First ball swinging—or not
Matthew Carruth (of THT and Lookout Landing) has a look at how often the Mariners have swung at the first pitch. His hypothesis? That the Mariners swung at more first pitches than any other team. The truth? Almost the exact opposite.
And that’s why we run the numbers.
Dave Studeman was called a "national treasure" by Rob Neyer. Seriously. Follow his sporadic tweets @dastudes.