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Saves: The Most Overrated Statistic in Baseball?
In baseball, the save is one of the most basic statistics, yet also one of the most overrated. How To Watch Sports breaks down the rules of the save and helps you see how to look at it with a trained eye.
Wins And Losses? For Pitchers, They Don’t Tell The Whole Story
Perhaps the single most misunderstood statistic in baseball is the win. Not the win a team gets when it outscores another team, since that’s about as basic as it gets, but wins that pitchers rack up over the season. You’d think a win would be as simple as the pitcher playing for the winning team, but then, if it were that simple, you probably wouldn’t be reading this article.
Fair or Foul? In Baseball, the Call Isn’t Always That Simple
Foul balls seem to be a simple concept in baseball, but their intricacies can confuse even the most seasoned fan. Here’s some common—and less common—hitting situations and whether the resulting ball is ruled fair or foul
Sports Book Review: Moneyball, by Michael Lewis
A review of Moneyball, the book by Michael Lewis, which is also slated to soon become a movie starring Brad Pitt and Demetri Martin. Short version? It’s Stat Lust in book binding.
FYI: 10 Statistics and Abbreviations a Serious Baseball Watcher Should Know
An explanation of some of the newer, more complex statistics and abbreviations used in baseball like WHIP, BABIP, RISP, OBP, SLG, and OPS.
Albert Pujols Suspended for Use of the Gym (Satire)
Albert Pujols has been suspended from Major League Baseball after testing positive for using the gym, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig announced yesterday. “We have a problem in baseball,” said Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg upon hearing the news. “Using [the gym] is not respecting the game.” Although it is impossible to tell without [...]
Angels Introduce Nick Adenhart Award—and Pray It Never Happens Again
Last week the Los Angeles Angels announced the Nick Adenhart “Pitcher of the Year” award, in memory of their young starting pitcher who was killed by a drunk driver on April 9. The award will go each year to the team’s most outstanding pitcher, as selected by his teammates. But the real intention of the [...]
Destroy the Steroids Test Results. Do It for Baseball.
Steroids were the best thing that’s happened to baseball in a long time. With Sammy Sosa having been revealed as another of 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, we start another round of condemnation and speculation as to who’s on the list. We talk about asterisks, how steroids are destroying the [...]
