The BP Wayback Machine

The BP Wayback Machine: Snowbound Schedule

by Nate Silver 4/05

Revisiting Nate's attempt to quantify the trade-off in scheduling cold-weather games.

The BP Wayback Machine: Baseball’s Hilbert Problems

by Keith Woolner 3/30

How many of the last millenium's burning baseball questions remain unanswered over a decade down the road?

The BP Wayback Machine: Derek’s Guide to Becoming a Fan Favorite

by Derek Zumsteg 3/24

Our latest look back at the archives reveals that baseball's popularity contest is still conducted by the same rules.

The BP Wayback Machine: How Much Control Do Hurlers Have?

by Voros McCracken 3/17

Over a decade after their advent sent shockwaves through the sabermetric world, we gaze back to the dawn of defense-independent pitching statistics.

The BP Wayback Machine: The Doctor is…Gone

by Rany Jazayerli 3/10

Continuing our series of excerpts from the archives, we revisit the birth of the Three True Outcomes over a decade down the line.

The BP Wayback Machine: Wild Card: A Fairy Tale

by Nate Silver 3/01

What does a voice from BP's past have to say about the prospect of a second wild card?

The BP Wayback Machine: Randomness in Team Standings Predictions

by Keith Woolner 2/23

The calendar has advanced, but baseball's probabilistic nature ensures that calling team win totals hasn't gotten much easier.

The BP Wayback Machine: Why The “Earned” Run Needs To Go

by Michael Wolverton 2/15

It's the latest installment of our continuing turn-back-the-clock exercise, as we bring back past articles and arguments to remind you and us of what's changed, and what hasn't.

The BP Wayback Machine: Baseball’s Y2K1 Bugs

by Gary Huckabay 2/03

It's our new turn-back-the-clock exercise, as we bring back past articles and arguments as a way to remind you and us of what's changed, and what hasn't.