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If you have been watching the Major League Baseball playoffs this season, you know the umpiring has been far from perfect. Whether it was Joe MauerÆs line drive a foot inside the line being called foul or Robinson Cano being called safe when tagged well off the base, there is no doubt that umpires have gotten some crucial and obvious plays wrong. Umpires blowing calls isnÆt exactly a new phenomenon. Ask any ...

I love the crack of the bat, the stolen base, and the hot stove, but the aspect of baseball that keeps me hooked is the numbers. The numbers are what separate baseball from other major sports.áSports fans donÆt tend to get too excited when a quarterback breaks a touchdown record, and they hardly notice a basketball player making dozens of consecutive free throws. But baseball is different.áThe numbers 714, 755, 762, 56, ...

Baseball fans love their stats. áAnd why not? áStats allow fans to remain engaged with their favorite or most despised players long after the game has ended. áBut, do we follow the right stats. áUp until a few years ago most fans thought that batting average was the best way to judge a playersáperformance. áWe now know better, as BA does not take into account such important attributes as how ...