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2011

October, 2011

• 31 RE24/boLI

• 31 When does it become racially insensitive?

• 31 NFL simulations

• 31 Overcrowding the ballot splits the votes and no one wins

• 31 Top 50 Free Agents

• 31 Kristi Dosh now on ESPN

• 28 Colbert SuperPAC SHH

• 28 Was Cruz not deep enough in the 9th inning?

• 28 World Series 2011 Game Thread: Final Game

• 28 Last week in crazy golf rules

• 28 This week in sexism

• 28 How do heavy players age?

• 28 Hall of Fame prediction model

• 28 Make the sure out at first, or try for a play at home?

• 28 World Series 2011: Game 6 post-game

• 27 Aramis Ramirez

• 27 Batter-pitcher matchups

• 27 Baseball is about driving the first good pitch you see, not waiting to get into a hitter’s count

• 26 Where do pitchers pitch to Pujols?

• 26 Batman: Arkham City

• 26 Meaning in hot and cold zones?

• 26 Was Craig running in the 9th on the 3-2 count correct?

• 25 Hardball Times Annual 2012: ready for order!

• 25 Practice swings with same or lighter bat, not heavier bat

• 25 Double Walk to replace IBB

• 24 2011 WS discussion: Game 5

• 24 Why a 7-game series?

• 24 Intangible diamonds

• 24 Small sample sizitis

• 23 2011 WS discussion: Game 4

• 23 Passive-aggressive hitters

• 23 This week in smart NCAA rules

• 23 “Fangraphs is now even awesomer”

• 23 Batter-pitcher i[Apple] app

• 22 Managing the 2011 World Series: Game 3

• 22 A Warning from MGL!!

• 22 Jared Winely: I hate you for making me side with Mike Francessa

• 22 Bill James on NPR

• 21 Performance in tied games

• 20 Chance of scoring from any base/out

• 20 Manager moves in the 2011 WS: Game 2

• 20 INTROf/x

• 20 Economic structure to resolving a work stoppage

• 20 How do leadoff hitters approach the 1st and 9th innings of a tied game?

• 20 A player after my own heart!

• 19 Manager mistakes in the 2011 WS: Game 1

• 19 Want to win the World Series?  Don’t give up more runs than the league average

• 19 NHL +1

• 19 When to walk a Bondsian-Pujols

• 19 Team that’s losing plays better

• 19 Playoff home advantage, NL/AL

• 19 Kelly Johnson’s approach to hitting

• 18 Times through the order with the 9th inning removed…

• 18 What The Book has said about starting pitchers

• 18 Outcomes by fastball speed

• 18 Summarizing late inning starter and reliever performance…

• 18 Transferring files to new computer

• 18 Men-osyllabic Moneyball

• 18 Landing/crossing spot of uncaught pitches

• 18 Visualizing wOBA

• 17 Not all fielding opportunities are created the same

• 17 Starters and Relievers in the 9th Inning and Score Differential

• 16 GMAT Hacks

• 16 Freeman v Pena, via UZR

• 14 Performance by position of the Sun

• 14 Proper compensation for Epstein?

• 14 Banner Years, Reverse Banner Years: Batter Walks

• 14 Poz on playoff structures of various leagues

• 14 Chance of making playoffs, based on payroll

• 14 Levi Raines, Jr

• 14 Return on high school players drafted, by age

• 13 Subverting the Intentional walks

• 13 Sabre-office

• 13 Relieving in high-leverage and low-leverage situations

• 13 More interesting data for starters entering the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings…

• 13 When the media lies

• 13 Some interesting decisions in tonight’s DET/TEX game…

• 12 Eclectic mailbag

• 12 Remaining value of contracts

• 11 Starting Pitcher on a great day v Closer

• 11 Bloomberg Sports + Fox broadcast

• 11 Demon computer in baseball

• 11 Does it make any sense for a player to be “untouchable?”

• 10 Goodbye to you, WPA for starting pitchers

• 10 Fighters and fighting-advocates verbally fighting

• 10 When to replace a printer?

• 10 Auctioning dates… but not for charity

• 10 Tigers batting lineup

• 10 Fangraphs customizations

• 10 No A+ prospects?

• 10 How do starters perform by inning?

• 09 How not to do a study

• 09 This week in silly NCAA rules

• 09 How do pitchers do each time through the order?

• 09 How do great starting pitchers pitch the 4th time through the order?

• 09 Running out ground balls in the post season…

• 08 Poll:  I saw the ENTIRE Halladay/Carpenter duel and I thought:

• 08 Moneyscout

• 08 Worst managing ever?

• 07 Free agents and BMW’s

• 07 Simpsons’ Harry Shearer speaks!

• 07 Run Expectancy, Pitchers and Pinch Hitters

• 06 Hot hand free throws

• 06 When one smart guy is outsmarted by an even smarter guy

• 06 Why can’t Tampa support its team?

• 06 “Everybody Loves Joe Posnanski”

• 05 Defensive Indifference with a 2-run lead and only 1 out

• 05 Three-area strike zone

• 05 If you were poor, would you fake your birthdate?

• 05 “Why Baseball Info Solutions pitch location data is the best in the industry”

• 05 ESPN’s QB rating system or traditional Passer Rating?

• 05 Baby Tango

• 05 Amanda Knox

• 05 John Smoltz announcing the post-season

• 05 Rick Porcello and his “sinker”

• 05 If you want to see some fairly knowledgeable fans completely misunderstanding statistical theory…

• 04 Terrible managing?

• 04 PITCHf/x v BIS

• 04 Among the best players of their sport, are NBA players the most underpaid?

• 04 #bip

• 04 Oldest ace relievers

• 03 Umpire Ejection Data

• 03 Psst… wanna work at ESPN?

• 03 Phil v Warren Buffett: Phil on a TKO!

• 03 When does fighting occur?

• 03 Poll: how to credit a play against a pitcher when involving his fielders

• 02 Mike Schmidt speaks