Going from 10 games below .500 to 10 games above
The teams who have accomplished improving from 10 under to 10 over. And which teams did the reverse. (Hint: the Cubs are the best at tanking)
Fun with baseball stats
Rookies with 20/20 seasons
Who’s the rookie with the fastest 20/20? Mike Trout tops the list at just 88 games! But keep an eye on Corbin Carroll – he’s breaking records with only 94 games.
Worst player in baseball every year
How would you figure out who is the worst player in baseball for every year? Looking at the lowest WAR is a good method.
Win 13 games in a row, then lose 12 games in a row
A 13-game winning streak sounds great! But what if you followed that up with a 12-game losing streak? It has happened.
Carlton Fisk stolen base threat at 37 years old
Did Tony LaRussa encourage Carlton Fisk to steal more bases in 1985?
Cubs Hall of Fame analysis by decade
According to the Cubs HOF, the greatest Cub since 1998 is Greg Maddux (even though in his three years of 2004-2006, he was 38-37 with 4.27 ERA).
Why Anthony Rizzo has a chance to be this generation’s Mr. Cub
The main reason why Rizzo could become Mr. Cub of the 2010s/2020s: He has the best shot to join the elite #5 spot on Cubs all-time home run list. All-time Cubs Home Run list (before 2021 season) Sammy Sosa 545 Ernie Banks 512 Billy Williams 392 Ron Santo 337 Ryne Sandberg 282 Aramis Ramirez 239 …
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The players who won 5+ World Series (that are not Yankees)
Who is Eddie Collins, Jack Barry, Stuffy McInnis, and Dal Maxvill?
Hank Aaron the base stealer, defensive player, and contact hitter
We all know Hank Aaron as the home run hitter. But he was also great at defense, stealing bases, and contact hitting. Defense Three years in a row he won the Gold Glove for outfield: 1958, 1959, and 1960. For the rest of the 60s Aaron got pushed out of the award by Roberto Clemente …
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All-time shortstop & first base Gold Glove teammates
The shortstop-to-first defensive combo is a great pair to have on the infield. This year both the National League and American League have teammate pairs to win the Gold Glove. The Chicago Cubs Javier Baez finally gets a well-deserved Gold Glove, matching up with his teammate at first, Anthony Rizzo who got his 4th defensive …
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Use a championship year to price an eBay baseball item around $19 to $20
When was the last year your favorite baseball team won a championship? If you ever sell something on eBay featuring your team, maybe you can make the price to mimic the year of that championship. Have a Cubs item? Sell it for $20.16, that’s a fun price! Or if you are a Cardinals fan, set …
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Will these two career stats get Kerry Wood into the Hall of Fame?
Kerry Wood is on the 2018 Hall of Fame Ballot for the first time. Kerry had such great potential with his amazing rookie year, notching 20 strikeouts in his fifth start. A future Hall of Famer? Then the injuries struck. He missed his entire sophomore year with Tommie John surgery. During his career Wood was …
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The average MLB team has to wait 25 years for a World Series championship
The Cleveland Indians have gone 69 years without a championship. The Dodgers last championship was in 1988, 29 years ago. When the Astros won this year, it broke a 55-year draught. All these teams with such long championship draughts. Is this normal? I’d say so. There are 30 teams in Major League Baseball, and only …
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2nd most exciting World Series game ever: WS 2017 game 5
The second most-exciting World Series game happened last night with the Astros defeating the Dodgers 13-12. The game talled a 1.322 WPA. WPA is Wins Probability Added. A stat that scores how dramatic each play is. A game-changing home run will have a high WPA rating. The most-exciting World Series game ever is the 2011 …
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The quietest Cubs offense ever in the postseason
[update: These stats were previously through game 3 of the 2017 NLCS. They are now updated to include the final stats from all five games] The 2017 Cubs had an incredibly hard time this postseason. But is this their worst ever? Since 1906 the Cubs have played in 25 postseason series. Their .156 batting average …
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