Stat Chat: The ‘Answer’
What bearing does a player’s defense have on their offense? Ideally, players would be able to separate the two, for in a literal sense, they do not impact each other:…
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Vassar Athletics, Liberty League announce spring plans
Additional reporting for this article done by News Editors Annabelle Wang and Lucy Brewster. Making good on her promise to deliver a decision on spring sports around March 1, President…
Stat Chat: Scrutinizing The Sophomore Slump
“Pity the sophomore. You are feted as a freshman, but no one seems to care that you’re back on campus … With the newness of college gone, malaise sets in.”…
What is America?
January 6, 2021. A day that will forever live in infamy began as late-night tallying of the vote in the Georgia Senate runoffs extended into early morning. I finally began…
Stat chat: the big money Mets
The last time the New York Mets made the World Series was in 2015, led by a youthful starting rotation that promised to erase years of mediocrity—in the 14 years…
Let them speak: why “stick to sports” advocates are misguided
In this day and age, everything is political. It is damn near impossible to say anything without planting yourself firmly on one of two incredibly-far-apart sides, each associated with two…
Stat Chat: The home of the brave
Picture this. You’re an NBA player, exhausted in the fourth quarter of a long game at the end of a long road trip. The hotels were mediocre, your team’s performance…
Why patriotic songs at sporting events make me uneasy right now
On a bright, sunny summer day less than a year after a norm-defying election that profoundly shook my faith in humanity, I got uncomfortable at a Yankees game. It started…
Stat Chat
Stat of the week: 1.13, the average number of 60-game stretches per season in which a player hit .400 or higher. In the 79 years since Ted Williams hit .400,…
Stat Chat: the court’s favor
Under the bright lights at Yankee Stadium, the home team enjoys raucous applause for every hit and strikeout in their favor. When the players first take the field, spectators in…