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…
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…
Read more →The Fantasy Value of Rangers Players (Movie Quotes Edition)
Baseball season is upon us. Fantasy baseball season is also upon us. Some of you love the fantasy, some of you think it is for nerds, some of you think I might as well…
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