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Like It or Not, Baseball’s Instant-Knockout Game Seems Here to Stay – New York Times

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

The next one comes Wednesday night in Phoenix, with the Arizona Diamondbacks playing host to the Colorado Rockies. Maybe the starters, Arizona’s Zack Greinke and Colorado’s Jon Gray, can stick around longer than Severino and the Twins’ Ervin Santana, who made a dubious sort of history: Never before had the starters in a winner-take-all game both been gone by the third inning. That is knockout baseball, though, the kind of…

Las Vegas, Gerrymandering, Baseball: Your Wednesday Briefing – New York Times

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

We also profile the gunman’s father, a bank robber and jail-breaker who spent years on the F.B.I.’s most-wanted list. Advertisement Continue reading the main story President Trump, who is visiting Las Vegas today, said, “We will be talking about gun laws as time goes by,” but the shooting appears to have done little to change the gun debate in Washington. • “We need more water. We need more food.” That’s…

Like It or Not, Baseball’s Instant-Knockout Game Seems Here to Stay – New York Times

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

The next one comes Wednesday night in Phoenix, with the Arizona Diamondbacks playing host to the Colorado Rockies. Maybe the starters, Arizona’s Zack Greinke and Colorado’s Jon Gray, can stick around longer than Severino and the Twins’ Ervin Santana, who made a dubious sort of history: Never before had the starters in a winner-take-all game both been gone by the third inning. That is knockout baseball, though, the kind of…

The Downside of Baseball’s Data Revolution—Long Games, Less … – Wall Street Journal

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

The owners of America’s baseball teams, gathered at a Houston hotel last year, were discussing once again how their games had become so plodding. This time, however, the explanation was different. Two Major League Baseball officials and a statistician told the group that the sport was being brought to a standstill by the very phenomenon that has revolutionized it in recent years—the embrace of data analytics to drive strategy. Baseball…

As Baseball Playoffs Begin, a Question Looms: Are There Enough Red Towels? – New York Times

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

One way, new for this postseason, is placing GPS units in every truck. That allows a shipment to be tracked down to the second it is delivered, but also deters any shenanigans from sinking BDA, and the team, as they nearly did in the 1992 N.B.A. finals between the Chicago Bulls and the Portland Trail Blazers. Light-up buttons, the scheduled Game 4 promotion in Portland, were coming from a supplier…

Why the Yankees and Red Sox are ready to rule baseball again … – New York Post

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

In the normal course of human events, it has been easy these past few years to forget that while we look at the Yankees and October as interchangeable, as one and the same, they haven’t always been that way. Your father’s Yankees once endured a stretch of 14 seasons without playing even one postseason inning, 1981-1995, a time when the prevailing thought was that dynasties were dead. George Steinbrenner got…

This ESPN baseball graphic is accidentally perfect – SB Nation

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

We’ve seen television graphics get farted out before, which is always fun to see, but that might be the second best graphic flub now that we have giant baseball heads. After ESPN showed Byron Buxton making an incredible catch that ended up with him slamming back on the wall, the cameras then showed Ervin Santana celebrating. Santana’s head was perfectly in the middle of the screen when ESPN threw out…

Brian Costa and – Wall Street Journal

Tuesday, October 03, 2017

The owners of America’s baseball teams, gathered at a Houston hotel last year, were discussing once again how their games had become so plodding. This time, however, the explanation was different. Two Major League Baseball officials and a statistician told the group that the sport was being brought to a standstill by the very phenomenon that has revolutionized it in recent years—the embrace of data analytics to drive strategy. Baseball…

Why the Yankees and Red Sox are ready to rule baseball again – New York Post

Tuesday, October 03, 2017

In the normal course of human events, it has been easy these past few years to forget that while we look at the Yankees and October as interchangeable, as one and the same, they haven’t always been that way. Your father’s Yankees once endured a stretch of 14 seasons without playing even one postseason inning, 1981-1995, a time when the prevailing thought was that dynasties were dead. George Steinbrenner got…

1400 Baby Chicks and the Integration of Professional Baseball – Atlas Obscura

Tuesday, October 03, 2017

Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe after a victory for their major league team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, in 1949. Bettmann/ Getty Images During the Nashua Dodgers’ 1946 season, a local chicken farmer offered 100 baby chicks for every home run hit. That season, a newcomer to the team, catcher Roy Campanella, hit 14. Campanella sent all 1,400 chicks to his father, who used them to start a poultry farm just outside…

