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Streaks Like Zack Greinke’s Require A Ton Of Luck

Sometimes a great pitching performance is about spreading excellence over an entire season. Pedro Martinez, for instance, produced arguably the two best pitching seasons of all time, in 1999 and 2000, by consistently overwhelming hitters over the span of months and even years. His dominance could certainly be glimpsed in specific moments as well, but […]

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Streaks Like Zack Greinke’s Require A Ton Of Luck

Sometimes a great pitching performance is about spreading excellence over an entire season. Pedro Martinez, for instance, produced arguably the two best pitching seasons of all time, in 1999 and 2000, by consistently overwhelming hitters over the span of months and even years. His dominance could certainly be glimpsed in specific moments as well, but […]

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For Some MLB Playoff Teams, There’s No Place Like Road

In our quest to solve baseball riddles, we sometimes turn to our friends on Twitter for assistance for topics worth tackling. This one, from @ursus_marit, got our attention. @jonahkeri what do u make, if anything, of fact that only ~50% of MLB teams have better home than road record this season (<50% in AL)? — […]

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For Some MLB Playoff Teams, There’s No Place Like Road

In our quest to solve baseball riddles, we sometimes turn to our friends on Twitter for assistance for topics worth tackling. This one, from @ursus_marit, got our attention. @jonahkeri what do u make, if anything, of fact that only ~50% of MLB teams have better home than road record this season (<50% in AL)? — […]

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