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Return of the Son of the Revisitation of the Myth of the RBI Guy: Careers Overrated by RBI Totals
Okay, okay, you probably figured we were done with this. And we are. Really. After this. To recap: First, taking a clue from a piece by Jonah Keri, I looked at the most overrated individual seasons si...
Revisiting the Myth of the RBI Guy (Revisited), Part Two: Situational Hitting and RE24
In last week's post on the Myth of the RBI Guy, I used a crude method inspired by Jonah Keri's piece in Baseball Between the Numbers to generate groups of individual seasons by players since 1...
Old and New Money(Ball): Walks versus Defense
Did you hear about that book Moneyball Billy Beane wrote about how all he does is draft college players and acquire guys who walk alot, and how he doesn't care about defense, makeup, scouts, and how h...
God of Little Things 2008
Sportswritersand fans love players who are said to do the "little things." While "statheads" grouse about this a fair amount (and usually rightfully so), it must be conceded that at least on the imm...
2008 Gold Gloves: Designated Hitter
What is the job of the major league position player when he comes up to bat? Simply put -- to create runs. What is the job of the major league position player when he is fielding? Simply put -- to ...
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