While watching the Cubs 7-2 loss to the Dodgers on Thursday night, I had an eerie feeling of déjà vu. While it was in a different city, with a different player at the plate and a different player on the hill, I felt I was watching the exact same scenario unfold. A grand slam by [...]
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The Problem with Early Season Story Lines – 2 Weeks Isn’t Long Enough to Tell a Full Story
Not to beat a dead horse, but a mere 3 weeks into the season, many of the early season story lines have already begun correcting themselves. Sure, everyone appreciates a great storyline, an underdog overachieving, the promise of youngsters out performing the veterans. Unfortunately, in baseball, 10 games isn’t long enough to tell the whole [...]
Major MLB Story Lines of First 2 Weeks
A spin around some major early season storylines: Economy Induced Attendance Drop During the offseason, estimates of how the downturn in the economy (in case you hadn’t noticed yet the economy is in shambles) would impact attendace at MLB games varied significantly. Peter Gammons reported that MLB was informing teams to plan for a 17%-20% [...]
