A Post-All Star Look at the Tribe
Cleveland’s front office talks quite a bit about contention. Ask most Indians fans what contention means to them and they’ll likely talk about playing baseball into October. Ask the Indians front office and you’ll likely get a discussion of the…
Stupid Moneyball Arguments
Earl Weaver once posited a theory regarding baseball success: the best teams will lose 60 games, the worst teams will win 60 games – it’s what you do with the other 42 games that matter. Never before in the history…
Lambert right man for Villa
To borrow a phrase from the club, Aston Villa stand ready to embark on a vibrant new era and Paul Lambert is the right man for the job. For some, Lambert may feel like second or third choice. After a…
Aston Villa: The Post-Mortem
The numbers paint a pretty dismal picture: 38 points from 38 games – lowest point total in 42 years One point worse than the total accumulated by relegated Birmingham City last season Four wins in 18 home games – worst…
Talking baseball with Tableau
Spent some thinking about the Indians chances this season and decided to put together a data visualization to try and explain how the AL Central might finish this year. The viz uses data from Fangraphs – primarily the 2011 WAR…