OT – Catch-All Pop Culture Extravaganza (August 2019) The Eilish home sits on a leafy block in L.A.’s Highland Park, a gentrifying neighborhood where discount party suppliers and muffler shops sit alongside cafes and fancy pet stores. The two-bedroom bungalow is cramped and homey, with overflowing bookshelves and, currently, five occupants: Eilish’s mom; Eilish’s dad;…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 8-1-2019 Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, August 1, 1919:Carl Mays, the Boston pitcher, who was traded [July 30] by the Boston Americans to the New York Yankees, has been suspended indefinitely by B.B. Johnson, president of the American League. The suspension is the result of the result of the desertion of…
DetailsMoonshot: This Trade Deadline Was the Busiest in More Than a Decade The post Moonshot: This Trade Deadline Was the Busiest in More Than a Decade appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/52082/moonshot-this-trade-deadline-was-the-busiest-in-more-than-a-decade/
DetailsLet It Eat: The August 2019 Panic Index The post Let It Eat: The August 2019 Panic Index appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/52087/let-it-eat-the-august-2019-panic-index/
DetailsGuarding the Lines: Conforto and Schwarber The post Guarding the Lines: Conforto and Schwarber appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/52092/guarding-the-lines-conforto-and-schwarber/
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Statcast Launch Angle: A Statistical Accuracy Assessment Several weeks ago, we looked at the accuracy of Statcast launch speed (a/k/a “exit velocity”) measurements, and some of the stadium effects that might be confounding those measurements. Today we’ll move on to launch angle. Methods The modeling approach for launch angle is substantially the same as for…
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The Best Thing in Baseball This Week: Extended Netting Let’s Freaking Go Nets. @JeffMcNeil805 pic.twitter.com/ZhQiFwD0q7 — New York Mets (@Mets) August 1, 2019 You’re going to see a lot of people say that this play wouldn’t be possible without the extended netting at Guaranteed Rate Field, which is both true and not. Certainly what Jeff…
DetailsNotes From the Field: August 2, 2019 The post Notes From the Field: August 2, 2019 appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/52088/notes-from-the-field-august-2-2019/
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DetailsThe Call-Up: Trent Grisham The post The Call-Up: Trent Grisham appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/52107/the-call-up-trent-grisham/
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