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Low-Risk Pitcher Signings — Any Reward?
While it makes big headlines when a team signs a free-agent superstar,…
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He May Be Fast, But Is He Quick?
During the 2007 baseball season, Jim Reisler interviewed nine…
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Estimating the Dollar Value of Players
As fans we often question the offseason free-agent signings by…
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Herb Washington’s Value to the 1974 A’s
Two weeks before the start of the 1974 season, Oakland Athletics…
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The Possible Effect of Steroids on Home-Run Production
In a recent paper entitled “On the Potential of a Chemical…
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The Gentlemen’s Agreement and the Ferocious Gentleman Who Broke It
I doubt that any thoughtful person would disagree with Norman…
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Landis, Baseball, and Racism — A Brief Comment
In his essay “Does Baseball Deserve This Black Eye?” Norman…
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Does Baseball Deserve This Black Eye? Landis and Baseball Before Jackie Robinson
At SABR’s 2006 convention one speaker analyzed the commissioners…
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The Tale of the Three Tobins
Three players named John Tobin played pro baseball, each at some…
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Leg Men: Career Pinch-Runners in Major-League Baseball
In 1974, the Oakland Athletics signed track star Herb Washington…
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‘When Fans Wanted to Rock, the Baseball Stopped’: Sports, Promotions, and the Demolition of Disco on Chicago’s South Side
While the winter chill still held Chicago in its grip, longtime…
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Offensive Strategy and Efficiency in the United States and Dominican Republic
According to a well-known baseball saying in the Dominican Republic,…
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Remembering the Golden Age of Baseball
For as long as I can remember I have had an unquenchable passion…
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The 100 Top-Fielding MLB Pitchers, circa 1900–2008
How important is the subject of pitchers’ fielding? Just ask…
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Greatest Catchers: A Composite Ranking Methodology
Who is the greatest catcher to have ever played in the major…
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Players Being ‘Clutch’ When Targeting 20 Wins
In a blog post of March 23, 2008 (“Do Players Turn ‘Clutch’…
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Catcher ERA — Once More with Feeling: It’s Tough to Be a Rookie
Do catchers in general do a better job of handling the pitching…
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The Little Corporation: Professional Baseball in San Francisco, 1953–1955
Of the many minor leagues that existed in professional baseball…
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Who Invented Runs Produced?
Referral to the glossary of statistical terms in the first edition…
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Who Has the Major-League Record for the Longest Consecutive-Games Run-Produced (CGRP) Streak?
In order for a baseball team to achieve its ultimate objective…
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BOOKS: In the Best Interests of Baseball? The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig
In the Best Interests of Baseball? The Revolutionary Reign of…
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BOOKS: Robinson, Race, and Brooklyn
Barack Obama's election last fall to the presidency of the United…
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A Response By Norman Macht
Editor's note: This article is in response to "The Gentlemen’s…