For those of you not in line to buy an iPhone, I have a few notes: I watched the NBA Draft last night with a couple of friends, even though it was mostly an excuse to talk about the Hawks’ new logo and fantasy football. Oden and Durant are interesting players, but I have a […]
Month: June 2007
Solving the monster of interleague play and MLB competitive imbalance
I was planning on writing about something else today, but I ran across a great article by Studes at THT about interleague play. He concludes that if anyone should have a beef with the schedule makers this year, it’s the Braves, who faced four tough teams: the Red Sox twice, the Tigers, the Indians, and the […]
A day in Atlanta: June 23, 2007
After work on Friday, my wife and I headed south to Atlanta with a full day planned for Saturday. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express near Perimeter Mall and planned to use MARTA for all our transportation needs. We got up early Saturday morning so that we could reach the Georgia Aquarium when they […]
Braves shut out four times in five-loss week
Offense is overrated anyway, right? Pitching and defense win championships, don’t they? The Braves are learning that’s not really the case after giving up a respectable 12 runs to the Tigers this weekend but coming up short in each game. After a 9-4 win over Boston on Monday, the team dropped five in a row […]
Friday Notes: June 22, 2007
Another week, another set of notes: I’ll be heading off to Atlanta after work today, where my wife and I will be visiting the Georgia Aquarium and attending tomorrow’s Braves game. The pitching matchup is Justin Verlander against Kyle Davies, which should be fun for all the visiting fans unless Good Davies makes his triumphant […]
Win Probability: The suspense factor and other errata
The College World Series began last week with the usual set of great games and inspiring teams, but with a little wrinkle to the ESPN broadcast that should probably interest MLB fans: the inclusion of win probability to the bevy of stats used over the course of the broadcast. I’ve already blogged about it twice […]
Examining the Braves' clutch performance
One of the easiest ways to get a sabermetrician riled up is to tell him or her that so-and-so is the best hitter because he always gets it done in the clutch. People throw around the term “clutch hitter” for guys like David Ortiz and Derek Jeter, but the truth is, it’s awfully hard to […]
Interleague madness continues, Braves lose out
I’m ready for this week to be over. The Braves have faced a brutal interleague schedule that will conclude this week at home with the best team in baseball and the defending AL champs. Last week, the Braves traveled to face two strong AL Central teams in Minnesota and Cleveland, losing all three at the […]
Win Probability and ESPN: Part 2
I’m going to try and crank out two posts today: 1) First, a few more comments on ESPN’s introduction to win probability 2) Second, my weekly Braves update So, let’s get started. Win Probability and ESPN As I mentioned on Saturday night, I tuned in for the last inning of the Oregon State-Cal State Fullerton […]
ESPN picks up on Win Probability for College World Series
Yes, you read that correctly. The Worldwide Leader has added a nifty little dropdown from the top bar in its College World Series broadcasts this year. I caught the last inning or so of tonight’s game between Oregon State and Cal State-Fullerton, and it would show below the score for a few seconds every couple […]
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