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Misconception - Metal Bats Killed the Art of Small Ball
Baseball traditionalists often talk about the good old days. When ballplayers could handle the bat,...
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Appreciating Michael Jordan's Summer in Spikes
One of the most improbable and fascinating sports stories of my lifetime, occurred in the summer of...
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Simulating Gerrit Cole's $324 Million Arm on the MaxBP
The New York Yankees have rocked the baseball world by signing former Houston Astros' ace Gerrit...
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Don't Reinvent the Wheel - Barry Bonds
From the time Barry Bonds was a young boy, hanging around the Candlestick Park Clubhouse with his...
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Say What? Driving Lessons with Dodgers' Legend Tommy Lasorda
Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda was known for his fiery personality, candid...
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Simulating the Velocity of Mets’ Legend Sidd Finch on a MaxBP
On April 1, 1985, Sports Illustrated featured an article in their magazine titled, “The Curious...
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Misconception - Hit 'em Where They Ain't
The game of baseball has provided its fans with an abundance of quotes, phrases and mottos over the...
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The Scariest Hitters of All-Time - Part 2
Yesterday, we introduced Major League Baseball's Scariest Hitters of All-Time with the honorable...
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The Scariest Hitters of All-Time - Part 1
The Major League Baseball season came to an end last night with the Nationals securing the first...
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How Nationals’ Phenom Juan Soto Adjusts in a Two-Strike Count
Amidst the madness that was Game 6 of the 2019 World Series last night, Fox broadcaster John Smoltz...
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2019 World Series, Game-by-Game Prediction - Houston vs. Washington
The 2019 Fall Classic will begin this evening in Houston, Texas, as the American League Champion...
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How to prepare for Anibal Sanchez’s Game One 'Stuff'
Anibal Sanchez has been a part of some big games in his 14-year MLB career. The 35-year old...
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Recreating Three Plays from the AL Wild Card Game with MaxBP
In a game featuring two of the lowest payrolls in Major League Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays stepped...
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Recreating Three Plays from the NL Wild Card Game with MaxBP
As the calendar flips to October, baseball fans everywhere can go about their day with a smile on...
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MLB Playoff Schedule and Predictions
October is upon us! That means the Major League Baseball Playoffs are back and more exciting than...
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Don't Reinvent the Wheel - Albert Pujols
One look at the back of Albert Pujols’ baseball card and any baseball enthusiast can agree - the...
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Stayin' Alive! The Art of Fouling Off Pitches - with Alex Cora
Often times in athletics, it’s the little things that make all the difference. This is notoriously...
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Yaz 2.0? Giants Rookie Homers in Fenway Debut
On Tuesday night, a Yastrzemski roamed the outfield at Fenway Park for the first time since October...
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Five Losers of the 2019 Trade Deadline
As I mentioned yesterday in my analysis of the "Five Winners of the 2019 Trade Deadline" it...
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Five Winners of the 2019 Trade Deadline
It often takes years to identify the winners and losers of a trade, and it's been one week. But,...
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Trade Deadline 2019 - 25 Trade Candidates to Make or Break October
As the clock winds down on the 2019 MLB Trade Deadline, general managers across the country are...
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The 2019 Hall of Fame of Class - Legends, Longevity and Popularity
A new group of ballplayers were enshrined into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. An...
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MaxBP featured on MLB Network with Sean Casey
Hear from former Major League hitter and MLB Network host Sean Casey (.302 career BA) on how visual...Stayin' Alive! The Art of Fouling Off Pitches - with Brandon Belt
It was one of those beautiful moments in baseball - when all you could do was laugh. The...
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The Epic 2019 HR Derby and How to Recreate it in Your Own Backyard
Best. Home Run Derby. Ever.
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