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Baseball News Now
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
Who Is The Slowest Player of All Time?
A few days ago, I wondered who was the slowest player of all time. I was looking at Daniel Vogelbach's baseball-reference page, and I realized that in 4 years playing he had not stolen a base. He hadn't even attempted to steal. So I know that SB isn't the best measure of whether a player is fast, but Statcast/Fangraphs metrics didn't exist back before 2010. Therefore, there is no way to tell if a player was fast by foot/second back in the day. Since 2015, Albert Pujols has be
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Baseball News Now
- May 25, 2020
- 2 min
What fascinates me about Joey Gallo
Imagine this: World Series. Bottom of the ninth. Runners on first and second. Down by 3 runs. Mariano Rivera (or any other dominant closer) in the game for the other team. Who would you want up? For the White Sox it's Jose Abreu. For the Reds it's Joey Votto. For the Cubs it's Anthony Rizzo. But the Rangers? I would argue Joseph Gallo. You see, in this situation I would like a home run. And that is what Joey Gallo does best. Joey Gallo is the oddest player in the MLB to me, a
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Baseball News Now
- May 22, 2020
- 4 min
Ranking All 30 MLB Managers Based on Their Playing Careers
30. Mike Shildt, Cardinals Shildt never played in a minor league system. No other information could be obtained except he played college baseball at UNC Asheville. 29. Luis Rojas, Mets The newly introduced Mets manager who is related to baseball great Felipe Alou only played in 2 seasons in the GCL. He was an IF/OF during his time in the Expos system. 28. Derek Shelton, Pirates He only played in 2 seasons, reaching as high as A ball. In his playing career, he played catcher.
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Baseball News Now
- May 20, 2020
- 1 min
What is the Shift, And What's Next in Defensive Strategy After the Shift?
The shift is a modern day baseball "Moneyball" sort of concept. Essentially, a manager will move a fielder over to where the batter is more likely to hit it. There are 4 main types of shifts, each of which I have detailed below. Normal Defense Shift This is the basic form of defense, where a team will put every fielder in the "normal" position. There isn't much variety here, and this "shift" takes up about 90% of all at bats (rough estimate). Hulking Lefty Shift In baseball,
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Baseball News Now
- May 19, 2020
- 2 min
Explaining The Opener
The opener is the newest baseball strategy. Although there are some opener "spin-offs", nothing is quite like the opener. Basically, the opener is where you put a relief pitcher in the game to start for 1 or 2 innings, and then the starter comes in for the rest of the game. The thought process behind the opener is that a better pitcher can face better hitters so your starting pitcher doesn't have to. And while effective, teams haven't really adopted this strategy. As much as
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Baseball News Now
- May 18, 2020
- 1 min
RBI Baseball 20 Mobile Review: It's Not Good Until You've tried the Other Options
RBI Baseball 20 is a mobile and console game that runs on platforms such as Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS4, iPad, and iPhone. When I am looking for a baseball video game for my iPhone or iPad, I will mostly just find pay to win Ultimate Team games. But when I scroll down further, I see another game that isn't a pay to win Ultimate Team. It's RBI Baseball 20. Straight out of the box, RBI Baseball 20 features 3 game modes which are Play Now, Postseason, and Franchise. Play Now
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Baseball News Now
- May 17, 2020
- 1 min
An Introduction to the Stats I Use
When I write about baseball, I often use a wide variety of stats. But, some people might not know what these stats are. So below I'll make a list defining every stat that I might use. AVG: Batting Average measures how often you get on base by a hit OBP: On Base Percentage measures how often you get on base SLG: Slugging measures your power OPS: On base plus slugging measures a player's net worth batting RBI: Runs batted in shows how many runs that the player has hit or walked
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Baseball News Now
- May 16, 2020
- 1 min
My Plans For My Website Going Forward 2
When I started this website/blog, I thought that I would be appealing to a bigger crowd. I've soon discovered that I'm not. So in attempt to get my website popular, I am going to do something big for the website. If you are reading this (only 3-5 people will) then you probably have seen some of my other articles. And for that I thank you, but it's hard to write when I know that 3-5 people will see it. Again, back to my point. I need to get my website more popular for me to ha
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Baseball News Now
- May 13, 2020
- 1 min
Players Union and Owners Likely to Agree on New Plan to Bring Baseball Back
The Players Union and the Owners are likely to agree on a new plan to bring baseball back. Sources told Baseball News Now of the news yesterday. The plan would include: -82 game schedule -games played at home stadiums -no fans -salary reduction -DH in National League -start is July 4 weekend Once again, the Players Union is LIKELY to accept.
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