On Friday afternoon, Miguel Montero’s throw to second base tailed off into center field, allowing the Braves’ Andrelton Simmons to advance to third base. It was the sixth inning of a one-run game, and so I was understandably upset. So upset, in fact, that I lashed out with some ungentlemanly language, using an epithet (#Cubes) […]
Tag: Research
The Road They’ve Traveled: George Plimpton, DRA Run Values, and the Cubs Rotation
One of my favorite baseball books is George Plimpton’s 1961 classic, Out of My League. Plimpton, the founding executive editor of the Paris Review—and an enormous baseball fan—took it upon himself to pitch batting practice to the 1958 National League All-Stars a few hours before they took on the Junior Circuit at Yankee Stadium that year. Plimpton […]