Last night, Matt Szczur hit a home run on the first pitch he saw in the third inning (and, indeed, in the game). Here’s what it looked like: There’s any number of interesting angles to talk about here. You could draw a parallel between Szczur’s alma mater (Villanova) and what happened in Houston on Monday […]
Day: April 6, 2016
Game 2 Recap: Cubs 6 Angels 1
The Cubs are a very, very good team, and playing a pretty bad team like the Angels to open the season highlighted that nicely. Top Play (WPA): By the time Anthony Rizzo stepped in against Andrew Heaney in the top of the third inning, the Cubs had already put two runs on the board. It […]
Epstein Finds Advantage in Honesty
Ever since the release of Moneyball, one of the most popular buzzwords in major league baseball has been “market inefficiency.” For over a decade, fans and analysts have been captivated by the endless quest to identify teambuilding trends that everyone else in MLB is missing. Unfortunately, for most of that time, the Cubs lagged behind the […]