Author: Chris Ford
Tigers Vault to Third Overall in Ejections, Six Teams Draw Below 20k. BtBS – Week of 8/29
If it weren’t for Bryce Harper, 100% of the ejections this week would’ve been Detroit Tigers. With four in Saturday’s game, the Tigers take the crown for most ejections in one game this season not involving a right hook to Jose Bautista’s jaw. This helped widen the gap between the Junior and Senior Circuit to…
Not One Game Over Four Hours Last Week; Five Teams Sub-20k Attendance: BtBS, Week of 8/22
Last week was a great week for baseball fans who lead a busy life. Every game was less than four hours in length, with the Padres and Diamondbacks playing a 10 inning, 3:58 game that the Padres won 7-4. Overall, the games this week averaged three hours flat, with the Royals having the lowest average…
Brewers Finally Get First Ejection, The Last Team In MLB To Do So – Below the Box Score, Week of 8/15
We have finally reached the point in the season in which every MLB team has had at least one player ejected. On Friday, Brewers’ manager Craig Counsell was ejected for arguing balls and strikes in Milwaukee’s game against the Reds. The Brewers were the last pillar to fall, with all 29 other MLB teams having…
AL Runs Away With Ejections Again, Rays Have 7 of 8 Lowest Attended Games – BtBS, Week of 8/8
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It took twelve weeks for the National League to catch up to the American League in ejections, and only one for the American League to run away with the lead again. Last week, the AL had eight ejections to the NL’s zero, widening the gap to 68-60 in ejections between the two leagues. The Indians…
NL Finally Catches Up in Ejections, Dodgers Draw 50,000 – Below the Box Score, Week of 8/1
With five ejections this week — four in the National League — there have now been an equal number of ejections in each league for the first time this season. Each league has 60 ejections, an average of four per team, though the Brewers remain the only team without an ejection so far this year.…
The Longest Yard: A Look at How Far Every FBS College Football Team Will Travel in 2016
Every fall, the college football season fires up and gives fans an opportunity to eschew responsibility in favor of sitting on the couch every Saturday for 15 weeks. Beautiful. With 825 games on the docket for the regular season, plus conference championships and bowls, all of our couch time comes at the expense of plenty of travel for…
No AL Ejections This Week, Warmest Temps of the Year: Below the Box Score, Week of 7/25
The dog days of summer are upon us this week, as both the Cardinals and Nationals hosted games on Sunday in a balmy 96 degrees. While temperatures may have risen, tempers certainly have not, as we had the fewest ejections in a week since May. With four ejections — all in the National League! — the…
Does Temperature Affect Number of Runs and Hits in a Baseball Game? An investigation
You may remember a few weeks back, we took a look at the relationship between temperature and length of game. From that conversation, a few readers reached out and surmised that the reason that hotter games tended to last slightly longer may be because more offense happens in games with warmer weather. Like last time,…
First Half In Review Plus A Short Week, A Look at Below the Box Score’s First Half of the MLB Season
With the All-Star Game behind us, and each team having played only one series this week, there’s not a whole lot to report in Below the Box Score this week, since everything notable was achieved by two teams this week. So first, we’ll just do a quick overview of the first half of the season:…
Hear Me Out: It’s Time To Stop Pretending the National League Doesn’t Suck
Before I begin, let me just say that, title aside, I think the talent level in the National League is high, but the gap between the two leagues seems to be widening with each passing year. So put down the pitchforks and torches and hear me out. Last night, the American League continued to…
One Hundredth Ejection of the Year! – Below the Box Score, Week of 7/11
The All-Star break is upon us, and with it the informal halfway point of the MLB season. When play resumes, we’ll quickly come upon the trade deadline, the 40-man roster expansion, and in no time at all, playoff baseball. But before that, let’s take a look at the bottom of the box score from last…
Does Temperature Affect Pace of Play in Major League Baseball? An investigation
A beautiful day at the ballpark in the summer is unrivaled. This is especially true in an outdoor venue when the temperatures are in the 65-75 range. But a hot summer’s day can be brutal for players, fans, and umpires alike. That begs the question: do games with bad weather end up being shorter than…