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1.5KFlashback Friday: The Magic of Wearing Number 32 in 1963
Flashback to 1963. The Miracle Mets (1969) had not yet graced baseball. Adam Sandler wasn’t born yet. And Julius Erving, who rocked...
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Runs Created Formula- What is It?
The Runs Created Formula in the Sabermetric world is defined as it estimates a player’s offensive contribution in terms of total...
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New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club
New York Knickerbockers Formed Baseball history began in earnest in the summer of 1842 in New York City. There is no doubt...
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OPS Sabermetric Talk
What is OPS? Simply add on-base percentage and slugging percentage to form OPS. This is a relative new statistic that is meant...
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What is SLG in Baseball?
Understanding sabermetrics and the use of slugging percentage is a better process of evaluating a hitter and is superior than using the...
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Understanding Sabermetrics- OBP and wOBA
What is Sabermetrics? It is the empirical analysis of baseball, especially baseball statistics that measure in-game activity. Sabermetrics was created in an...
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The Rise and Fall of Troy Tulowitzki
Troy Tulowitzki was a special athlete dating all the way back to high school. Not many people can say they batted .536...
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A Brief History of the Negro League
Here is Baseball Spotlight’s brief history of the Negro League. The Negro League began as a result of the increasing popularity of...
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How Moneyball Changed Baseball? Billy Beane’s Concept Revolutionized the Game
The Oakland Athletics’ 2002 season was the most notable campaign in franchise history. The 2002 season was when “Moneyball” came to fruition...
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718Flashback Friday: Sundiata Gaines for the Win
Sundiata Gaines, a terrific D-League player, was on the last day of the 10-day deal he signed with the Jazz. On the...
