Last month, Tom Tango introduced Baseball Savant’s newest tool: Statcast Swing Take. Every other calculation that the folks at Baseball Savant have created has taken into account the bigger picture of a baseball game: the value of a certain hit, the probability of that hit in terms of exit velocity and launch angle, and the sprint speed. But no other metric had focused on the smaller picture;...
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By Matt Mancuso Good morning, Mets fans! Today, Stephen Strasburg hopes to lead the Nationals to a commanding 3-0 lead in the NLCS. Strasburg has a tough task ahead of him as he’ll be opposed by Jack Flaherty, who pitched to a 0.91 ERA in 15 second-half starts. The game can be viewed on TBS at 7:38 p.m. With their 3-2 victory last night, the Astros tied the series 1-1 against the...
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By Matt Mancuso Good morning Mets fans! Today, the Yankees and Astros will have first dibs at clinching their ALDS series as they’ll take on the Twins and the Rays tonight. Zack Greinke (18-5, 2.93 ERA) will start for Houston against Charlie Morton (16-6, 3.05 ERA) of the Rays, while the Yankees’ Luis Severino (1-1, 1.50 ERA) will face the Twins’ Jake Odorizzi (15-7, 3.51 ERA)....
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Good morning, Mets fans! Today’s a sad day, Mets fans. There will be no more Mets baseball for the next six months. Despite winning in dramatic fashion last night, the Mets’ 2019 campaign has come to a close. Dominic Smith played the hero, smacking a walk-off three-run shot in his first plate apperance off the IL. Even though no October baseball will be played in Queens this year,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets open a enormous four game set against the Miami Marlins this week. To put it bluntly, they need to sweep it; they don’t and the season’s over. Steven Matz (10-9, 4.16 ERA) will take the ball against 2019 breakout star Caleb Smith (9-10, 4.24 ERA). The game can be viewed on SNY and WCBS 880 at 7:10 p.m. The Mets need your support!! Latest Mets News...
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