I was first introduced to the concepts behind sabermetrics in 1984. I was in first grade. My mother was taking classes to become a library technician at the local community college and a research project drew her, and me in tow, to the school library. On a bottom shelf I remember seeing an oversized book…
In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s 1841 essay “Self-Reliance” he wrote: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” It’s often presented without the phrase after the comma, which is okay. Sometimes people drop the word foolish, which is not okay. Let’s stick with the shortened “a foolish…
Do you remember “Operation Shutdown”? In 2001, Derek Bell hit .173 and battled injuries as an outfielder for the Pirates. Despite this, Bell believed he was entitled to regular playing time for a bad, bad Pittsburgh team heading into 2002. General manager Dave Littlefield didn’t agree, oddly enough, noting that the Pirates had some promising…
Last week, the BP Prospect Team worked long and hard to bring you the excellent Midseason Top 50 Prospect List. This week we’re doing something similar, and yet wholly dissimilar: ranking the top 50 prospect busts of the draft era, for your amusement. As we begin, hand in hand, through this journey of disappointment, please…
The Language of Peace By: Nathan Bishop I met a man earlier this year. Let’s call him Greg. The past decade of Greg’s life had seen a series of spiraling traumas. His home was foreclosed on during the housing crisis of the past decade. The stress and despair of the incident led to divorce, which…
Traducido por Carlos Saiz Domínquez En su ensayo de 1841 titulado “Autosuficiencia”, Ralph Waldo Emerson escribió: “Una consistencia tonta es el duende de las mentes pequeñas, adorado por pequeños estadistas y filósofos y teólogos”. A menudo se presenta sin la frase después de la coma, lo cual está bien. A veces la gente deja caer…