Back To The Game
Writing about painful things is never fun. It can be useful catharsis, of course; but the last couple of years for the Texas Rangers didn’t feel like necessary dues-paying or “part of the process”…my…
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When Do You Blame The Coach?
A week ago, the Texas Rangers bullpen had been performing in a very iffy manner, and Sam Dyson was atrocious in the “closer” role. No one mentioned Brad Holman as the problem. The Rangers…
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Week Two: The Bullpen Strikes Out
OK, that’s a bad title. But I couldn’t get it out of my head. [NOTE: insert gratuitous pic of Kylie Minogue’s backside here. We need *something* to distract us from this mess…] Following Andrew…
Read more →September 7
You folks know me, by now. I’m the guy who keeps posting stats and trend lines of stats saying things like Derek Holland isn’t actually a very good pitcher anymore, Tony Barnette is, and…
Read more →Whither the Rangers in 2017? Insights on Hope and Despair Part One
Is it Darth Vader? Or is it all in your mind? Yes. I had three articles in the planning stages, and I decided to generally combine them into one. This one. But then I…
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More Trend Analysis: Pitcher xFIP
More trend lines! xFIP, or eXpected Fielding Independent Pitching, is intended to not only take team factors out of a pitcher’s performance (FIP), but also “normalize” home run outcomes by applying a constant to…
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Simple Trend Analysis Part One: The Offense
Who wants to do some trend line analysis? Don’t lie to me; no one wants to do trend line analysis. Unfortunately, I’ve already created the charts, so you get to look at them. Trend…
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Two Big Dominoes for the 2016 Rangers Season
(Note: This was originally written early Opening Day. Since it involves some fortune telling, I’ve left most of the piece intact, but there have been a few edits that may or may not have…
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