Game of Chance 20: Fielding Statistics
There have been many attempts over the years to quantify defense. Despite claims that current stats describe 60% of fielding, it’s my opinion that lit...
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Game of Chance is a weekly podcast about baseball stats, history, and culture which puts current events in a historical context and constantly questions what we think we know about the national pastime.
Game of Chance 19: Predictions
Spring is the time for guessing which players will have that long-awaited breakout season, which teams will surprise everyone and win a pennant, which...
Game of Chance 18: The Unbreakables (Part Two)
Is Ty Cobb’s .366 lifetime batting average really an unbreakable record? What about Barry Bonds’ 762 career home runs? Or Nolan Ryan’s 5714 strikeouts...
Game of Chance 17: The Unbreakables (Part One)
The breaking of records is often surrounded by controversy. We have a tendency to defend the past as somehow superior to the present. Which of basebal...
Game of Chance 16: Tough Guys
In 1972 Steve Blass suddenly lost the ability to control his pitches. Thirty years later, the same thing happened to Rick Ankiel. We expect profession...
Game of Chance 15: Why Baseball Has Statistics
Right from its beginnings in the 1800s, baseball has been accompanied by a barrage of numbers. Why are statistics so important to baseball? Why did th...
Game of Chance 14: Pitch Counts
In the past month two pitchers have been pulled from games while in the process of throwing a no-hitter. In general, pitchers today don’t throw as man...
Game of Chance 13: The Legend of Derek Jeter
Derek Jeter is often referred to as the second best shortstop ever. Is this accurate? Where does Jeter fit among the greats?
Game of Chance 12: Speed (Part One)
Speed is an exciting part of baseball, but how important is it for an offense to have fast players? Whitey Herzog had a lot of success with fast teams...
Game of Chance 11: Taking Stock: The 2010 Mets
Every year the Mets’ payroll is one of the highest in baseball and their results are mediocre. What’s going on? What are the problems and what do Mets...