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Anatomy of a Catch
With the advent of instant replay in all sports, what appears to be one thing to the naked eye may...
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Controversial Ruling
For decades now, DH v. no DH has been about as divisive to baseball fans as any hot-button issue...
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Short Days Shouldn’t Stop Long Toss
For any athlete looking to improve their game or simply retain their skillset between seasons,...
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September Call-Up
A few years ago while umpiring a men’s senior league game, it was pointed out to me that the home...
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Angel Eyes
Angel v. The Bots Critics of MLB umpire Angel Hernandez were all aflutter earlier this season after...
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Practice Makes Perfect
By the time the inaugural World Baseball Classic was played in 2006, Ichiro Suzuki was already an...
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Even The Best Fall Down
Ask Major League Baseball’s most ardent followers to name the greatest player of the past decade,...
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Mind Over Matter: Alex DiMuro's Life in Baseball
Satchel Paige, when asked about his age during his MLB debut at 42 years old, borrowed from Mark...
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Play for the Future
Last season, the MLB strikeout rate was 23.2%; nearly 1 in every 4 batters were striking out over...
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Coach Ross Previews the Home Run Derby
Quarter-finals No. 1 Kyle Schwarber (+330, Vegas Insider) vs. No. 8 Albert Pujols (+2200) ...
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Ted Williams' Three Rules to Hit By
When Ted Williams and author John Underwood completed “The Science of Hitting” in 1968, chances are...
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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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