Big Data Baseball by Travis Sawchik follows the story of the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates. It gives insight into their sabermetrics approach and low budget salary to produce a winning baseball team for the first time in 20 years. This story has been told before, about how a team overcomes some obstacle by thinking outside the […]
Big Data Baseball: Math, Miracles, and the End of a 20-Year Losing Streak
January 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Gift Ngoepe: South Africa to the Pittsburgh Pirates
May 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Gift Ngoepe might not be on your fantasy radar or in MVP discussions, but he probably has one of the top moments of the baseball season. Ngoepe became the first African-born player to appear in a Major League Baseball game back on April 26. He has made plenty of appearances for the Pittsburgh Pirates since […]
Grapefruit League Stadiums: #6 McKechnie Field
January 22, 2016 by Leave a Comment
At #6 in our Spring Training Grapefruit League countdown is McKechnie Field, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. It is located in Bradenton, Florida, and is close to a handful of other Spring Training ballparks. This park was recently renovated to include a walkway that wraps around the outfield, as well as seating behind left field. […]
Wild Card Play-In Games for MLB Playoffs
October 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Last year, Major League Baseball introduced a new playoff format that included adding an additional wild card team in each league. The two wild card teams have a one-game playoff to determine who moves on to the divisional series match up. This format may increase the number of teams later in the season that have […]
Playoff Celebrations
October 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Every year there are three division winners in both the American and National Leagues. With the new wild card play-in game there are two wild card teams in each league. This means there are ten locker room celebrations where lockers are covered, Oakley goggles are worn by players and coaches, and bottles are popped with […]
