Author Archives: Ray Wyvill

Tiny Margins And The Math And Science Of Baseball

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Ray Wyvill

Football may be a game of inches.  But, baseball is a game of millimeters.  A baseball bat may not exceed 2.61 inches in diameter (66 millimeters).   The ball itself is bigger at 2.86-2.94 inches in diameter (nominally 74 mm).  So, … Continue reading →

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Time Warp: The Spectacle of Bryce Harper and Brian Knight

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Ray Wyvill

In the odd juxtaposition between reality and baseball, arguably the biggest name in the sport [Bryce Harper] was nominally suspended on the very day his franchise was providing him an honor. If this feels like a recovered draft of a … Continue reading →

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The Old Red Hat with the Curly W #Nats

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Ray Wyvill

As Spring beckons and the players work through Training it’s also time to say “Good Bye” to what feels like an old friend. The old red hat started out as a stadium purchase in 2012. It was clean, beautiful, and … Continue reading →

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The Future of Pitching

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Ray Wyvill

Peeling back the curtain a bit we are being afforded a glimpse into the future of pitching.  It is being provided by a team of biomechanics researchers.  What they’ve found has strong implications downstream.  However, it’s only a small part … Continue reading →

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The Desmond Gamble

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Ray Wyvill

It’s fall of 2013.  Ian Desmond is 27 and is coming off his best year ever.  He had hit 24 Home Runs, stolen 24 bases, carried a nice WAR of +3.6, and had two years remaining before Free Agency.  The … Continue reading →

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About Those Braves…

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Ray Wyvill

Watching the Mets in the Division Series is like _________________ (fill in the blank.) Please remember this is a PG-rated site. But, there is one slight silver lining: It isn’t watching the Braves. https://twitter.com/IngramRadio/status/650814356016492544/photo/1 The Braves, who had won the … Continue reading →

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Last Weekend

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Ray Wyvill

The song said, “This is the way the world ends; not with a bang, but with a whimper.” Into Flushing, New York the Nats come to end a well-chronicled disappointment of a season. If all goes according to script the … Continue reading →

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Drooooo!!!!!!

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Ray Wyvill

The conventional wisdom is that too much hubris will bring retribution.  The Greek gods are long gone from the equation.  But, the meltdown and pending exit of one Drew Storen from the Nationals is the fodder of Greek Tragedies.  Rather … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Lyons replaces Wacha! In-Game: Time for Some Chocolate Syrup

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Ray Wyvill

It seems like a long time ago that Max Scherzer taking the mound was a case study in pitching virtuosity.  It wasn’t that he was pitching like an Ace.  He was redefining what that meant. “The Milwaukee Game” may go … Continue reading →

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In-Game: Joe Cool to the Rescue?

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Ray Wyvill

The Nationals send Joe Ross to the hill for his 12th start against Cardinal’s Left-handed prospect Marco Gonzalez. The originally scheduled pitcher was Carlos Martinez. But, he was scratched with a sore neck.

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