what's turned cal raleigh into an offensive juggernaut and second best player by war? 

a quick thread on how raleigh optimized his game around his biggest strengths–power and patience to vault himself into the mvp conversation this year. 

statcast data and baseball savant visualizations to illustrate raleigh's ascension.

The amount of statistics and data that baseball fans and analysts pour through is really incredible 

It seems like baseball is the most data-driven sport but all sports have become more and more data-driven in modern times

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Basketball is also out of control. Brian Scalabrine is the first player since Jesus, Wilt and Jordan on a per minute ratio to have at least 50% FG %, 5+ Rebounds, 1.5 Steals and 2 Blocks. 

I mean it's all useless.

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people love to get nerdsniped by sports stats

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SportsTrax was a classic case of good idea/bad timing. 
Released just before the players strike of 94/95 and eventually discontinued by 98, it was one of the first instances of a wireless mobile device that allowed you to keep up on basic stats without needing to be glued to a TV or radio.
Looking at it now, it's almost a proto tamagotchi. The $299 price point pretty much meant that unless you were either a diehard fan or obsessive gambler (or both) this device was never going to go beyond a niche audience.

In the 90s, SportsTrax was the only device to provide the real time dopamine hit they craved.

In the 90s, SportsTrax was the only device to provide the real time dopamine hit they craved. 
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