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MLB's Pace of Play Problem »
Many factors are contributing to long games such as the increased use of the bullpen and instant replay. In September,…
Baseball Not America's Pastime Like It Used To Be »
World Series viewership has been in steady decline for many years. Besides pace of play which was recently covered, why…
The NY Yankees: The Most Loved and Hated Team in Baseball »
When asked which team they would personally least like to see make it to the World Series, 42% responded with…
Is Jeter On the Mt. Rushmore of Yankees, Let Alone #1? »
Living in the greater NYC area, I hear every sportscaster talk about how Derek Jeter is one of the, if…
MLB Revenue: 2010 vs. 2014 #OpeningDay »
The average MLB team is now worth 1.2 billion, which is a 48% increase over last year. MLB's new national…
Troubling Decline in Youth Sports Participation »
Between 2008 and 2012 youth sports participation among 6 to 18 year olds declined. Only hockey and lacrosse saw increases,…
America's Favorite Sport: Football's Decade of Dominance »
Professional Football has outranked every other sport in America for decades, with the last 10 years being no exception. When…
Half of Americans Apathetic on the World Series' Result »
Just under half of Americans, when asked who they would like to see win the ongoing World Series between the…
America's Team v. The Underdog Story »
Among adults who follow baseball, 4 in 10 said that the New York Yankees were the team they would least…
Power Outage in MLB: Home Runs Per Game Lowest Since 1993 »
Home Runs are rarer than they have been in Major League Baseball since the H.W. Bush Presidency. There are .9…
Swing and A Miss, Even for Umpires »
"This season Major League Baseball is allowing its officiating crews to use instant replay to review certain critical calls, including…
Top 10 Most Valuable Sports Teams in the World »
Real Madrid, with a value of $3.3 billion, is the most valuable sports team in the world in 2013. Only…
America's Oldest Baseball Stadiums »
If baseball is America's pastime, then these stadiums are the great repositories of American culture. Fenway Park stands as the…
How Much We Value American Sports »
It's certainly no secret that Americans place a great deal of value on sports. What may be surprising, however, is…
Can You Guess the Least Watched 2014 World Series Game? »
The 2014 World Series on average had 13.8 million viewers. As you would expect, game 7 had a huge audience.…
The Best Pitchers in Baseball, By ERA »
These pitchers had the lowest ERAs in the 2014 MLB season. Clayton Kershaw, of the LA Dodgers also tops the…
Madison Bumgarner vs Clayton Kershaw: Take Your Pick »
Madison Bumgarner single handedly carried the Giants to a World Series title earning MVP. 21 IP, 0.43 ERA, 2 W,…
Which Teams Have Won the Most World Series? »
The Yankees win by a mile, with 27 wins... but of course it helps to have been around since 1901.…
Which Teams Get a Tip of the Hat (2014) »
The Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Nationals were ranked one and two at the end of the 2014 Major…
World Series Wins: Best Regular Season Record vs. The Worst »
World Series winners have been impossible to predict since 1995 when baseball expanded the playoffs to include a divisional series.…
Derek Jeter was good...but not great »
Derek Jeter will always be remembered as a great New York Yankee... but was he really great? He might be…
How Does Derek Jeter Compare to the All-Time Great Yankees? »
Derek Jeter, one of the most iconic figures in sports, played his final game on Sunday. Derek Jeter's 3,465 hits…
A Yankees Fan Or Not, You Have To #Re2pect #Jeter »
Although Derek Jeter's time playing professional baseball is all but up, he has undoubtedly made a lasting impact on the…
Should Football be America's Favorite Pastime? »
If the NFL continues its trend, it's on course to rake in $10 billion of revenue. The MLB is a…
Less African American MLB Players Now than in 1960's »
As the MLB honors Jackie Robinson, many have called attention to the continued racial in-equality found in professional baseball. The…
Home-field Advantage REALLY Matters for MLB World Series »
Of the last 32 MLB World Series, 25 (78%) have been won by the team with home-field advantage. After a…
MLB History: AL vs. NL Batting Title »
Above is a timeline of the batting average that won the batting title in the American League and the National…
MLB History: National League Batting Title »
Above is a timeline of the batting average that won the NL Batting Title.
MLB History: American League Batting Title »
Above is a timeline of the batting average that won the AL Batting Title. (note that the 1902 and 1910…
Declining Interest in MLB All-Star Game »
The MLB All-Star Game seems to have lost its appeal. The TV ratings since the 1970s have been steadily declining,…