The Glory Days: Dramatic Homers Usher in the 1960s
May 13, 2012 by Thad Mumau · 1 Comment
A pair of monumental home runs ushered in the 1960s, and both blasts have been talked and written about ever since. Bill Mazeroski’s seventh-game homer was the first to end a World Series, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates victory over the New York Yankees. Various polls of fans and writers have ranked it the most dramatic […]
Baseball Gauge – Introducing our new version of Wins Above Replacement
March 29, 2012 by Daniel Hirsch · Leave a Comment
In celebration of the new season, Seamheads.com and The Baseball Gauge are proud to announce our new Wins Above Replacement. The updated calculation has two major changes from our previous system. The first upgrade is our Fielding system, which now uses Runs Saved from Michael Humphreys Defensive Regression Analysis. This allows us to compare and […]
Dunn can be a big difference maker
July 20, 2010 by Jess Coleman · Leave a Comment
What would you say if I told you that your team has just acquired Adam Dunn? You would probably sigh and say something like, “we better prepare ourselves for a lot of strikeouts,” or “another classic hit or miss player.” While those two things may be very true, Adam Dunn can be a very valuable […]
