Stories from Baseball Reference Blog
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New Home for Baseball-Reference.com News & Tips
Baseball Reference Blog &bull Nov 15, 2011
We are moving all of our site and company news into a single blog for Sports Reference. We'll tag all B-R content, so you can quickly and easily find the content you want. You can follow any responses to this… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Baseball
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This Hat Tip Is For You
Baseball Reference Blog &bull Nov 1, 2011
Back in June of 2007, I started contributing to the (then) "Stat Of The Day" Blog at Baseball-Reference.com. And, I've been doing it here ever since then - over the last 5 baseball seasons. It's said that time flies when… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Henry Chadwick
- Baseball
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Tony LaRussa retires
Baseball Reference Blog &bull Oct 31, 2011
It's certainly interesting--LaRussa got a lot of heat this post-season for some gaffes (most notably having the wrong guy warming in the bullpen)--and I suppose it makes a lot of sense for him to go out on top. Now here's… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Chicago Cubs
- Mike Quade
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Most Rings Since American "I'll Never Forget Where I Was When" Moments
Baseball Reference Blog &bull Oct 29, 2011
How many teams have won 4+ World Series rings since the assassination of John F. Kennedy? That would be just the Yankees (7), Cardinals (5) and the A's (4). Honorable Mention to the Dodgers, Orioles and Reds who won 3… Full Story »
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Bloops: #11 In '11 For The Cardinals!
Baseball Reference Blog &bull Oct 29, 2011
Congrats to the St. Louis Cardinals for winning the 2011 World Series. On September 24th, per CoolStandings.com, the Cards had a 6.8% chance of just making the post-season. Just over a month later, they were the kings of baseball. The… Full Story »
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Bloops: Bud's Book In The Works
Baseball Reference Blog &bull Oct 19, 2011
As the World Series begins, the most powerful man in baseball readies a nest in Madison for retirement. It contains bubble gum, pretzels, a basket of baseballs and a cable connection to Major League Baseball's TV channel. Allan H. "Bud"… Full Story »
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7+ TB In World Series Game 1
Baseball Reference Blog &bull Oct 19, 2011
How many batters had 7+ total bases in Game 1 of a World Series? Here is the list - Rk Player Date Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB IBB SO HBP… Full Story »
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Topics:
- World Series
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John Mayberry and great part-time seasons
Baseball Reference Blog &bull Oct 19, 2011
Check out a limited cross-section of some great part-time seasons. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Much of the play-by-play, game results,… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Baseball
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World Series Game 1 Pitcher's DuelsNot!
Baseball Reference Blog &bull Oct 18, 2011
Using Play Index, I think these are 5 of the most notable World Series Game 1 situations where both starting pitchers spit the bit: Player Date Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA… Full Story »
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World Series Game 1 Pitcher's Duels
Baseball Reference Blog &bull Oct 17, 2011
Using Play Index, I think these are 3 of the greatest World Series Game 1 Pitcher's Duels - Rk Player Date Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR GSc BF ERA WPA RE24 aLI… Full Story »
