Category: Baseball
Below the Box Score: The Ejections Keep on Coming!
The ejections continue at nearly an exponential pace with SEVENTEEN ejections this week, seven of which were the result of the now-famous Odor Punch™ & ensuing brawl that took place on Sunday. The American League continues to absolutely dominate the National League, with 29 ejections on the season to the Senior Circuit’s 18. In completely…
Below The Box Score: Twelve Ejections & Cleveland Sets Record Low Attendance – Week of 5/9
The interesting stat of the week? 12 ejections, ten of which were in the American League, giving the league a commanding lead in season ejections, 18-11. Secondarily, the story remains Cleveland’s terrible attendance. At this point, there have been three games this entire MLB season with fewer than 10,000 fans and all three took…
MLB Expansion in Mexico City: How Much Deeper Would the Fences Have To Be?
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred told CSN Chicago on Thursday that both Montreal and Mexico City are in the sights of the league for potential expansion to 32 teams. Montreal would bring a team back to the city after they moved south in 2004. Mexico City, on the other hand, would be completely new and fascinating…
Cubs Org Heads North, White Sox Org Heads South: The Baseball Organizational Rankings Week in Review
The Baseball Organizational Rankings have been out for a few weeks now, and it’s time to take a look at the changes that have happened since launch. For those unfamiliar with the Baseball Organizational Rankings, they’re a simple metric that takes winning percentages and weights each tier of major and minor leagues by some…
Below the Box Score: Fast Baseball – A new low! Week of 5/2
The story this week is FAST BASEBALL, with lots of new records being set this week in regards to pace of play. First off, the Dodgers and Padres played on Sunday and completed the entire ordeal in a mere 127 minutes, becoming the quickest game of the year so far. This was a 1-0…
Below The Box Score: Ejections-a-plenty! Week of 4/25
The story of this week has to be the ejections. After last week had no ejections, the umps warmed up their tossin’ arms and 6 were ejected this week. The Padres had two of their own rung up this week, which is the weekly high for a team (unsurprisingly). The Padres helped even the score…
Introducing the AMSTS Baseball Organizational Rankings!
In an effort to make the success of an organization more clear, we have introduced the AMSTS Baseball Organizational Rankings. This allows you to play around with the sliders to appropriately weight the value of each league, from MLB to the Rookie League, to see what organization tops your list. Methodology: For the default rankings,…
Below the Box Score – A Weekly Review of Attendance, Weather, Pace, and Ejections – Week of 4/18
April is a great time for baseball, if you like rain delays and wild temperature swings. This week’s low temperature demonstrates how volatile the springtime is. In Minnesota, Wednesday’s game was a comfortable 68 degrees for an 8 PM start. The very next day, at 1 PM, the temperatures had dropped down to a chilly…
Below the Box Score – A Weekly Look at the Lesser Watched Statistics in Baseball
Editor note: Below the Box Score is a new weekly recurring segment that will discuss the lesser analyzed portions of the box score: namely attendance, time of game, weather, and ejections. We hope you enjoy. Opening Day is always an exciting one, with fans ready for Summer, but often times, the hype of Opening Day…
Top Ten Minor League Baseball Logos – Ranked!
Editor note: Today’s article is a contribution from AMSTS friend and reader, Tyler Stern. It looks as if another baseball season is upon us. So that means we get to rank the minor league logos coming into the 2016 season! So sit back, relax and enjoy as we rank logo’s of teams you’ve probably…
The Only Two New Professional Baseball Stadiums for the 2016 Season
The construction boom of the 1990s and 2000s has come to a complete halt. Back then, with access to easy funding and a strong economy led to 22 of the 30 MLB stadiums being built in the last 25 years. At the boom’s peak, from 1993-2003, 86 Minor League Baseball stadiums were built at a total cost…
Boeing Cubs? Kroger Reds? What MLB Teams Would Look Like if Corporate Sponsors Got Naming Rights
Editor note: Today’s post is by AMSTS’ newest contributor, “AirBall”. Japanese baseball is a blast – I recommend taking in a game if you ever have the chance. The crowd is incredibly committed, and if you’re not Japanese you’ll probably be on the Jumbotron a few times. The best part? You’ll be able to watch the…