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Category Archives: Historical
Introducing the New Negro Leagues Database
It’s been over five years since we originally launched the Negro Leagues Database. Over that time, there have been significant additions to the database, in terms of new seasons and statistics. But the website and the presentation of these statistics … Continue reading
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How Close Have the Cubs come to Winning the World Series?
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the Cubs are in the World Series. But what you probably don’t know is that they haven’t won it since 1908. OK, we’re all well aware and will be reminded of it a … Continue reading
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Park Neutralized Stats
One thing that gives people like me headaches is having to deal with the fact that all ballparks are different. Don’t get me wrong, the uniqueness of the sport is part of what makes baseball so special. But it’s an … Continue reading
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Reunions
There has been a lot of attention being paid to 30th anniversary of the 1986 New York Mets, especially with their reunion this weekend. In addition to being one of the best teams in baseball history, they are one of … Continue reading
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2011 Royals Farm System
The Royals are on the brink of winning their first World Series in 30 years, leading the Mets three games to one. While it’s certainly not over (5 of 43 teams have come back from being down 3-1 in the … Continue reading
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Greatest Postseason Comebacks
The Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals are headed for a decisive Game Five tonight. On Monday in Game Four, the Astros held a 6-2 lead and were just six outs from advancing to the ALCS. With one out in … Continue reading
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Season Similarity Scores
While Bill James was writing his Abstracts in the 1980’s, he came up with Similarity Scores, which puts a number on how similar the statistics are from two different players. Scores can range from 1000 for the most identical players … Continue reading
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Disparity in Division Quality
It’s time to change the playoff seeding, just as the NBA did recently. The following is each division’s record vs non-divisional opponents during the wild card era (1994-present). As you can see, the NL Central (.555) has the seventh best … Continue reading
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Greatest Comeback Seasons in History
Just like Yogi Berra said, “It ain’t over ’til it’s over”. Year after year, we watch magic numbers and debate whether or not a team is “done” or if they still have a chance to make the playoffs. Pennant races … Continue reading
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Re-introducing Series Win Probability Added
A few years ago, I added postseason series win probability graphs and data. Most people are familiar with win probability graphs, which show each team’s win expectancy based on the inning, score, outs, & bases occupied. For series win probability, … Continue reading