Odds & Ends (Baseball World)

Odds & Ends

Baseball in Cuba - all about baseball in Cuba
Darin Erstad Chat - the transcript of a chat with him on June 17, 1998
Current Stadium Specs
Who's on First - the Abbot and Costello routine
Casey at the Bat
Strange Injuries
1998 first-year player draft - results of the first 25 rounds

Sabermetrics

• Hitting with Runners in Scoring Position - A brief analysis that answers the question: Is hitting with runners in scoring position an art, or simply luck.
Prepared by: David Grabiner
• Clutch Hitting: Does it Exist? - A brief look at whether clutch hitters exist, and if they do, how much clutch hitting affects the hitter.
Prepared by: David Grabiner
• Protection: Does it Matter? - An in depth analysis at answering the question whether or not having a big bat in the lineup behind a hitter really protects him and improves his hitting.
Prepared by: David Grabiner

Economics

• Player salaries for 1998
• Team finances for 1996

Attendance

• 1997 Major League Attendance
• 1996 Major League Attendance