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Inside the Mets’ Postseason Quest
The New York Mets begin their postseason quest for a championship a few days earlier than expected. The Mets spent nearly every day of the 2022 season atop the NL Eastern division in first place. Unfortunately, one of those days in first place was not the last day of the regular season. Therefore, they will […] READ MORE
Rangers Beat Yankees in Season Finale
Rangers 4, Yankees 2 ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct 5 — The Texas Rangers won their season finale against the New York Yankees on Wednesday at Globe Life Field by a final score of 4–2. A home run by Charlie Culberson in the third inning helped lead the Rangers to a very satisfying win over the […] READ MORE
Pitching the Ninth Inning: Why the Last Three Outs Are the Toughest to Get
Why the Ninth Inning Is So Tough Although some front offices and analytics departments insist otherwise, the final three outs of a game are often the hardest to get. “There’s a big difference between the 23rd out and the 27th out,” retired pitcher Bruce Hurst said in the episode “#8: 1986 ALCS Game Five” of […] READ MORE
Aaron Judge Sets AL Home Run Record
ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct 4 — New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge set the American League home run record on Tuesday, as he hit his 62nd home run of the year. His 62nd home run came in their doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. Judge’s home run passed outfielder Roger Maris’ record of […] READ MORE
Rangers Lose Pitchers’ Duel to Yankees
Yankees 3, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct 3 — The Texas Rangers lost a pitchers’ duel to the New York Yankees on Monday night by a final score of 3–1. Sadly, baseball fans everywhere also have to wait at least another day for outfielder Aaron Judge to hit home run No. 62. The only hit […] READ MORE
Scoreless Outing Percentage and Goose Eggs, 2022 (Dynamically Updated)
Scoreless Outing Percentage and Goose Eggs, 2022 Presenting the full list of Scoreless Outing Percentage (ScOtg%), Goose Eggs (GE), and related statistics for 2022. Statistics run through the end of play on October 3. These statistics aim to further measure effectiveness of relief pitchers. Scoreless Outing Percentage, which first appeared in this piece, is based […] READ MORE
The Padres’ Next First Baseman
Looking ahead to Opening Day 2023, the San Diego Padres currently do not have an everyday first baseman on their roster. At the moment, the team’s everyday first baseman is Josh Bell, who will be a free agent at season’s end. Looking at the roster as is, Austin Nola looks to be the only option, […] READ MORE
Candidates for Astros Playoff Rotation
The final day of the 2022 major league baseball regular season is Wednesday, October 5. For teams that have clinched a postseason spot, their eyes are set on playoff baseball. While the postseason doesn’t begin for another week, there are decisions that must be made in the coming days. One of those decisions is the […] READ MORE
Esteban Loaiza: One Bright Year
Esteban Loaiza had quite the big league career. Over 14 seasons (1995-2008), he played for eight different franchises. He managed to squeak out over 120 victories, and he struck out over 1,300 batters. However, a lot of his other statistics aren’t quite as impressive. When he retired, his career ERA+ was two points below league […] READ MORE
