB 2020 season rests in the hands of players who will be routinely tested in more ways than one. Somewhere in between, games will…
MLB 2020 Season: Well, that sure was easy. Now comes the hard part.
There will be an MLB 2020 season after all. But as frustrating and painful the last three months have been, the real challenge lies ahead…
MLB: Sorry purists – Expanded Playoffs and Universal DH are here to stay
MLB is introducing a universal DH and an expanded postseason. Purists will wince, but sound reasons are backing both. Once in, though, they stay in….
MLB Shortened Season: A wealth of entertaining alternatives exist
A shortened MLB season is a band-aid to cover existing wounds with the added potential for skewed results. But there are roads less traveled to…
MLB and the perils of a skewed 50-game regular season schedule
MLB will soon exercise its power to impose a regular-season schedule for 2019, widely rumored to be 50-games. A look back at 2019 says foul…
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal.
