Today we’re continuing with our Q&A’s with fellow members of the SweetSpot Blog Network. We’ve got Joey Matschulat from the Rangers’ blog Baseball Time in Arlington here to answer a few Rangers questions. If you’re unaware, BBTiA is one of the better baseball blogs out there. I’ve been reading it for quite some time, even prior to joining the SweetSpot… Read more →
Quick update tonight: Earlier at 10:00 PM EST I was on the ‘Three Guys Talk About Baseball‘ podcast hosted by fellow SweetSpotters The Common Man, Bill (The Platoon Advantage) and Larry Granillo (Wezen Ball). I’d recommend listening to the entire podcast, but if you wanted to skip straight to the Giants portion, you’ll find it at around 25 minutes in…. Read more →
Giants Win: Defense, Starting Pitching, Relief Pitching, and Team Strikeout Rate Rangers Win: Team Walk Rate, Offense, and Baserunning The ‘batting runs’ stat is from the FanGraphs’ value page. They are park-adjusted, so I like them better than the straight wOBAs, which aren’t. I still scratch my head sometimes when I check out the defensive numbers for this year’s squad…. Read more →