Tag: baseball purist
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Follow the Money, or Maybe Not?
Based on our last post (MLB Competitive Balance Not So Much), we examined the success and failure rates of all major league clubs by creating what we term the Baseball Purist (BP) Success Rate. We wondered though if there is a correlation between our rudimentary metric and the amount spent by each club over time. …
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MLB Competitive Balance
We do not hear much in baseball about competitive balance. Maybe we should. The table at the bottom of this post shows the records of all 30 teams since 2000, which shows the success and failure rates of all MLB clubs. How though should we measure success? Do we base it on a team’s win…
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The Decline in World Series’ Television Ratings
One of the reasons that MLB decided the game needed fixing and rule changes was the decline in World Series ratings. As per Baseball Almanac (Baseball Almanac – World Series) ratings for the World Series have been in a somewhat steady decline (see table at the bottom of this article for the annual World Series…
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Playoffs for Everyone
President John F. Kennedy at Washington DC, Griffith Stadium to throw out first pitch 4/10/1961. Chicago White Sox vs Washington Senators.
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We Second, Third, Fourth, Etc. that Thought
This will be a short post, but we encourage you to check out this SI.com article written by Nolan Ruth who covers sports in Texas. By the way, who should know more about baseball than someone with the last name of Ruth! The Pitch Clock Will do More Harm for Baseball than Good This article…
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