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Tony Rizzo Wins an Epic Battle and TA7 Plays Cricket in Baseball’s Superlatives of the Week

We’re digging into the advanced data to discover which players had some of the most remarkable hits, whiffs, home runs and at-bats of the previous seven days.

4 days ago Taylor Bechtold

Baseball

Fine Wine: How the Ageless Giants Crashed the NL’s SoCal Party

The surprising San Francisco Giants are the best team in the NL, ahead of even the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. We take a dive into how.

6 days ago Trevor Goldstein

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Lions and Tigers and Red Wings, Oh My! There’s No Place Like Detroit

The four major teams in the Motor City have struggled mightily. But where does this stretch rank among the all-time worst sports years for a metro area?

7 days ago Donald Kolakowski

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You Can Put It on the Board: The Highest-Scoring Performances in Major League History

We're looking back at some of the biggest numbers in MLB history. How about a 30-run outburst? Or a 26-23 slugfest? Yeah, we have those and more on this list.

2 weeks ago Justin Sweetwood

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The Darling Buds of May: How the Rays Returned to the Top of the AL

After a slow start, the defending American League champs are doing it again – small payroll and all. We take a closer look at their remarkable May.

2 weeks ago Graham Bell

Baseball Podcast

Highest Scoring MLB Games

With hitters swinging for the fences like never before, we have decided to take a look back at the highest scoring MLB games of all time. Many sluggers in recent…

2 weeks ago Graham Bell

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Anything but Regular: The Spectacle That Was Cubs-Yankees in 2003

What was initially set up as a rare regular-season matchup between the historic Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees franchises became so much more on June 7, 2003.

2 weeks ago Evan Boyd

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Not All No-Hitters Are Created Equal

In celebration of this year of the no-no, we assess where the 2021 bunch sits historically and take a look at the most interesting no-hitter rankings of all time.

4 weeks ago Taylor Bechtold

Baseball

Command+: How Innovative Pitchers Are Changing the Way Command Is Evaluated

Command+ can reveal which pitchers truly have the best command, but the metric is undergoing change as hurlers continue to get creative with their repertoires.

1 month ago Taylor Bechtold

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Joltin’ Joe, the Kid and the Greatest Pursuit of Baseball Immortality

While the world was in chaos, America's pastime shined in 1941 when two of the biggest stars put together hitting performances that led to the game's most cherished records.

1 month ago Steve Hirdt