Imagine playing baseball in 1845. You’d wear stiff pants and a hat for wheat harvesting. The New York Knickerbockers looked like they raided a thrift store. Their blue wool pants were rough, and shirts didn’t match.
But these early days … Read more
Category: Analytics
In 2001, a Harvard-educated stats whiz faced off against old-school scouts in a small Oakland Athletics draft room. Paul DePodesta’s laptop was a beacon of change, challenging years of instinct-based decisions. This was more than a meeting; it was a … Read more
I remember finding a 1983 Bill James Abstract at a garage sale. It was like discovering a treasure map. The pages were worn, but the ideas were fresh.
This is more than just sabermetrics history. It’s how baseball teams … Read more
What do 19th-century box scores, a stats-obsessed night watchman, and Brad Pitt’s Hollywood smirk have in common? They’re all part of baseball’s biggest change. This change is about moving from instinct to hard data. Imagine Henry Chadwick, who started … Read more