Pablo “The Secret Weapon” Sanchez
by Anthony Zonfrelli This post can also be seen on Deadspin.com here. Backyard Baseball: the beloved childhood computer game of our generation, where everyday children played in pickup ballgames with...
View ArticleTricky Dickey Knuckles His Way to History
by Andrew Mooney This post can also be seen on Boston.com here. In a season that has seen the Orioles spend 53 days atop the AL East and two perfect games in as many months, there can no longer be any...
View ArticleHall of Fame Musings: Figuring out the Median Positional Players in the Hall...
by Nick Jaroszewicz Later this month, Barry Larkin and Ron Santo will join 297 other players, executives and managers in the Baseball Hall of Fame. There is always a long discussion on whether a...
View ArticleHow Big Should the Baseball Hall of Fame Be?
by Theo Gerome This post can also be seen at Hot Corner Harbor here. It seems like an eternity ago that we had the 2012 Hall of Fame elections, but this weekend, Barry Larkin and Ron Santo will finally...
View ArticleRetired Number Series: Cincinnatti Reds
by Theo Gerome This post can also be seen at Hot Corner Harbor here. July brings with it the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and Barry Larkin, a more-than-worthy player, finally saw his name added to...
View ArticleFinding the True Border Between Yankee and Red Sox Nation Using Facebook Data
by Ben Blatt A version of this post can be read in the Wall Street Journal here. Like all sports rivalries, picking a side in the Red Sox-Yankee rivalry is almost entirely geographic. Everyone knows as...
View ArticleAn Analysis of Adam Dunn’s Hall of Fame Chances
by Theo Gerome Another player hit a milestone home run over the weekend. Adam Dunn became the third player this season to hit his 400th career home run on Saturday night. So this is a good time to look...
View ArticleThe 2012 World Series Effect: Is it better to enter a playoff series coming...
By Harry Chiel Every so often, a playoff series in the NHL, MLB, or NBA will be fought between a team that has just come off of a sweep and a team that has barely survived a competitive 7-game series....
View ArticleLinks We Like: 3/29/13
It’s been a while since our last set of links, but we’re back in force to bring you the best reads from around the web for your weekend reading. - Jeff Sullivan analyzes Justin Verlander’s $180 million...
View ArticleHSAC on Gammons Daily
HSAC member Oliver Kim analyzed Ike Davis’s career over at Gammons Daily. A quick tease to whet your appetite… “On Saturday, the Mets’ sometimes-first baseman Ike Davis strained his oblique,...
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