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How Do I Link Dump?
This map was suggested for use with this article. I don’t know why, but hey – CANADA!! I’ve been fortunate in the last few weeks to contribute content to a couple of other websites and wanted to share....
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Getting Napoli’d: The Nationals Run Environment, By Inning
The Washington Nationals offense over the course of the 2013 season has been uninspiring. Uninspiring enough to inspire the firing of longtime hitting coach Rick Eckstein, and to find the Nats...
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Bunting With the Devil
There has been much ado over Bryce Harper‘s bunt in last night’s game against the New York Mets — a bunt that came with runners on first and second with no outs, in the eighth inning, with the...
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Offspeed Offerings and the Effects of Release Point
Earlier in the week, Harry Pavlidis had an article in the WaPo breaking down the changeups featured by the Washington Nationals and a breakdown of each into one of four categories that evolved from...
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Wasting Away: Adam LaRoche’s Slimming Offense
The 2013 season has been a lost one for the most part for Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche. Lost, not only from a production perspective, but also when it comes to his weight, as it was...
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Spanning Is the New Santangeloing: A Brief Review of Washington Hit Streaks
There have been many impressive offensive feats performed in the last few weeks by the Washington Nationals in the midst of their hot streak, which now has them four and a half game out of the last...
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The Doctor Is In…?
How do I load thee? Let me count the ways, with the help of Atlanta Braves reliever (and former Washington National) Luis Ayala: First, a little from the brim, like bullpen buddy Craig Kimbrel… Gotta...
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Happy Feet – A Look at Bryce Harper’s Last Second Adjustment
While last night’s Washington Nationals game against the St. Louis Cardinals will be remembered for the almost no-hitter for rookie starter Michael Wacha (and rightfully so), there was an interesting...
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The L.O.M.B.O – A Newly Devised Measure of Grittiness in Baseball
I like to think of myself as something of a scientist. An out of work scientist, but that’s a whole ‘nuther ball of wax. As such, I look at articles and research such as this with a curious eye. For...
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How Do I Link Dump, v2.0?
It’s been awhile since I’ve last posted here and while I would love to tell you I have spent the time away from HDIB? analyzing the L.O.M.B.O. data and results in preparation for a manuscript that will...
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Pacing Yourself
One of the many tangibly intangible things that a pitcher can do to endear himself to umpires, his defense, and their adoring TV viewer public is to work fast. Pitchers also benefit themselves by...
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Pace II, Electric Bugaloo: Pacing the Pacers
A few days back, I had a look at the statistic ‘pace’ and briefly discussed how pace affected the Washington Nationals pitching staff. Overall, we found that the Nats staff is fairly quick compared to...
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Good For (More Than) One: Multi-Inning Saves
With the retirement of New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, some things have or are becoming less and less a part of the game, the number 42 notwithstanding. In particular, Rivera was a rare breed...
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How Do I Link Dump, v3.0?
Time for another update on my non-HDIB? comings and goings, of which there are few, but for good reasons — lots of moving and shaking in my life right now, which has slowed down the usual sabermetric...
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Mannying Up
Inspiration strikes us all in weird ways on occasion. For some, it comes from a particular person of repute or venerability. Perhaps a scene or experience from nature can strike a chord and propel a...
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How Do I Link Dump, v4.0?
I’ve been a busy little woodland creature who displays an affinity for aquatic environs as of late. Along with my usual Beyond the Box Score writing duties, which recently included a piece on the 2014...
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How Do I Link Dump, v5.0?
Has it been a month already since I last posted? Oof. Que terrible. Well, if you’re so inclined, check out some of the things I have written for Parts Elsewhere on the Series of Tubes, yes? I have...
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So, uh, last night: WTF? moments from the Nats-Padres game
Despite a discouraging loss at the hands of the Friars of San Diego (more specifically, former Washington National and the only two-time Tommy John surgery survivor position player Xavier Nady), last...
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(Nationals) Park(s) and Recreation
If you’re like me, if you aren’t watching baseball, you’re watching Parks and Recreation episodes, making every effort to find ways to incorporate the wisdom of Ron Swanson into your everyday life. Or...
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How Do I Boras? An Intimate Evening with Scott Boras
Earlier in the week, as some of the uncouth, unwashed masses went on and took in the Baltimore-Washington makeup game at Nats Park, I decided to get my learn on and headed on down to the Smithsonian...
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