The boom in baseball sabermetrics has been great for baseball fans who aspire to get as close to the game as possible. We long to be in the dugout to witness the amazing feats that only the best baseball players in the world can pull off. We’d love to be high stepping next to Pedro Strop […]
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Wearing ‘Em Down: Cubs’ Hitters Are Really Good at Running Up the Count
In my recap of last Tuesday’s satisfying win over Zack Greinke and the Dodgers, I noted that the victory was, among other things: as good a model as any for the template the Cubs have used all season long to beat good pitchers: run up their pitch counts, and get them out of the game. Greinke […]