Every day has felt like April Fools’ Day for a good long while. Anything could be “real” in the sense that it’s not a prank, a lie that vanishes when the jig is up. “Real” as in a thing that’s actually happening, even if skipped past separation and
Let's name Tatsuya Imai's "slider" something that makes sense for fans.
Where are MLB's players and umpires confident in the ABS system's zone? And where is there room for growth?
Challenging the reality of the past. ABS and MLB's opening weekend
With help from a roster of notable baseball fans
Six theories of how to become a bandwagon team
The World Baseball Classic as a product and a dream.
Plus: 5 World Baseball Classic battles of note
Hey, hope everyone has been enjoying early World Baseball Classic action. We’ll get to some fun stuff from that in the bits and bobs. First, though, we’re kicking into full preview mode this week at Bandwagon HQ. Today I’ve got Part 1 of what I’m calling
Somewhere around the summer of 2023, I developed a nagging feeling that the slides in Major League Baseball games were better. By better, I didn’t mean cleaner or more fundamentally sound, but I recognize that was the most obvious way to understand the hypothesis. And by that reading, it
Good morning from the middle of a blizzard, it’s going to feel especially notable that baseball is on TV today. As promised in last week’s essay on the rise of game-calling from the dugout, I’ve got bonus bits and bobs for you today, with a full edition
