The Braves are about to score the 100,000th run in franchise history, becoming the second MLB franchise to do (following the Cubs who got there in July 2019).
Entering the 2021 season, the Braves had scored 99,305 (FanGraphs… Finish Reading
Category: Stats, etc.
Drawing Conclusions From Mediocre Performance
Does a string of losses keep you from having a good team?
The somewhat indifferent start of the Braves this season, a quarter of a season of 0.500 ball (or so), concerns folks, and not without … Finish Reading
Clutch and Anti-Clutch
After the Swanson Miracle Homer, I posted a list of the top single-game WPA performances in Braves history. Dansby’s walk-off homer had a WPA (WPA, or Win Probability Added, is the winning probability after you come to the … Finish Reading
Hot/Cold for 66 Days and Game Thread
As has been pointed out, any player can get hot (or cold) for a 60 game stretch. Here’s a quick note to suggest just how hot or cold a . I took the main 14 Braves position players and calculated … Finish Reading
The Playoffs Are a Crapshoot: Final Thoughts
If you have missed all 5 pieces in “The Playoffs are a Crapshoot” well…tough! You should’ve been reading Braves Journal more, ya twit!
Nah, just joshing. Here are the links to the first 5 parts:
The Playoffs Are a Crapshoot, Part 5: Regression to the Mean
In case you missed the first 4 parts of “Playoffs are a Crapshoot”, here they are:
- Playoffs are a Crapshoot, Part 1
- Playoffs are a Crapshoot, Part 2
- Playoffs are a Crapshoot, Part 3
- Playoffs are a Crapshoot Part 4
The Playoffs Are a Crapshoot, Part 4: Luck vs. Skill
In case you missed the first 3 parts of “Playoffs are a Crapshoot”, here they are:
In the previous installment, we estimated … Finish Reading
The Playoffs Are a Crapshoot, Part 3: Adjusting for Opponent Quality
Before we get to Jonathan F’s brilliance, Playoffs are a Crapshoot Part 3, Here are Notes from Matt L:
Last night, we successfully migrated BravesJournal to a new host. This officially gives Ryan and the community full access/ownership to … Finish Reading
The Playoffs Are a Crapshoot, Part 2: Basic Probability Math
If you missed the first piece in “Playoffs are a Crapshoot”, it provided a basic overview of what will be discussed and you can find it here.
There are 10 teams that make the playoffs every year, six division winners … Finish Reading
The Playoffs Are a Crapshoot, a 6-Part Series: Introduction
It was Billy Beane in Moneyball who famously remarked, “The playoffs are a crapshoot”. The argument goes that whatever assiduousness and craft goes into producing a winning regular season team, the outcome of the playoffs is random. I want to … Finish Reading