Analytics Embraces Baserunning and the Stolen Base

Analytics Embraces Baserunning and the Stolen Base

Ever since the early 2000s Oakland A’s, analytics have dominated baseball. The old-school way of judging players has fallen by the waist side. Instead of projecting what a player can be, teams look at data and statistical models to understand what value a player brings to a team. The analytical approach has gone beyond player […]

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 JUAN SOTO IS A NEW YORK MET!!!!!!

JUAN SOTO IS A NEW YORK MET!!!!!!

Over the past month, we’ve been speculating where Juan Soto will play for the rest of his career. With the 26-year-old phenom hitting the open market, everyone was lining up to try to get him to sign with their club. However, there were only four true contenders, the Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays, and Mets. […]

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 A Salary Cap Doesn’t Fix The MLB. A Floor Does

A Salary Cap Doesn’t Fix The MLB. A Floor Does

Over the past few seasons, a problem has re-emerged in the MLB. That is the spending disparity between the big market teams and the small market teams. Teams like the Dodgers, Yankees, and Mets have payrolls that are consistently between $200 and 300 million dollars. In contrast, teams like the A’s, Pirates, and Rays don’t […]

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 Notre Dame Debriefing: Week 14 USC

Notre Dame Debriefing: Week 14 USC

Notre Dame capped off an impressive 11-1 regular season with a 49-35 victory over rivals USC. This game added another great chapter to the historic rivalry between the two schools. When you think of famous rivalries in college football, you imminently think of Ohio State-Michigan, Alabama-Auburn, or Army-Navy. However, Notre Dame-USC is right up there […]

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 Notre Dame Has Overcome the NIU Loss

Notre Dame Has Overcome the NIU Loss

When talking about Notre Dame, the one game every critic brings up is the week 2 loss to NIU. Notre Dame was expected to win by multiple scores, but instead, it turned into an embarrassing 16-14 loss. Many fans have described it as the worst loss in program history, a sentiment I felt when I […]

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 Notre Dame Debriefing: Week 13 Army

Notre Dame Debriefing: Week 13 Army

Notre Dame continued their hot streak against their historic rival Army, beating them 49-14 in Yankee Stadium. The historic home for this rivalry. Although some might see this as a nothing-burger because it’s only Army, this is a huge win for the Irish. This is the best Army team we’ve seen in years. They were […]

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 What Has Gone Wrong For The Bruins

What Has Gone Wrong For The Bruins

Over the past decade, the Boston Bruins have been the most consistent team in the NHL. They’ve been a consistent playoff team for the past eight seasons, with 2015-16 being the last time they missed the playoffs. Even in that season, they only missed the playoffs due to tie-breakers. Although they didn’t win the cup […]

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 Notre Dame Debriefing: Week 12 Virginia

Notre Dame Debriefing: Week 12 Virginia

It’s becoming a tradition for Notre Dame to win on Senior Day. The Irish haven’t lost on Senior Day since 2016, when they gave up 13 unanswered points in the fourth to fall to Virginia Tech 34-31. Since that heartbreak, Notre Dame is 6-0 in senior days and has been dominant. This trend continued on […]

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