Category Archives: Baseball

A BUNT DERBY FOR ALL-STAR FESTIVITIES.

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Philip

A BUNT DERBY FOR ALL-STAR FESTIVITIES. In connection with their All-Star Festivities, the Korean Baseball Organization has a bunting contest. Here is a video clip.

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PITCH TUNNELING.

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Philip

PITCH TUNNELING. In his comment here about the new analytical tools that Moneyball is bringing to baseball, Nick referred to “pitch tunneling”, which is a way of measuring an aspect of a pitcher’s deception. I was unfamiliar with the term, … Continue reading →

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JAMES JOYCE COMES TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Philip

JAMES JOYCE COMES TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. Below is a comment, based on the last paragraph of “The Dead”, which Nick and Collin Whitchurch wrote about the pitcher Mike Pelfrey, who is coming to the end of his long and … Continue reading →

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MONEYBALL AND BASEBALL PROSPECTUS.

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Philip

MONEYBALL AND BASEBALL PROSPECTUS. The 2018 edition of BASEBALL PROSPECTUS has been published. The annual book is essential for fans who are interested in the statistical approach to baseball that I refer to as Moneyball. The heart of BASEBALL PROSPECTUS … Continue reading →

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“FLU” AND “FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS”.

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Philip

“FLU” AND “FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS”. Nick commented on my post a couple days ago about how dangerous the flu can be: “Not to be melodramatic, but whenever I read about some exotic or rare disease which can be lethal, it seems … Continue reading →

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BASEBALL AND GENDER POWER IN PALAU.

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Philip

BASEBALL AND GENDER POWER IN PALAU. David Walter argues that baseball is the key to the government of Palau and that baseball has reversed the gender power relationships in Palau. Walter says: “Before the 20th century, Palau was a matriarchy. … Continue reading →

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SOME WAYS THAT BASEBALL IN PALAU IS DIFFERENT.

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Philip

SOME WAYS THAT BASEBALL IN PALAU IS DIFFERENT. David Walter gives a number of differences in the way baseball is played in Palau. Kids learn to play with bamboo bats and coconut-leaf balls. Pitchers chew betel nut…. Monsoons rain out…. … Continue reading →

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PALAU—A NATION GOVERNED BY BASEBALL PLAYERS.

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Philip

PALAU—A NATION GOVERNED BY BASEBALL PLAYERS. Palau is an archipelago in the Western Pacific with about 20,000 inhabitants. David Walter at the Deadspin website tells how baseball has dominated the cultural and sporting life of Palau since the 1920’s. (link … Continue reading →

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SOME OF THE RANKINGS BY WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT FOR GENERALS.

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Philip

SOME OF THE RANKINGS FOR WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT FOR GENERALS. First place in the WAR rankings for generals goes to Napoleon with a WAR of 16.679. Julius Caesar comes in second with a WAR of 7.445. Arsht points out that … Continue reading →

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MONEYBALL COMES TO RANKING GENERALS.

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Philip

MONEYBALL COMES TO RANKING GENERALS. Ethan Arsht has used sabermetric methods from baseball to rank almost every general in history. His article is here on the Towards Data Science site (link via Tyler Cowen at the Marginal Revolution site). Specifically … Continue reading →

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