We all have our own idea of what constitutes a good ERA, FIP, or xFIP, but it’s important to make sure that our benchmarks keep up with the times.
Ben and Sam discuss whether we should care about pitch counts in no-hitters, then talk about the gap between Joe Blanton’s actual and estimated ERA.
How can we tell whether a player’s performance improved because he did something different or because he had better luck?
Things people said that look less smart in retrospect (and probably didn’t sound that smart at the time).