Archive for the 'Ballparks' Category

Why does PITCHf/X seem to be more accurate than our own eyes?

Team shops and wretched excess.

One more entry to Fenway Park’s already substantial catalog of quirks.

Updating a particular slice of the record book that doesn’t reflect how the game is played today.

Why baseball fans who actually go to games don’t care how long the games take.

How the new commissioner could lead baseball in an effort to improve customer service at the ballpark.

This is one that everyone can wrap their head — and arms — around.

Even the big league team next door can jilt an affiliate.

A detailed examination of how easy it is for the ball to get wrapped around Fenway’s Pesky Pole.

With the Giants back in the postseason, it’s an appropriate time to examine how a home run comes to land in McCovey Cove.