Ben Clemens Discusses Baseball on FanGraphs Chat – September 10, 2024
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Spencer’s Second Chance: A Baseball Analysis by FanGraphs
[ad_1] Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports It’s a familiar tale in baseball: a young, athletically gifted, hard-throwing, yet undersized college pitcher named Spencer is selected by the Braves after the first round of the draft. Despite primarily serving as a reliever in college, Atlanta transitions him into a starting role. With just over 20 starts in…
Notable Soccer Stars Experience American Baseball for the First Time
[ad_1] The English language is full to overflowing with sailing idioms: Obvious ones, like “even-keeled,” and others, like “three square meals,” that hide in plain sight. And there’s a good reason. Our language originates from a nation of sailors. England’s global empire was built on, and maintained by, the strength of its navy and commercial…
Effectively Wild Episode 2212: Exploring Baseball in a Country with Double the Altitude of Coors Field
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss various baseball topics, including Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr., and measuring power/speed excellence. They also talk about the struggles of the White Sox under Grady Sizemore, hippos, A-Rod’s relationships, double plates/bases, older hitters, player predictions, and more. Later, they speak with Matthew DeSantis and Ramon Riesgo of the…
The Elusive Nature of Line Drive Rate in Baseball
[ad_1] Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports “An egregious error of Umpire Hurst in construing the rules helped Boston to two runs and added to the confusion of the Orioles. In the fourth inning Boston had three men on bases and one out. Ryan came to the bat and scratched out a short fly over third base….
Top Storylines to Watch for the Remainder of the Baseball Season on Effectively Wild Episode 2193
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the BBWAA’s new sports gambling regulations, then (11:22) discuss the stories they’re most interested in following for the rest of the MLB season (plus, the implications of a bearded Aaron Judge). Audio intro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to tweets about…
Top Five Highlights and Lowlights in Baseball This Week: July 19
[ad_1] Welcome to another edition of Five Things I Liked (Or Didn’t Like) this week This is a strange week for the column. The All-Star break cut into the number of games available to watch; mathematically speaking, fewer games means fewer chances for weird things to happen. I took a weekend trip and didn’t watch…
Leading Off: The Second Half of the Baseball Season Begins
[ad_1] Welcome back to Top of the Order, where every Tuesday and Friday I’ll be starting your baseball day with some news, notes, and thoughts about the game we love. It’s amusing that we consider this morning the start of the second half of the Major League Baseball season, considering 1,449 games have been played,…
Major League Baseball Reveals Tokyo as Host for 2025 Season Opener
[ad_1] (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) The international flavor of Major League Baseball will continue next season after an announcement that is sure to excite fans both at home and across the Pacific Ocean. There have been rumors for months that there would be another matchup played overseas to herald the start of play in…