So the headline is slightly deceiving. You could actually point to a number of different stats that help explain why the Cubs have had such a great year: ERA (3.44), OBP (.320), and record in one-run games (33-21) to name a few. However, I think there’s one under-the-radar stat that better explains the Cubs offensive success better than any other. Plus you wouldn’t have read this post if the headline read “One of Many Stats That Explains the Cubs’ Success.”

Over the weekend, four great baseball players were officially inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Craig Biggio, and John Smoltz were all tremendous players and some of my favorites to watch growing up. However, rather than take time to commemorate each player and his contributions to baseball over the last quarter-century (Jonah Keri and Jerry Crasnick have already done that pretty well), I’d like to take a moment and celebrate the gift that the town of Cooperstown is to baseball fans everywhere.