Its another causal Thursday here at the By the Numbers so sit back, relax, grab a beverage and let the bullets fly: Flacco threw…
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Baltimore Ravens
Ravens Week One Review / Week Two Preview
Its a casual Thursday here at By The Numbers. To celebrate we’ll review Week 1 via bullet points: The Pittsburgh Steelers gave up one…
Baltimore Ravens
Ravens Week One Opponent Preview: Pittsburgh Steelers
On Sunday, the Ravens will kick-off the 2011 NFL season against their most hated rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Over the past three seasons the…
Baltimore Ravens
Deconstructing the Decline in the Ravens’ Running Game
Despite posting their best record since 2006, the Ravens did not experience across the board improvement in 2010. The defense declined slightly while the…
Features
By the Numbers: MLB Earthquake Curse?
Most accounts of the impact of Tuesday’s 5.8-magnitude earthquake on the Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions have been the same: little damage, minimal disruptions.…
Baltimore Ravens
Ravens By The Numbers: Joe Flacco & The Covered Receiver Theory
It would be disingenuous for any Ravens fan to claim to be disappointed by Joe Flacco’s career in Baltimore thus far. Each season Flacco…
Baltimore Orioles
O’s By The Numbers: What if RBIs Were More Accurate?
Note: This week’s post was inspired by Sky Kalkman’s 2008 article on Beyond the Box Score. We offer both Sky and Beyond the Box…
Baltimore Orioles
O’s By the Numbers: Why Reynolds Should Not Move to 1B
One thing saberists and traditional baseball fans can agree upon is that Mark Reynolds’ defense at third base has been horrible. Reynolds’ is dead…
Baltimore Orioles
O’s By the Numbers: Zach Britton and xFIP
This week in the By The Numbers we’ll look at Zach Britton and Expected Fielding Independent Pitching (xFIP). This will be the second entry…
Baltimore Orioles
O’s By the Numbers: Nick Markakis’ Power Outage
Note: The comic below comes from the hilarious website xkcd.com. If you have not visited them please do so. This comic is also included…