As Baseball Playoffs Near, a Question Looms: Are There Enough Red Towels? – New York Times

Tuesday, October 03, 2017

One way, new for this postseason, is placing GPS units in every truck. That allows a shipment to be tracked down to the second it is delivered, but also deters any shenanigans from sinking BDA, and the team, as they nearly did in the 1992 N.B.A. finals between the Chicago Bulls and the Portland Trail Blazers. Light-up buttons, the scheduled Game 4 promotion in Portland, were coming from a supplier…

Film News Roundup: Columbus Short Developing Biopic on … – Variety

Tuesday, October 03, 2017

In today’s film news roundup, Columbus Short is developing a film based on the life of major league baseball player Dock Ellis, Patricia Arquette gets her first feature directing gig, and “The Deuce” star Emily Meade joins “Trial by Fire.” PROJECT DEVELOPMENT Columbus Short and Artistry Films are developing a film based on the life of the late major league baseball player Dock Ellis, Variety has learned exclusively. The project,…

The Error in Baseball and the Moral Dimension to American Life – The New Yorker

Tuesday, October 03, 2017

To enter the world of baseball’s official rulings on the error is to place yourself at the center of sprawling garden labyrinth; it can take days to think your way out. Section 9.12 of Major League Baseball’s Official Baseball Rules begins simply enough: (1) The official scorer shall charge an error against any fielder:(a) whose misplay (fumble, muff or wild throw) prolongs the time at bat of a batter, prolongs…

John Jaso might retire from baseball to go live on a sailboat – Yahoo Sports

Monday, October 02, 2017

After his final game of the season on Sunday, Pittsburgh Pirates utility man John Jaso said that the Pirates 11-8 win over the Washington Nationals might have been his final game ever. In the clubhouse after the game was over, Jaso told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (and the rest of the assembled press) that he was leaning toward retirement. “Honestly, this is probably it for me, as far as baseball goes,”…

An ode to the 2017 Major League Baseball season: Year of the homers and juggernauts – CBSSports.com

Monday, October 02, 2017

The 2017 Major League Baseball regular season concluded on Sunday. Unfortunately, no races went down to the wire and instead we were caught watching individual milestones on the last day.  Still, plenty happened this season between Brett Gardner digging in against Chris Archer back on Sunday, April 2 and the final out on Sunday.  By no means is this an all-inclusive look, because far too much happens over the course…

Baseball notes: Terry Collins resigns as manager of Mets – Los Angeles Times

Monday, October 02, 2017

New York Mets manager Terry Collins resigned Sunday after seven seasons and said he will take a position in the team’s front office. “It’s been a blast, but it’s time,” the 68-year-old Collins said. Collins announced he was stepping down after the Mets lost to Philadelphia 11-0, finishing a 70-92 season that began with great expectations but was quickly derailed by injuries. “It’s one of those years you want to…

Does Japanese Baseball Have The Answer For MLB’s Dangerous … – Forbes

Monday, October 02, 2017

When a young girl was injured by a foul ball at Yankee Stadium last week, a cry went up across the baseball world for increased protection for fans from batted balls. In the search for an answer, perhaps Major League Baseball can look to Japan, where the danger of foul balls has been monetized. The good news is that the girl who was hit by a foul ball crushed by…

How this group of Royals brought baseball back to Kansas City – Kansas City Star (blog)

Monday, October 02, 2017

In 2010 I started covering the Kansas City Royals and back then if you said you saw a light at the end of the tunnel, longtime Royals fans would assure it was an oncoming train. The Royals hadn’t had a winning season since 2003 and hadn’t been to the playoffs since the discovery of fire. But early on in my baseball writing career, I got to sit down and have…

Does Japanese Baseball Have The Answer For MLB’s Dangerous Foul Ball Problem? – Forbes

Sunday, October 01, 2017

When a young girl was injured by a foul ball at Yankee Stadium last week, a cry went up across the baseball world for increased protection for fans from batted balls. In the search for an answer, perhaps Major League Baseball can look to Japan, where the danger of foul balls has been monetized. The good news is that the girl who was hit by a foul ball crushed by…

Does Japanese Baseball Have The Answer For MLB’s Dangerous Foul Ball Problem? – Forbes

Sunday, October 01, 2017

When a young girl was injured by a foul ball at Yankee Stadium last week, a cry went up across the baseball world for increased protection for fans from batted balls. In the search for an answer, perhaps Major League Baseball can look to Japan, where the danger of foul balls has been monetized. The good news is that the girl who was hit by a foul ball crushed by…