The method sports fans use to prepare themselves for a new generation of prospects is to draw comparisons. We do it all the time– maybe even too much. Comparisons are crude, inaccurate and based on so many subjective factors that we often blur the line between performance and aesthetic comps. Every short, hard-nosed middle infielder is […]
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That’s the Greg Bird We All Remember
Greg Bird’s Spring Training stats were fantastic: a .451 batting average with eight home runs and a slugging percentage over 1.000. His first 30 at bats of the season were the complete opposite: one hit, 13 strikeouts, and a smattering of walks to keep his OBP from sinking below the .100 mark. The staunch difference between the […]