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Mind Like a Steel Trap

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:54:00 +0000

A few weeks back, I was in Minneapolis for the wedding of my wife’s cousin, and at some point during the festivities, the wedding of the bride’s father came up in conversation. It took place on June 25, 1977, which also happens to be my wife’s birthday (the birthday girl was the flower girl for ...

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Subterranean Home Park Blues

Jay Jaffe — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:09:00 +0000

If all you watched was baseball pertaining to that Bronx team — and let’s face it, that describes a certain portion of this blog’s readership — you’d think that home run rates were off the charts this year given the major league-leading 1.81 homers per game that are being hit at Epic Fail Stadium. That’s ...

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The Museum of Small-Sample Split Oddities

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:52:00 +0000

Step right up and get your small-sample anomalies! That’s the subject of today’s BP/ESPN piece, which starts with a Yankee: We’re just past a third of the way through the season, and it’s no secret that the new Yankee Stadium has played as a hitter’s park thus far. After 29 games played in the Bronx, ...

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Young Guns, Old Clip

Jay Jaffe — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Last week’s WWZN Young Guns radio hit, discussing Russ Ortiz’s short-lived lead over namesake David in the 2009 home run rankings, the possibility of the Blue Jays remaining factors in the AL East, the sudden power outbursts of Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez, and other fun stuff. The segment was recorded via iPhone while I ...

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Fear and Loathing Atop the All-Time Home Run List, or Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:15:00 +0000

Our long national nightmare is finally over. On Tuesday night, Barry Bonds finally hit his 756th home run, topping Hank Aaron’s record, a record that stood for over 33 years as perhaps the most hallowed statistical accomplishment in the annals of sport. Surprisingly, the world didn’t end. I missed the home run. Or rather, to ...

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