In honor of the 2017 Major League Baseball season, which starts April 2, FiveThirtyEight is assembling some of our favorite baseball writers to chat about what’s ahead. Today, we focus on the American League West with ESPN.com MLB editor Christina Kahrl and FiveThirtyEight baseball columnist Rob Arthur. The transcript below has been edited. EXPECTED NUMBER […]
In honor of the 2017 Major League Baseball season, which starts April 2, FiveThirtyEight is assembling some of our favorite baseball writers to chat about what’s ahead. Today, we focus on the American League West with ESPN.com MLB editor Christina Kahrl and FiveThirtyEight baseball columnist Rob Arthur. The transcript below has been edited. EXPECTED NUMBER […]
While much of America was focused on the second presidential debate, the Blue Jays and Rangers were battling through a back-and-forth ballgame that ended in a walk-off error in the 10th inning. By one measure, it was the most exciting game of the MLB playoffs so far. I came to that conclusion by calculating a […]
While much of America was focused on the second presidential debate, the Blue Jays and Rangers were battling through a back-and-forth ballgame that ended in a walk-off error in the 10th inning. By one measure, it was the most exciting game of the MLB playoffs so far. I came to that conclusion by calculating a […]
On opening day in 2016, the Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-2 despite recording only a single hit, a fifth-inning single by Prince Fielder. That win helped set the tone for a charmed Texas season — it became the first of 36 one-run victories in the team’s league-leading total. The magic continued throughout the […]
