The Best of FanGraphs: June 22-26, 2015

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June 27, 2015

Each week, we publish north of 100 posts on our various blogs. With this post, we hope to highlight 10 to 15 of them. You can read more on it here. The links below are color coded — green for FanGraphs, brown for RotoGraphs, dark red for The Hardball Times, orange for TechGraphs and blue for Community Research.

MONDAY
A New Way to Look at Sample Size, by Jonah Pemstein and Sean Dolinar
Be sure to read this one, as well as the math supplement that came along with it.

The Ironic Jersey Omnibus Lives, by Patrick Dubuque
Yes!

TUESDAY
Maybe It’s Time To Blow Up the White Sox, by Dave Cameron
Perhaps.

The Most Unlikely Home Run, by Eno Sarris
Rick Porcello was mentioned in this article, but not in the way you might think. Or, exactly in the way you might think if you’re a Tigers and/or Red Sox fan.

Going the Other Way, by Rob Mains
Changing your approach at the plate might not have the anticipated effect.

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WEDNESDAY
San Francisco’s Secret Home-Field Advantage, by Eno Sarris
Well, at least it was a secret.

On Good Pitchers Getting Crushed, by Paul Sporer
Paul digs deep here.

HPAABOTRS, by The Birchwood Brothers
It’s pronounced “HIPAA bothers.”

THURSDAY
Dave Stewart’s Misguided Comments on Market Value, by Dave Cameron
Dave spit hot fire this week on the subject of the Diamondbacks, first on Monday and then here in this piece.

The Braves’ NBA-Style Rebuild, by Miles Wray
The Braves have been thinking outside the box.

The Least Authoritative Hitters of All Time, by Tony Blengino
Tony also touched on the most authoritative hitters of all-time earlier in the week.

MASH Report (6/25/15), by Jeff Zimmerman
Just a reminder that you and I should not only always be reading this, but letting Jeff know how much we enjoy it, because it takes up a lot of his time.

Review: Motus Global’s mThrow, by Bryan Cole
Speaking of taking time, Bryan put in a great deal of it into this review, and came away wanting.

FRIDAY
Introducing the July 2 Sortable Board, by Kiley McDaniel
Fans of the Cubs and Dodgers are going to like this a lot.

Aggression Isn’t the Reason for Joey Votto’s Resurgence, by Neil Weinberg
Neil makes his case.





 

Paul Swydan used to be the managing editor of The Hardball Times, a writer and editor for FanGraphs and a writer for Boston.com and The Boston Globe. Now, he owns The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Acton, Mass. Follow him on Twitter @Swydan. Follow the store @SilUnicornActon.

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