For a lot of the talk-radio circuit, “clutch” ability dictates a player’s worth. These types of fans evaluate the athlete thusly: If he excels in the trying times, he clearly ranks among the game’s elite; if he crumbles when the going gets tough, then he belongs in the minors. This mindset, induced by confirmation bias […]
Day: July 27, 2015
Game Ninety-Eight Recap: Diamondbacks 3, Brewers 0
TOP PLAY (WPA) After All-Star outfielder A.J. Pollack set the table with a leadoff walk to start the fourth inning, Jake Lamb launched a bomb to straight-away center field that bounced off the top of the wall and back into play, plating Pollack to break the scoreless tie (+175 WPA). Future Cub Gerardo Parra bobbled the […]
Ryan Braun’s All-Star Appearance and Baseball’s Big Chill
It was refreshing to see four icons of baseball in the 1990s enter the Hall of Fame this weekend. Seven players have been inducted by the Baseball Writer’s Association of America over the past two years, as many as were voted in between 2008 and 2013. Especially after 2013, when players like Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Craig […]
Brewers Farm Update: Monday, July 27
Colorado Springs Sky Sox: (40-59), 21.5 GB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Col. Springs 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 Omaha 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 4 9 0 RHP Hiram Burgos: (L, 2-2) 6.0 IP, 6 H, […]