Reader
question:
Is starting pitching more valuable in
the regular season than in the playoffs?
Depends
on how you word the question. All forms of
talent are more important in the regular
season, assuming you define "more important"
as "more likely to ensure success."
Analysis:
What
is the deal on Zach Greinke's road performance.
What? Walks. Why?
Ask a shrink, not me.
Opinion.
A-Rod has not told the truth
His
performance did NOT improve in Texas. His home
park did.
Reader
question. Why didn't
DiMaggio get into the HOF on the first ballot?
Don't
think of it in modern terms! Remember against
whom he was competing.
Analysis.
Is a pitcher's "hits per
inning" an independent statistic?
It
seems that when batters don't strike out, they
succeed just as well against Randy Johnson as
against any other pitcher. So, if strikeouts
are higher, hits are lower.
Analysis. How many games can a
superstar add to your W column?
You
are 23 games back. You're about to pony up 25
million per year for A-Rod to replace a
Triple-A guy at short. Should you start
chilling down the champagne?
Analysis.
Is Larry Walker a Hall of
Famer?
On
the surface, his career is virtually identical
to that of Chuck Klein, a Hall of Famer, but
how do his stats look when Coors is factored
out?
Analysis.
Reflection on Joe
DiMaggio's 56 game streak.
How
unlikely was it? Were there any less likely
hitting streaks of 30 or more games? What was
the most likely hitting streak? Do any modern
players have a shot at the Big 56?
Humor.
The extraordinary career of
Danny "Suits" Sparrow.
I
inherited my love of baseball from my late dad
who, according to no less an authority than
himself, was the greatest player of them all.
I obviously didn't inherit any of his talent.
Utility.
An online calculator for the NFL
passing rating.
I
know this site isn't supposed to have anything
to do with football, but I wrote the damned
thing, so here it is.
