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  • The Desire To Win

    baseball
    September 6, 2019
    by Ben Burd
    Let’s face it. A life in sports is exhilarating and fun, but we all know that it is challenging and exhausting at the same time. All competitive athletes see this ...
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  • Fun Facts About New York Yankees Jerseys  

    baseball
    August 13, 2019
    by Ben Burd
    Most baseball fans are familiar with the classic Yankee greats like Derek Jeter, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, and Yogi Berra. But, even more fascinating are some of the ...
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  • WGN on DirectTV

    Why Can't Cubs Fans Watch Scheduled Cubs Broadcasts on WGN?

    baseball
    September 11, 2018
    by Phil Miller
    How to find the correct WGN DirectTV channel to watch your favorite sport: Back in January, Cubs fans were told this about the WGN DirectTV channel to watch baseball:  "The ...
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  • The Downside of Baseball's Data Revolution

    baseball, demand for sports, economic analysis of baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, rules
    October 4, 2017
    by Skip Sauer
    Most revolutions have a downside (see October 1917).  So too with baseball.  The use of data analytics in baseball has changed the game in important ways -- where fielders are ...
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  • baseball, media, MLB, television
    October 11, 2016
    by Phil Miller
    From Craig Calcaterra at NBC Sports: The Dodgers first NLDS game was not a sellout. It was reported as 53,901 — a huge number of fans — but not a ...
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  • "Why Wrigley is Suddenly So Empty"

    baseball
    September 3, 2014
    by Phil Miller
    From the Wall Street Journal (HT Mark Stratton): On a Wednesday night in late July, the Chicago Cubs played the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field in front of an announced ...
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  • The Strike Zone as a Probability Density Function

    baseball, Uncategorized
    July 8, 2014
    by Phil Miller
    The strike zone in baseball is supposed to be the area above the plate and between the batter's armpits and knees.  Seems simple enough, but  John Palmer suggests that it ...
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  • BP Oil Spill Funds to Be Invested in Biloxi Ballpark

    baseball, economic development, sports and the economy, sports pork, stadium subsidies, stadiums
    October 25, 2013
    by Skip Sauer
    The WSJ reports that Governor Phil Bryant is allocating $15 million from Mississippi's share of BP oil spill damages to be invested in a minor league ballpark in Biloxi. The ...
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  • "Who Scores Games by Hand Anymore?"

    baseball, Uncategorized
    July 14, 2013
    by Phil Miller
    The NYTimes has an article about keeping score at baseball games. But today’s fans go to ballparks that feature upscale restaurants, play areas for children and other attractions besides the ...
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  • Baseball Arbitration Bats 1,000 For the Year

    arbitration, baseball, Major League Baseball
    February 18, 2013
    by Phil Miller
    For the first time ever this year, no baseball player went to arbitration.  From ESPN. Reliever Darren O'Day completed a $5.8 million, two-year contract with the Baltimore Orioleson Monday, becoming the 133rd and ...
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