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Beautiful colorization attempt for Willie Mays' catch - h/t reddit

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Beautiful colorization attempt for Willie Mays' catch - h/t reddit

"It will come as a shock to no one to learn that Barry Bonds not only holds four of the top 10...

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"It will come as a shock to no one to learn that Barry Bonds not only holds four of the top 10 seasons all time in terms of the fewest outs generated per plate appearance, but actually holds the top four spots all by his lonesome. In 2004, Bonds posted an all-time great OBP of .609 and only grounded into five double plays all year, leading to another all-time number–fewest outs generated per plate appearance. The next five spots after Bonds are peppered with the great Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle. Even with double-digit GDPs in 1954 and 1957, Williams still managed to avoid outs at a fantastic rate. Rounding out the top 10 is Mark McGwire during his 2000 season, where he posted a .483 OBP and only grounded into five double plays." via www.fangraphs.com

"The Hall of Very Good is an ebook meant to celebrate the careers of those who are not celebrated....

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"The Hall of Very Good is an ebook meant to celebrate the careers of those who are not celebrated. It's not a book meant to reopen arguments about who does and does not deserve Hall of Fame enshrinement; rather, it's meant to remember those who, failing entrance into Cooperstown, will unfairly be lost to history. It's for the players we grew up rooting for, the ones whose best years led to flags and memories that will fly together forever. Players like Bret Saberhagen, Will Clark, Dwight Evans, Tim Salmon, Wilbur Wood, Orel Hershiser, and literally hundreds of others." This is literally among the neatest things I've ever seen attempted, and when you see the author list..well..."greatest baseball writers alive" comes to mind. But it needs your support to make it happen. The unique nature of the idea is coming out of a kickstarter project -- where you can help to make the idea into a reality. The goal is $3000, and your pledges are needed. Check it out and give your support today! "Hall of Very Good" by Sky Kalkman, Marc Normandin, and many extraordinary others

"But, good luck convincing THT's Harry Pavlidis or Lucas Apostoleris to tag three and a half...

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"But, good luck convincing THT's Harry Pavlidis or Lucas Apostoleris to tag three and a half million pitches, because that would be insane. What’s that you say? They’ve actually done that?! By that, I mean individually tagged every pitch. This isn’t a very efficient solution, but it escapes the problems above by putting a human hand on the classification problem. Your mission, if you choose to accept us: Help us validate. How: 1) Run around like children in Wonka’s chocolate factory and consume as much data as possible (do not drink directly from the waterfall). 2) Using your knowledge of pitchers that you watch every day, let us know what looks wrong by starting threads on the BrooksBaseball.net Forums (we’ll have a thread for each pitcher, there are examples already there). 3) Use these graphs and tables however you want in any of your favorite blogs. Consult legal counsel first, and sign this waiver releasing us from liability. 4) Help us by sponsoring your favorite pitcher or two if you think what we’ve done is cool. This is an important step. Just like on Baseball Reference, you can add your own witty message to appear every time someone pulls up a card." Just amazing stuff from Dan Brooks, Harry Pavlidis, and Lucas Apostoleris.