Following today's UEFA Champions League group stage draw, the most prominent European football/soccer competition is ready to kick off. And so is betting on the same. In this article, we will review all the groups and present them to you. Manchester City is the top contender for winning the trophy, and … Read More... about UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw Completed
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It’s Time to Look at the 2023 MLB Playoff Picture
The 2023 MLB season is nearing the mid-way point. It's around this time where it begins to be appropriate to talk playoffs. There are a couple of teams (Braves, Rays) with such commanding leads that it's hard to imagine them not in the postseason. Likewise, a few clubs (Royals, A's) are so far back they're practically already eliminated. Above is a glance at the MLB … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Look at the 2023 MLB Playoff Picture
The Best (and Worst) MLB Team in Each Pitching Category
ERA ERA is to pitchers what batting average is to hitters. It's a measure of their most important attribute. For pitchers, that's not allowing runs to score. ERA fails to take into account the process or the variance of pitching, however. It only spits out a final result. For this reason, ERA - just like batting average - is being phased out by new school baseball … [Read more...] about The Best (and Worst) MLB Team in Each Pitching Category
The Best (and Worst) MLB Team in Each Pitching Statistic
ERA ERA is to pitchers what batting average is to hitters. It's a measure of their most important attribute. For pitchers, that's not allowing runs to score. ERA fails to take into account the process or the variance of pitching, however. It only spits out a final result. For this reason, ERA - just like batting average - is being phased out by new school baseball … [Read more...] about The Best (and Worst) MLB Team in Each Pitching Statistic
The Best (and Worst) MLB Team in Each Offensive Statistic
Batting Average The classic. For decades, batting average was the main metric used to identify good hitters. It's simple, and it accurately tells the story of on-field results. New-age baseball thinkers have grown wary of using batting average, though. While it does tell a story of what happened on the field, the new approach to analyzing hitters is to take the results out … [Read more...] about The Best (and Worst) MLB Team in Each Offensive Statistic
MLB Playoff Picture – AL East, NL East, AL Central Tighten Up
The 2022 MLB season is over 80% completed. I'm very impatient and wrote my first MLB playoff picture piece way back on June 13, but this one is far more appropriate being that it's already September. The 162-game regular season grind is baseball's calling card but the postseason is what sports are all about. If you aren't thinking about postseason implications while … [Read more...] about MLB Playoff Picture – AL East, NL East, AL Central Tighten Up
Everything You Need to Know Before the 92nd MLB All-Star Game
The MLB All-Star Game is back for its 92nd edition - this time from Dodger Stadium in sunny SoCal. The National League are slight favorites (-116) over the American League (-102). The Most Intriguing All-Star Game Starting Pitching Matchup in Recent History American League starting pitcher Shane McClanahan is still on his rookie contract and making his 1st All-Star … [Read more...] about Everything You Need to Know Before the 92nd MLB All-Star Game
Impatient Previews – Looking Forward to the MLB Playoffs in Mid-June
60 games in and I've waited long enough. Can we finally start talking MLB playoffs now? Who's winning the divisions? Which teams look primed for a Wild Card berth? I’m actually displaying much more patience than I did in 2021 when I wrote my first MLB playoff picture piece on May 23. We're at least in mid-June. The 162-game regular season grind is baseball’s calling … [Read more...] about Impatient Previews – Looking Forward to the MLB Playoffs in Mid-June
Should We Expect These Hot Starts to Continue?
Sports trophy engraver. There's a cush job. Once the season ends you have a few names to etch in and that's it. Sure, there is a bit of a rush during the week that awards are announced but even that can be mitigated. See, if I was a trophy engraver I'd beat that rush by predicting who is going to win certain awards in advance. I'd engrave those ahead of time. I could … [Read more...] about Should We Expect These Hot Starts to Continue?