The 2026 MLB Trade Deadline: The Six-Tier "Panic or Patience" Meter
We are officially in the pressure cooker. The 2026 MLB Trade Deadline is staring us right in the face, and th…
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Stat of the Day: The First MLB All-Star Game Drew 47,595 Fans
Stat of the Day: On July 6, 1933, 47,595 fans packed Chicago's Comiskey Park for the first Major League B…
Stat of the Day: Bobby Bonilla’s $1.19 Million July 1 Payday Still Wins
Stat of the Day: Every July 1, Bobby Bonilla gets paid $1,193,248.20 by the New York Mets. That is not a typ…
Stat of the Day: Sandy Koufax’s First No-Hitter Was Just the Beginning
Stat of the Day: On June 30, 1962, Sandy Koufax threw the first no-hitter of his legendary career. Koufax st…
Stat of the Day: Randy Johnson Joins the 4,000 Strikeout Club
Stat of the Day: On June 29, 2004, Randy Johnson became just the fourth pitcher in MLB history to reach 4,000…
The Netflix Experiment and the Headache of Trying to Watch a Baseball Game
Tonight, the 2026 Major League Baseball season officially begins. When the New York Yankees travel to Oracle …
The MLB Luxury Tax is a Luxury, Not a Limit: Why Baseball Needs a Hard Cap
If you’re a fan of the other 29 MLB teams, you probably let out a collective groan earlier this week. The Los…
Does MLB Payroll Equal Success? An Analysis Updated Through the 2024 Season
Back in 2016, I made a post discussing whether payroll determines success in Major League Basebal…
A Tale of Two Cities
The Cleveland Indians haven't won the World Series since 1948. The Chicago Cubs haven't hoisted the…
Does a Team's Payroll Determine Success in Major League Baseball?
I started this research to find out if a higher team payroll actually leads to more success in Major Leag…
DH Coming to National League?
While talks of the designated hitter coming to the National League have been flirted with in the past, no s…