In a narrow sense, the recent announcement that New York Mets captain David Wright needed surgery — thus ending his latest rehab stint — was just another line item in what was already an absurdly injury-wrecked, grossly disappointing Mets season. Wright’s setback, however, was more a symbolic blow for the Mets than anything else. The […]
We’ve spent this season using a new statistic, the goose egg, in search of old-school relief pitchers. Specifically, we’ve been looking for pitchers that replicate some of the success of Hall of Famer Goose Gossage, for whom the goose egg is named. The “firemen” of Gossage’s day didn’t care as much about recording saves. Instead, […]
We’ve spent this season using a new statistic, the goose egg, in search of old-school relief pitchers. Specifically, we’ve been looking for pitchers that replicate some of the success of Hall of Famer Goose Gossage, for whom the goose egg is named. The “firemen” of Gossage’s day didn’t care as much about recording saves. Instead, […]
To say Giancarlo Stanton is on fire would be an understatement. In August alone, the Miami Marlins right fielder hit 18 home runs; 61 qualified hitters have hit fewer than that this entire year. He averaged a 1.332 on-base-plus-slugging percentage with a dinger in almost one-sixth of his plate appearances. With about three weeks left […]
To say Giancarlo Stanton is on fire would be an understatement. In August alone, the Miami Marlins right fielder hit 18 home runs; 61 qualified hitters have hit fewer than that this entire year. He averaged a 1.332 on-base-plus-slugging percentage with a dinger in almost one-sixth of his plate appearances. With about three weeks left […]
