VORG favorite Jayson Stark tweeted the following recently: This #RedSox-#Yankees series isn’t just epic. It’s historic. According to @EliasSports it’s the first time two teams with this good a win pct have met this late in a season since 9/2/54! That was #Yankees-#Indians. Wow — Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) June 29, 2018 … which got me … Read moreLargest Difference Between 2nd and 3rd Place Teams in a Season
Monday night marks the beginning of Passover, the celebration of the Israelites’ freedom from slavery in Egypt. That means its time for another Sabbathmetrics post, in which we look at whether certain Jewish players performed better or worse on the Sabbath. Our focus today is on catcher Bob Melvin. He currently serves as the manager … Read moreBob Melvin and “Sabbathmetrics”
The Oakland A’s play in a stadium that CAN hold 50,000 fans, but over the past few years, management has decided to “cover” approximately 19,000 seats in the outfield so the facility doesn’t look so empty when an average 20,000 show up. Their current seating capacity is the lowest in the Majors. Now that the … Read moreA’s Will Pack their (small) House for Game 3