Simple Pleasures
November 10, 2011 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment
With Thanksgiving almost upon us, what better time to “take time for paradise”? That’s the name of Bart Giamatti’s classic book from 1989. It was re-released earlier this year. If you are fond of nostalgia, take a look back at what the former baseball commissioner had to say. Read this book because: 1. It is […]
Pete Rose: Justice Delivered, But Only Temporarily And Only In Theory
September 12, 2010 by Aaron Somers · 17 Comments
Twenty five years ago today one of the most hallowed records in baseball history was broken when Pete Rose singled to left field against San Diego Padres pitcher Eric Show (who’s tumultuous life and death were chronicled by ESPN’s Outside the Lines) for career hit number 4,192, passing the legendary Ty Cobb. Fireworks instantly went off […]
Meet the New Park Factors – Part II
April 13, 2010 by John Cappello · 1 Comment
[In Part I, we saw that traditional Park Factors do have a place in baseball—just not for measuring ballpark impact. In Part II here, we’ll mix some physics with home run trajectories to help us understand how a future system for rating ballparks might be designed. In Part III, we’ll see what this system might […]
