It seems that lately every night has some pitcher flirting with a no-hitter. After the Angels pitching staff managed to do it a...
Archive - July 2019
Alliterative Initials (or, A Day in the Life of Jamie Johnson)
“Psychologists call it, ‘implicit ego,'” I say as I saunter up to you at the next EFL manager’s meeting...
While we wait for Jamie to swallow the bitter pill…
BP got its stats up bright and early this morning. Does this mean an update from Jamie is imminent? Probably — he’s...
Walking Winners
Question: If you had to pick one stat to determine whether or not an MLB team is having a successful season, which stat would you...
Riding the Merri-go-Round
Once again BP didn’t upload stats until the afternoon – sorry for the delay! Yesterday I encouraged us all to look...
Rarities
I watch a lot of baseball, read a lot of boxscores, and spend a lot (too much?) time thinking about baseball. As such, I see a...
False Narratives and .500
This morning I read an interesting inane conversation on Twitter, based on this question: If the Braves 57-37, does that mean...
The Name Game (A Post without Stats)
This was the post I had cued up to send with the update, but the stats have not updated. Here’s the post, anyway…I...
Your Second Half “Half-Court Shot”
This past week during the All Star game, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred was interviewed. Among other things (denial of ever...
Hope for the Cheese
Cheese fans knew that this would be a tough year, a rebuilding year. Their team continues to suffer from the effects of the...