Slightly Better than Replacement Level
For those unaware, and I think that means most of you, I recently got married. My wife’s wedding gift to me was a wood-engraved map of America. It’s not just any map, mind you, it’s a baseball map. What is a baseball map, well, a baseball map is a blank slate for my wife and […]
Recently I was listening to the This Week in Baseball History podcast. TWiBH is one of my favorite baseball-related podcasts so it’s not surprising that I was listening to an episode. The guest for this particular episode was Mike Petriello of MLB.com fame. He was on the pod to talk about the stats-driven broadcasts of […]
Con la conclusión de los playoffs de la 60 Serie Nacional de Béisbol de Cuba (SNB), la temporada de béisbol 2020-2021 llegó oficialmente a su fin. Si bien se jugó mucho béisbol y hubo grandes logros, el desempeño de un jugador sobresalió más que el de cualquier otro: La grandeza del diestro abridor de los […]
John Means’ recent no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles is a great accomplishment, no doubt. It’s not something I’d usually reference or write about on this site, but in this case, Means’ wonderful accomplishment led to an even more fascinating revelation. Puerto Rican baseball historian Jorge Colón Delgado unleashed the gem below, There’s not much to […]
With the conclusion of the Serie Nacional de Béisbol playoffs, the 2020-2021 baseball season officially came to an end. While a lot of fun baseball was played and there were many great accomplishments, the performance of one player stuck out more than anyone else. The amazing thing is, his accomplishments were much less than what […]