By Austin Tymins and Nick Holmes Whether itâs partying at exclusive nightclubs before Sunday morning games, or fielding the advances of attractive celebrities, professional athletes typically deal with much larger distractions...
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By Jason Light Aroldis Chapman has brought a lot of attention toward the Yankee bullpen, with descriptors like âdominantâ and a âthree-headed monsterâ being thrown around. But as good as Chapman and the other two stars of...
The following post is just part of a larger project on predicting pitcher injuries. Read the full paper here:Â Predicting Pitcher Injuries By Kurt Bullard, Jake Meagher, and Declan Garvey Over the past five years, over 23...
By Will Ezekowitz If youâve been following the MLB Playoffsâor maybe even if you havenâtâyou will know that Daniel Murphy has been hitting some home runs lately. In fact, he has hit a home run in five games in a row...
By Adam Gilfix The phrase “pitching [and defense] wins championships” is tossed around a lot, especially in the MLB around this time of year. Â Clearly, some teams (read: Blue Jays, Royals, and Rangers) took that to...
By Adam Gilfix @AdamGilfix JIM MCISAAC/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA The New York Yankees have seen a 5.5-game lead over the Toronto Blue Jays collapse to 0.5 games from one Tuesday to the next by dropping five of six.  This...
By Brendan Kent A while back, I wrote a piece on travel distance in Major League Soccer. It got me thinking about which aspects of travel affect a teamâs performance. It would seem that as a trip progresses, travel might take...
By Adam Gilfix Since tonight and tomorrow night are the only two of the entire MLB season with no games or All-Star festivities, it is a perfect day to recap the first “half” of 2015. Â As you hopefully noticed by...
By Adam Gilfix This post is just a short and sweet follow-up to this article regarding Red Sox players Alejandro De Aza, Mookie Betts, and Brock Holt becoming just the 11th trio of teammates to each double and triple in an MLB...
By Adam Gilfix There has been a ton of buzz surrounding the Chicago White Sox lefty sensation Chris “The Condor” Sale recently, and for good reason too.  Last night he tossed eight 2-hit, 0-walk shutout innings...