Game 162 of 162 is this afternoon in the Boogie Down and damn time goes fast! We’ll circle back on the season in general and talk playoffs a little more later in the week, but for now, let’s make a few notes: I shouldn’t need to write this, but to be clear: I don’t want … Continue reading To Be Clear, part 246:
Month: September 2024
Aaron Boone, the 2024 AL Manager of the Year
Manager of the Year choices seem so random, it’s hard to understand what the criteria is. Joe Girardi, as one example, won the Manager of the Year award in a season in which he made his team demonstrably worse than the previous season. That said, I’m a big fan of overachievement. One of the odder … Continue reading Aaron Boone, the 2024 AL Manager of the Year
You Do Not Have a Holmes Problem
I am by no means an expert, as there are exponentially more things about baseball that I do not know than I do know. That said, I’ve always had a pretty good grasp on the fact that randomness (luck? fortune? Choose your own term…) has a very big impact on the outcome of baseball games. … Continue reading You Do Not Have a Holmes Problem



