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Most Likable MLB Players in 2022

November 18, 2022

As the 2022 MLB season has concluded, it is time to take a look at the most likable players in the league. Follow along to see if your favorite player made the list. […]

Kansas City Royals propose a new downtown stadium

November 16, 2022

Kansas City Royals are making plans to leave Kauffman Stadium that is outside of town and relocate with a new state-of-the-art facility to be built for nearly $2 billion downtown Kansas City. It’d based off […]

John Mullane 19th Century Baseball Star- Part 7

November 15, 2022

Born in County Cork, Ireland, Mullane emigrated to the United States in 1864. He made his major league debut with the Detroit Wolverines on August 27, 1881, picking up his first career win 9–1 over […]

Seth Lugo

Seth Lugo Drawing Interest From A Dozen Teams

November 14, 2022

Major League Baseball’s free agency is just getting started. But several pitchers, including Seth Lugo, are drawing attention from multiple teams.
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Best and Worst 2023 World Series Odds

Best and Worst 2023 World Series Odds

November 11, 2022

The 2022 World Series just ended, but we will take a way-too-early look into the odds of winning the 2023 World Series. Follow along to see the best and worst odds to win it all. […]

Strikeouts

5 Easiest Strikeouts in Modern MLB History

August 25, 2022

We’ve collected all the information you need to know on strikeouts and the top five easiest strikeouts in modern MLB history. Get to know these players today! […]

Plate Discipline

Plate Discipline- What Is It? Plate Discipline is a baseball statistics that tells how often an hitter swings and makes contact with certain or different types of pitches or how often a pitcher induces swings […]

Launch Angle

Vlad Jr. is Proving that Launch Angle isn’t Everything

Vlad Jr. is Proving that Launch Angle isn’t Everything: There is a new home run leader in the show as of Saturday, and his name is Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Guerrero received a fastball on the […]

barrel zone

Barrel Zone

What is a Barrel Zone? It starts out with launch angle which we covered here. Batter would like to see their be in the 10-50 degree range because grounders doesn’t often produce more than an […]

weighted runs created plus

Weighted Runs Created Plus

Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+) wRC+ takes the statistic Runs Created and adjusts that number to account for important external factors — like ballpark or era. It’s adjusted, so a wRC+ of 100 is […]

spin rate

Spin Rate

Spin Rate-What is it? Spin rate is measured in RPM’s or revolutions per minute. It is the rate of spin on a baseball after it leaves the pitcher’s hand. Spin Rate is important to a […]

Defensive Efficiency Ratio (DER)

What is Defensive Efficiency Ratio (DER)? Defensive Efficiency Ratio is the percentage of ball in play that a defense convert into outs/ The formula for Defensive Efficiency Ratio is: 1 – ((H + ROE – […]

Statcast-Launch Angle

What is statcast? Statcast is an automated tool used to measure player movements and athletic abilities through the use of high-speed and highly accurate technology. In 2015, it was installed in all 30 major league […]

WHIP

WHIP- Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched

The statistic shows how well a pitcher has kept runners off the base paths, one of his main goals. The formula is simple enough — it’s the sum of a pitcher’s walks and hits, divided […]

John Mullane 19th Century Baseball Star- Part 7

November 15, 2022

Born in County Cork, Ireland, Mullane emigrated to the United States in 1864. He made his major league debut with the Detroit Wolverines on August 27, 1881, picking up his first career win 9–1 over […]

Charlie Bennett 19th Century Baseball Star- Part 6

November 2, 2022

Charlie Bennett- Lost and Almost Forgotten Star Charlie Bennett was born on November 21.1854 in New Castle, Pennsylvania with the full name of Charles Wesley Bennett. His parents were Silas and Catherine (Nickols) Bennett. His […]

Ross Barnes

Ross Barnes- 19th Century Baseball Star- Part 5

September 16, 2022

(1871 Boston Red Stockings) Ross Barnes was born Charles Roscoe Barnes and became one the stars of baseball from 1871-1881. In fact, many who saw him said he was just as good as Honus […]

Bill Dahlen

Bill Dahlen- 19th Century Baseball Star- Part 4

September 5, 2022

Bill Dahlen was born on January 5, 1870 in Nelliston, New York to a family of German descent. He attended Fort Plain High School and the Clinton Liberal Institute, where he began an amateur baseball […]

Harry Stovey- 19th Century Baseball Player

September 2, 2022

Harry Stovey, pronounce Stowe. was the first player in major league history to amass 100 career home runs. He played for fourteen seasons and was a player and later a player-manager. He was the first […]

Deacon White- 19th Century Baseball Star

August 31, 2022

Born James Laurie White in Caton, New York on December 2, 1847 He was given the nickname of “Deacon” due to his stellar behavior on and off the field. Deacon White Career […]

Pete Browning

Pete Browning 19th Century Baseball Star

August 29, 2022

Pete Browning- 19th Century Star I have taken a keen interest in old time baseball. The time frame I am referring to is from 1860-1900. The more I look, the more I find what I […]

small ball

The Beauty of Small Ball in Baseball

August 25, 2022

Small ball is one of the oldest ideas in baseball but is quickly being replaced by the modern day ideas of what baseball should be. What are your thoughts on small ball? […]

Barry Bonds

Why MLB Is Wrong Keeping Barry Bonds Out of the Hall of Fame

August 14, 2022

Major League Baseball gives the impression that it has the integrity of the game in mind when making decisions on who they believe deserves enshrinement into the Hall of Fame. They hold sway over the […]

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