Category Archive: Articles.2003-BRJ32

Historical Trends in Home-Field Advantage

From 1901 to 2002, the average seasonal difference between a…

Hall of Fame Batteries

Mike Piazza of the New York Mets and Ivan Rodriguez of…

Hall of Famers Who Never Played in the World Series

The Chicago Cubs' latest pennant near-miss continues to deny…

1-0 Ball Games: Oh, Those 1-0 Ball Games!

If you're the loser it's a trip down Heartbreak Boulevard, but…

Strong Down the Stretch: Warren Spahn’s Fantastic Finishes

It seems unlikely that anything new could be said about…

Fair-Weather Fans

In Rob Neyer's chapter on San Francisco in his Big Book of Baseball…

Sportsman’s Park’s Right-Field Pavilion and Screen

The first ballpark on the site (Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street)…

Highest Future Value

The good hot stove question is: What ballplayer, at the…

Best Ten-Year Performers

Lou Gehrig, born 101 seasons ago, would never have made the…

Should Teams Walk or Pitch to Barry Bonds?

In 2001, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants had arguably…

Ranking Baseball’s Best Single-Season Home Run Hitters

Seventy-three home runs in a single season would have been…

The Accuracy of Preseason Forecasts

Each spring produces a new crop of preseason forecasts by baseball…

Boston Red Sox Spring Training History: From 1901 to 2003

When the 2003 Boston Red Sox reported to Fort Myers, Florida,…

Ted Williams’ On-Base Performances in Consecutive Games

On-Base Performance is very important — it is the absolute…

Calculating the Odds: Joe DiMaggio’s 56-Game Hitting Streak

A certain ballplayer, with a lifetime batting average of .280,…

DiMaggio’s Hitting Streak: High ‘Hit Average’ the Key

If it weren't for eBay, I never would have written this article.…

The Vertical Illusions of Batters

For many decades, batters have maintained that a high,…

Cameras and Computers, or Umpires?

According to baseball rules: ''A STRIKE is a legal pitch when…

Why It’s So Hard to Hit .400: New Insights into an Old Statistic

Batting average measures the batter's ability to avoid striking…

Ball Exit Speed Ratio (BSER)

The NCAA requires that all nonwood bats be certified so as to…

Bat Performance Standards in NCAA Baseball

Starting with the 2000 season, the NCAA requires that bats be…

The Rise and Fall of Scoring at the College World Series

When the College World Series began in 1947, the wooden bat was…

It’s a Different Game: Aluminum Bat Performance vs. Wood Bat Performance

Jeff Bagwell, Mike Bordick, Pie Traynor, Carlton Fisk, Mickey…
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