On Thursday, I highlighted Nolan Arenado’s 27-game hitting streak (it ended Friday at 28 games), comparing his overall offensive statistics during the streak to those of streaks from the past. But a few readers smartly pointed out that I was only comparing Arenado’s streak to those that stopped at 27, rather than looking at the […]
On Thursday, I highlighted Nolan Arenado’s 27-game hitting streak (it ended Friday at 28 games), comparing his overall offensive statistics during the streak to those of streaks from the past. But a few readers smartly pointed out that I was only comparing Arenado’s streak to those that stopped at 27, rather than looking at the […]
Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies notched three base hits against the Texas Rangers Wednesday night, marking the 27th consecutive game in which he rapped out at least one hit. The 27-game hitting streak is now tied for Major League Baseball’s 71st-longest since 1914, the first year Retrosheet’s game log data is available. Arenado is now the proud […]
Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies notched three base hits against the Texas Rangers Wednesday night, marking the 27th consecutive game in which he rapped out at least one hit. The 27-game hitting streak is now tied for Major League Baseball’s 71st-longest since 1914, the first year Retrosheet’s game log data is available. Arenado is now the proud […]
In the eternally running discussion thread “Hey Bill” at billjamesonline.com, the website of sabermetric legend Bill James, the question came up of measuring the growth of sabermetric knowledge. James’s idea? Measure the extent to which teams are taking park factors into account when judging their rosters. But Tom Tango, author of “The Book,” offered another gauge: look at which teams are using good hitters […]
