A rising home run rate, a falling Gini coefficient.
What would Coors be like at other altitudes? What does the Bambino have on Statcast, and Taylor Motter in 2-D.
There’s not much to be gained by ranking across generations.
Spring training has become far more professional and predictable since its earliest days.
Dr. Chris Yeager: I finished my Ph.D. at Southern Miss and my study was on the biomechanics of the baseball swing–specifically the effect of the stride and weight shift in the swing. Based on that and my research is where I draw my philosophy and conclusions on how force is produced in the baseball swing.
I can think of only one good thing about Ken Griffey Jr.’s injury: it’s a legend in the making, right up there with the Curse of the Bambino, and it reinforces why baseball is the greatest game on earth.