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The Rotation: The worst baseball conversations

It's time to talk about just what the worst things to talk about in baseball are.

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WAR: Pros, Cons, and Alternatives

Do you think WAR is flawed? Are you tired of the same-old context-independent player contribution metrics? Do you want to support a local sabermetric business rather than evil giant corporations like FanGraphs and Baseball-Reference? Then try mhWAR!

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Match-Up of the Night: Indians @ Red Sox

Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona had a triumphant return to Boston yesterday as the Indians beat the Red Sox 12-3. This has the makings to be a great match-up and that's why it's the one I feel deserves the title of Match-Up of the Night.

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Young Pitchers Make Baseball Fun and Exciting

Pitchers who succeed at a young age are often the most exciting to watch, nothing is better then when 2 face off against one another in the game game.

The Rotation: The worst baseball conversations

It's time to talk about just what the worst things to talk about in baseball are.

11

WAR: Pros, Cons, and Alternatives

Do you think WAR is flawed? Are you tired of the same-old context-independent player contribution metrics? Do you want to support a local sabermetric business rather than evil giant corporations like FanGraphs and Baseball-Reference? Then try mhWAR!

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Match-Up of the Night: Indians @ Red Sox

Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona had a triumphant return to Boston yesterday as the Indians beat the Red Sox 12-3. This has the makings to be a great match-up and that's why it's the one I feel deserves the title of Match-Up of the Night.

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Taking a look at Kevin Gausman's first start

Breaking down Kevin Gausman's first start.

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Which Catchers Intimidate Runners the Most?

Which catchers' arms bring fear into the legs of runners and how big is the effect?

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SaberSphere 5/24: Arencibia, Kershaw, & the Draft

All the best saber links from around the web.

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BtBS Podcast #59: Gausface Killahs

The fellas discuss Kevin Gausman's debut, Mike Trout's cycle and more.

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Mike Trout and the "Super Cycle"

Looking at cycles and "super cycles" throughout MLB history.

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Appreciating the greatness of Clayton Kershaw

Taking a look at how Clayton Kershaw stacks up in history.

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What if Mariano Rivera did start?

The #StartMo movement has rallied many supporters in favor of Mariano Rivera starting the All-Star Game. If Rivera were to be shifted to the rotation, what could we expect?

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Adjusting Expected Wins For Quality of Opponent

Continuing on the "Opponent Adjusted" kick, we move on to expected wins.

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There Is No Cutter: A Kevin Gausman Arsenal

Sometimes a pitcher can throw a certain pitch that looks like another pitch and it can be a bit misleading when you're watching him do it. That is the case with Kevin Gausman and his slider.

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SaberSphere 5/23: Corbin, Gausman, Towers

Beyond the Box Score provides you with Thursday's best baseball links.

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SaberSphere 5/22: Bunting, Lineups & The Royals

This Wednesday's SaberSphere is packed with some original research from the BTBS Staff revolving around bunting and lineup styles. All this and some great articles about the Royals, Johnny Cueto and who's to blame for the Dodger's fumbling start.

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Much Ado About Bunting

What makes a player a good, or successful, bunter? Is it because they have good to great speed? Is it because there truly is a skill associated with laying down a good bunt?

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Lineup Styles, Part Two

While OBP and SLG correlate almost equally to scoring, we will dive in further, seeing if the individual hitters make any more of a difference.

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Is Patrick Corbin Arizona's New Ace?

Patrick Corbin is providing to be more than a stopgap for the arrival of Tyler Skaggs or Daniel Hudson's return from surgery and outperforming the rest of the staff in Arizona, let alone most of the MLB. What's leading to his newfound dominance and i

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SaberSphere 5/21: Burch Smith, Gausman, and More

Tuesday's SaberSphere goes from the majors, where we look at a Padres pitcher, Miguel Cabrera, and Ian Desmond to the AL East farm systems of the Blue Jays and Orioles.

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Can Burch Smith be a consistent starter long term?

After just two major starts, the jury is still out on Padres rookie Burch Smith.

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SaberSphere 5/20: Price, Gregg, & the BtBS Podcast

The Tampa Bay Rays lose David Price but continue rolling along, Kevin Gregg is a dominant closer again, and the BtBS Podcast is all new.

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