The similarities between Pedro Martinez and Chris Sale are striking.
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Sports Illustrated
Of the 2,918 players that have reached 500 PA in their first three MLB seasons, Byron Buxton ranks fourth worst in AB/SO.
Read moreBuxton vs Trout: Minor league dominance before major league success
Should a player dominate the minor leagues before we're confident in his major league success?
Read moreUnderstanding Hit Probability: Five plays from the Cubs-Dodgers game
Making sense of Hit Probability using five examples from the Cubs-Dodgers game.
Read more"Hey look, there's an animal on the field!"
On Tuesday night, the Marlins-Braves game was delayed because a cat ran onto the field and scaled the left center wall. It's a great story and likely one that Tony LaRussa will treasure forever. As an uncle of six great nieces and nephews, I take great pride in developing an interest for baseball in each of them. One easy way to do that is to show them videos of animals running onto a baseball field. The Marlins cat now sits atop all other cat streakers. Here are my favorites for other animals.
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