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By The Numbers: Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?

As a Yankee fan for over 70 years, I thought I knew a lot about Joe DiMaggio, but researching the book opened my eyes to a number of amazing stats and anecdotes.

2012/06/04

By The Numbers: The Economics Of Baseball

Baseball is growing to a stage where it is beginning to devour itself. Many teams are larger than many major corporations and most are family dominated partnerships. The prices of tickets are not going to come down anytime soon. What to do?

2012/05/21

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By The Numbers: Collusion – A Look Back

Collusion, in the words of Fay Vincent, was “the most egregious breaking of trust in baseball history… it destroyed any chance of civility on the part of the players.”

2012/05/09

Umpire Bob Davidson argues with Cole Hamels #35 of the Philadelphia Phillies as Placido Polanco #27 holds him back during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on April 20, 2012 in San Diego, California. Hamels was charged with a balk. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

By The Numbers: Understanding The Balk

The balk is one of the most confusing, poorly understood, and obscure aspects in baseball.

2012/05/03

Evan Longoria #3 of the Tampa Bay Rays rounds the bases after his game-winning walk off home run in the twelfth inning against the New York Yankees during the game at Tropicana Field on September 28, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)

By The Numbers: The Last Wild Card Race

Major League Baseball is trying to return the importance of winning the division, but by creating a two-team cushion, not only has the division race been stripped of its excitement, but winning the wild card race no longer holds any importance.

2012/04/26

Starting pitcher Cole Hamels #35 of the Philadelphia Phillies delivers a pitch during the home opener against the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park on April 9, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

By The Numbers: The Myth Of The Contract Year Phenomenon

Is the contract year phenomenon really was what it claims to be, and not a collection of outliers that linked together to make a good story?

2012/04/18

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By The Numbers: Mixing Apples And Oranges – Michael Jordan Visits The Sandlot

At the prime of his career and coming of a championship season, legend Michael Jordan retired from the game of basketball to pursue his baseball dreams.

2012/04/10

Daisuke Matsuzaka #18 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after a rough inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park April 9, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

By The Numbers: Worth The Money? An Analysis Of Dice-K … Then And Now

Daisuke “Dice-K” Matsuzaka achieved varied success in his five years with the Boston Red Sox, but was the $51,111,111.11 paid for the rights to negotiate with the Japanese star worth the money?

2012/03/29

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By The Numbers: Albert Pujols Is Worth His Astronomical Contract

Throughout this offseason, baseball has seen some dramatic moves and major free agents signing large contracts with new teams, such as Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder. And that begs the question: Is Pujols really worth all the money he got from the Angels?

2012/03/19

By The Numbers: The Greatest Right-Handed Starting Pitcher In Baseball History?

For this installment of By The Numbers, I decided to examine a half-dozen of the greatest right-hander starting pitchers in the history of the game to determine the greatest right-handed hurler ever.

WFAN–2012/03/07

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By The Numbers: Tony Gwynn And Smokeless Tobacco In Baseball

For Tony Gwynn, his repeated use of chewing tobacco during his twenty year career has caused his recent struggles with mouth cancer.

WFAN–2012/03/01

Tim Hudson #15 of the Atlanta Braves. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

By The Numbers: A Pitcher’s MVS (Most Valuable Stat)

What makes a pitcher great? How are pitchers valued in MLB? While consistency is important, what single statistic can explain how teams value a pitcher?

2012/02/23

By The Numbers: Taking A Swing At ‘Moneyball’

Billy Beane’s transactions don’t quite seem to have the statistical impact one would expect.

WFAN–2012/02/15

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By The Numbers: Mariners Search For Winning Season

For all of those M’s fans out there, this trade with the Yankees really seems like a gamble to boost our wins.

WFAN–2012/02/08

Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds swings at the pitch during a MLB game in the 1985 season. (credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

By The Numbers: Should Baseball Be Willing To Forgive?

In the cases of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and Pete Rose, each of their well regretted decisions caused an ended career and ban from the Baseball Hall of Fame indefinitely. The question I have chosen to propose is: “Should this ban be indefinite?”

2012/01/26

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