Slightly Better than Replacement Level
Daniel R. Epstein – Beyond the Box Score: At the heart of Major League Baseball, there is one truth that its owners and executives believe in more than any other. That truth is that the fans are idiots and that MLB can lie about their profits and the fans will be none the wiser. Even […]
Granny Hamner already had a long and successful Major League Baseball career before he ever tried his hand at two-way play. There was really no reason for Hamner to play two ways. Yet in his age 33 season he found himself pitching and for the final two years of his career he played enough on […]
Derek Jeter, Willie Mays, Pete Rose, and Cap Anson are but a few members of baseball’s 3,000 hit club. Those four, and many others, are recognized for their efforts because they tallied the majority of their hits in Major League Baseball. The reality is that all of them had more hits than they are ever […]
The semifinals of the Australian Baseball League bracket featured two very close match-ups. In the end, the Auckland Tuatara and Sydney Blue Sox were too much for their opponents. ABL First RoundABL Semifinals The Blue Sox and Tuatara is an interesting final, if for no other reason than how naturally colorful both teams’ uniforms are. […]
Patrick Dubuque – Baseball Prospectus ($): Regardless of where you fall on the current Major League Baseball/Minor League Baseball spat it’s pretty clear who really suffers. Fans of affiliated baseball are asked to deal with a lot for their fandom. MiLB games were one way in which they could go watch a baseball game and […]