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“I’m not dispelling analytics. I think it’s a great tool… but it shouldn’t be the script.” Former MLB pitcher, AL Leiter You already know where this (bitter, cranky, what-in-the-world-was-he-thinking) post is going, i.e., the inexplicable, premature pulling of Blake Snell Continue reading The Snell Hook and the Cash Bash: How Sabermetrics ruined by World Series
It’s an odd time here in Tampa Bay and not just because we’re in the middle of a global pandemic that has turned this, and pretty much every other city, on its head. No, it’s twilight zone time in Tampa Continue reading Title Bay? We’re Well on Our Way
Are we about to see a change in Major League Baseball? With the Astros, Yankees, Dodgers (whoops!) and Cardinals all coasting to comfortable playoff berths without the need of a wild card game, the rest of us watched intently as Continue reading Trend-setting Rays… maybe
I landed an invite to the 2015 Tampa Bay Rays Meet and Greet this week. The players weren’t present as they had just finished beating up the Blue Jays in a pre-season game a few towns over. Instead, those representing Continue reading SportsChump meets and greets Rays brass
