One of the skills of good pitchers is the ability to get hitters to swing at pitches outside of the strike zone. This week,…
Baltimore Orioles
The Dylan Bundy Legend Grows
Dylan Bundy made his second professional appearance pitching for the Orioles Single A affiliate, The Delmarva Shorebirds, last night. Once again, rave reviews accompanied…
Baltimore Orioles
Small Sample Sizes To Believe In
The return of April baseball has begat the rebirth of By The Numbers. This week we try and weed through the myriad of “on-pace”…
Baltimore Ravens
Revenge Of The Ravens Rushing Attack
The graph above shows the weekly Rush DVOA for the 2011 and 2010 incarnations of the Baltimore Ravens. Rush DVOA is a percentage, so…
Baltimore Ravens
Quantifying The Houston Texans Stupidity
The annotated Winning Percentage Graph for Ravens Divisional Round playoff win against the Houston Texans is shown above. The graph is taken from NFL…
Baltimore Ravens
Playoffs Preview: Weathering The Wide Zone Run
Before we delve into our playoff preview of the Houston Texans, let’s clear up one myth perpetuated by the talking heads on television: teams…
Baltimore Ravens
Ravens Week 17 Review: Ray Rice and O-line Do Work.
The annotated WPA Graph for Week 17 is shown above. The graph is taken from NFL Advanced Stats, while the annotations are ours. If…
Baltimore Ravens
Week 17 Preview: Ravens vs Bengals
It’s Saturday and that means we’re one day away from the Ravens locking down a first round AFC playoff bye as they travel to…
Baltimore Ravens
Week 16 Ravens Review: It felt a lot closer than this, right?!?!
The annotated WPA Graph for Week 16 is shown above. The graph is taken from NFL Advanced Stats, while the annotations are ours. If…
Baltimore Ravens
Week 16 Preview: Can the Ravens Handle Their Business?
The Ravens face off against the Cleveland Browns in their final home regular season game of the 2011 Season. The Browns are currently ravaged…