PIONEERS, second season, episode 4: Larry Lester, advocate and historian. ourgame.mlblogs.com/pioneers-larry…

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We are so blessed to follow a team so steeped in history and the memories created... and this was just between 1966 and 2005! #STLCards

POV: You're in 4th grade learning about government and your teacher puts on this banger

NFL Films' John Facenda summarizes the 1970s #NFL in poetic verse

Pistol Pete. Amongst the more famous with the nickname, NBA star Pete Maravich. The name goes back to the old west & cowboy Frank Eaton who is the origin for Oklahoma State’s mascot. Let’s meet another Pistol Pete his own great story, Negro League pitcher Tom Albright.
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From Sheehan's most recent newsletter #stlcards

A glimpse of the first upper deck truss placed in the virtual #Ebbets Field. The roof will tower almost 80' above the playing field. #Brooklyn #Dodgers #VirtualEbbets #Ballpark

Good read, this. One theme from this book I wanted to share because it’s helping to reframe things for me. As we know, the Negro National League was founded in 1920. By that time, the National League had 44 years of development and the American League had nearly two decades.

The WAR Framework offers a systematic, unbiased, consistent approach for an *opinion*.

The various WAR Implementations each provide their own opinion.

WAR is not arbitrary, biased, or capricious as are most opinions.

Does WAR offer fact? No. Does it reflect reality? Yes.

'A Battlefield In The Sky'
#Raiders and #Chargers

The 1980 AFC Championship
Jack Murphy Stadium, #SanDiego

One of NFL Films' finest pieces, in my opinion.

The writing, the cinematography, the score selections (including Meco's 'Star Trek Medley'), the Facenda narration. All of…

The Sonny Gray signing was a strong one, imo. This year, he picked up a sweeper that was #1 by results & #22 by Stuff+ (min 100 IP), always had premium spin, four-seam is still above average if not super fast, and if you just use his projections with aging, StL paid market rate.

'Steepness of ramp descending from Speedway toward upperstand gates, which pushed your toes into your shoe tips as you approached, getting out your change to buy a program. Final “Plock!” of line drive hitting green wooden barrier above the stands in deep left field
Roger Angell

This news is now official I guess. Seamheads.com and Major League Baseball have a licensing agreement for Negro League statistics.

An Offseason project I'm working on, here's a primer of teams' success with trades. #analytics