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Jan 5, 2024
The cliques of the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
It's baseball Hall of Fame season, so let's break down the 2024 ballot!
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Dec 22, 2023
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the state of the San Francisco Giants
With Yoshinobu Yamamoto heading to the Dodgers, where does that leave the Giants?
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![Shohei Ohtani and the Business of Baseball](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/193122_d5fda66e90cd4e57b5f2e63e7c774192~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_299,h_168,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/193122_d5fda66e90cd4e57b5f2e63e7c774192~mv2.webp)
Dec 15, 2023
Shohei Ohtani and the Business of Baseball
Shohei Ohtani is earning $700 million! Or is he? What's up with all this finance stuff in my baseball hotstove???
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Dec 9, 2023
How to beat Juan Soto
Juan Soto is a New York Yankee. Wow. Let's figure out how to get him out.
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Dec 2, 2023
Evaluating 2023 MLB free agent hitters through the lens of Earned Run Average Against
Let's use my own stat, Earned Run Average Against, to assess the free agency pool for hitters!
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Nov 28, 2023
Baseball with Matt's 5 MLB Storylines Heading into the 2023 Winter Meetings
Let's look at some fun headlines for the upcoming 2023 MLB Winter Meetings in Nashville!
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Nov 11, 2023
Predicting the 2023 MLB awards winners
Who will win Major League Baseball's end-of-season awards? Here are my predictions!
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Oct 27, 2023
The 2023 World Series is weird
The 2023 World Series is certainly not a normal one, but why is that a good thing?
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Oct 15, 2023
Is “pitching wins championships” obsolete?
The 2023 Division Series saw some pretty important home runs. Will that trend continue in the Championship Series?
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![A historical look at the 2023 MLB postseason Division Series](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/193122_6bfb00795c7c4795b6996ba3d4a10cee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/193122_6bfb00795c7c4795b6996ba3d4a10cee~mv2.webp)
Oct 6, 2023
A historical look at the 2023 MLB postseason Division Series
Let's talk 2023 Division Series for the MLB postseason!
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Sep 29, 2023
The case for Joey Votto
Joey Votto has had a wonderful career. Will it end with him in Cooperstown?
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Sep 23, 2023
Can the Rangers slug their way through October?
The Rangers lineup is scary, but is it scary enough to be playing on Halloween?
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Sep 16, 2023
Roberto Clemente Day and Rosh Hashanah: a perfect holiday match
Roberto Clemente Day and Rosh Hashana overlap this year. Let's talk about why that's important!
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Sep 9, 2023
Andrew McCutchen: A standard-setter in the standards department
With Andrew McCutchen sidelined, let's take a look at what makes him such a consistent and admirable hitter!
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Sep 5, 2023
The four-way 2023 NL MVP race will be thrilling until the end
Acuna. Betts. Freeman. Olson. Only one can win the 2023 NL MVP. Cool!
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Aug 28, 2023
Analytics, Shmanalytics: Five stats I like and why
Here are some of my favorite statistics to use to evaluate modern baseball!
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Aug 19, 2023
The Baseball with Matt Immaculate Grid Guide
Want some help with your Immaculate Grid? I'm your guy!
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Aug 12, 2023
It's a Ha-Seong Kim post!
Ha-Seong Kim is really good, so let's talk about it!
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![Five pre-Deadline series to watch this weekend - Baseball with Matt's 2023 Trade Special Part 4](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/193122_f00b63fb92824a7e849e12581a9d38db~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/193122_f00b63fb92824a7e849e12581a9d38db~mv2.webp)
Jul 28, 2023
Five pre-Deadline series to watch this weekend - Baseball with Matt's 2023 Trade Special Part 4
With the Deadline looming, which upcoming MLB games are the most important?
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![What can we learn from the Hall of Fame careers of Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/193122_4f84eff6fa8148f9911182fcfd331336~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/193122_4f84eff6fa8148f9911182fcfd331336~mv2.webp)
Jul 24, 2023
What can we learn from the Hall of Fame careers of Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff?
Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff can teach us a lot about how baseball should be played. Here are some examples!
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