Archive for Fielding

Wherein we continue our comparison of two Red Sox greats: Carl Yastrzemski and Manny Ramirez. Will Carl’s defense overcome Manny’s superior bat?

Tango compares fans’ fielding judgments with those of a well-known “scout.”

Which pitchers work fast, and are their defenses helped?

Coming this week: TUCK! puts the “Cartoons” back in Saturday mornings!

Junior makes a historic mark.

New technology lets us explore longstanding baseball questions

In this week’s awards, we touch on the Tigers losing, some lucky Nats hurlers, and a really, really lucky break for a Canadian who wears goggles.

A test case of the shortstop.

Can the average Joe be a successful scout of major league talent? Yes!

Sean Smith turns archaeologist to derive TotalZone ratings for bygone days.