Tangotiger
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Website http://www.tangotiger.com
Co-author of The Book, with limited free access from
- Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/tangotiger
- Google Books: http://tinyurl.com/tangotiger2
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
November 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
At first pass, I clicked 13 names... and I have no desire to remove three names
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
At first pass, I clicked 13 names... and I have no desire to remove three names
Blog Post: Statcast: Move over Framing Skill, make room for Challenging Skill
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November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Blog Post: Statcast: Move over Framing Skill, make room for Challenging Skill
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3/72 deal has similar expectation of production as 5/102.5 deal, over the first three years (and bench-level expectation for years 4+5)
So straight 1:1 deal of Semien/Nimmo essentially is both sides agreeing the two players are equivalent in talent at this moment
An old fashioned "baseball deal"
So straight 1:1 deal of Semien/Nimmo essentially is both sides agreeing the two players are equivalent in talent at this moment
An old fashioned "baseball deal"
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
3/72 deal has similar expectation of production as 5/102.5 deal, over the first three years (and bench-level expectation for years 4+5)
So straight 1:1 deal of Semien/Nimmo essentially is both sides agreeing the two players are equivalent in talent at this moment
An old fashioned "baseball deal"
So straight 1:1 deal of Semien/Nimmo essentially is both sides agreeing the two players are equivalent in talent at this moment
An old fashioned "baseball deal"
Isn't this the plot to The Bad News Bears?
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Isn't this the plot to The Bad News Bears?
Sometimes it's really easy to figure out who played on the same line and if the defenders were paired up with their forwards or not
www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/19...
www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/19...
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Sometimes it's really easy to figure out who played on the same line and if the defenders were paired up with their forwards or not
www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/19...
www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/19...
The 2nd chart makes it the most clear to me that the 45 degree standard is a reasonable standard to establish if a swing was checked or not
If you can't get to 50mph, then you had no intent to swing
If you can't get to 50mph, then you had no intent to swing
#Statcast Checked Swings
We can try to create an objective definition of Checked Swing by understanding how hard batters swing
Using threshold of 50+ mph to determine a full-effort swing, we see that happens right around bat orientation being 45 degrees from the plate (aka parallel to foul line)
We can try to create an objective definition of Checked Swing by understanding how hard batters swing
Using threshold of 50+ mph to determine a full-effort swing, we see that happens right around bat orientation being 45 degrees from the plate (aka parallel to foul line)
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The 2nd chart makes it the most clear to me that the 45 degree standard is a reasonable standard to establish if a swing was checked or not
If you can't get to 50mph, then you had no intent to swing
If you can't get to 50mph, then you had no intent to swing
ABS Challenge
ABS Challenge
ABS Challenge
ABS Challenge
ABS Challenge
ABS Challenge
ABS Challenge
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
ABS Challenge
ABS Challenge
ABS Challenge
ABS Challenge
ABS Challenge
ABS Challenge
ABS Challenge
Minor league batter who benefitted most from ABS Challenge, both in challenges made (flipping 11 calls, losing only 5 challenges) and in challenges against him (3 flipped, with 12 lost challenges for opponent)
Clearly, disagreement as to how top of this batter's zone is called
Clearly, disagreement as to how top of this batter's zone is called
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Minor league batter who benefitted most from ABS Challenge, both in challenges made (flipping 11 calls, losing only 5 challenges) and in challenges against him (3 flipped, with 12 lost challenges for opponent)
Clearly, disagreement as to how top of this batter's zone is called
Clearly, disagreement as to how top of this batter's zone is called
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This minor league LHH challenged an enormous # of outside pitches, almost all to no avail
Itll be exciting to see how MLB batters are going to challenge (if even allowed to by their club)
If its me: only allow it for best batter on the team, or any on a potential K/BB flip. Otherwise, catcher-only
Itll be exciting to see how MLB batters are going to challenge (if even allowed to by their club)
If its me: only allow it for best batter on the team, or any on a potential K/BB flip. Otherwise, catcher-only
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This minor league LHH challenged an enormous # of outside pitches, almost all to no avail
Itll be exciting to see how MLB batters are going to challenge (if even allowed to by their club)
If its me: only allow it for best batter on the team, or any on a potential K/BB flip. Otherwise, catcher-only
Itll be exciting to see how MLB batters are going to challenge (if even allowed to by their club)
If its me: only allow it for best batter on the team, or any on a potential K/BB flip. Otherwise, catcher-only
Using information from Cot's, we can construct a continuous function to better represent what the bonus payout could have been, had it gone out to the 20th spot
legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation...
legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation...
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Using information from Cot's, we can construct a continuous function to better represent what the bonus payout could have been, had it gone out to the 20th spot
legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation...
legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation...
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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🚨New at the Baseball Savant factory: We made a free agent leaderboard that lets you see who's available this offseason and what their Statcast metrics are.
--> baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/...
--> baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/...
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
🚨New at the Baseball Savant factory: We made a free agent leaderboard that lets you see who's available this offseason and what their Statcast metrics are.
--> baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/...
--> baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/...
Who will finish 4th in Cy Young?
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Who will finish 4th in Cy Young?
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Custom orders are available for orders to ship in time for Christmas! A favorite player of any sport or even a family member, DM me and I’ll make the best Christmas present for you! #christmas #christmasgiftideas #baseball #hockey #football #basketball
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Custom orders are available for orders to ship in time for Christmas! A favorite player of any sport or even a family member, DM me and I’ll make the best Christmas present for you! #christmas #christmasgiftideas #baseball #hockey #football #basketball
One value of having articles is to have contemporaneous account for how life feels
And Dan points out in 1959, the feeling was pitcher arms were going to suffer in the coming years
In other words, every year we get the "baseball is dying" articles and "pitcher arms are collapsing". Every. Year.
And Dan points out in 1959, the feeling was pitcher arms were going to suffer in the coming years
In other words, every year we get the "baseball is dying" articles and "pitcher arms are collapsing". Every. Year.
It's always amusing when people think pitchers from the 1950s had invincible arms, when the attrition rate was terrible. And it was known at the time, and there were even predictions in the future that have almost come to pass by 2025.
(This is from 1959)
(This is from 1959)
November 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
One value of having articles is to have contemporaneous account for how life feels
And Dan points out in 1959, the feeling was pitcher arms were going to suffer in the coming years
In other words, every year we get the "baseball is dying" articles and "pitcher arms are collapsing". Every. Year.
And Dan points out in 1959, the feeling was pitcher arms were going to suffer in the coming years
In other words, every year we get the "baseball is dying" articles and "pitcher arms are collapsing". Every. Year.
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#Statcast Blog Post: IFK, Sliding, and Measuring Speed as Feet per Second
(updated)
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November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
#Statcast Blog Post: IFK, Sliding, and Measuring Speed as Feet per Second
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. rolled up for Game 7 in a game-worn jersey from Canadian hockey icon Marie-Philip Poulin.
Another instalment in my series as MLB•com's hockey correspondent:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Another instalment in my series as MLB•com's hockey correspondent:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Lucky jersey No. 2? Vladdy dons game-worn hockey hero's jersey ahead of Game 7
TORONTO -- Another Game 7, another hockey jersey for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. This time, he’s repping Captain Clutch.
Guerrero walked into Rogers Centre Saturday afternoon wearing the red Team Canada jer...
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November 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. rolled up for Game 7 in a game-worn jersey from Canadian hockey icon Marie-Philip Poulin.
Another instalment in my series as MLB•com's hockey correspondent:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Another instalment in my series as MLB•com's hockey correspondent:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Can someone out there tell me what you see is the issue with the conclusions of this study? It's really obvious
Traffic fatalities for kids rise on Halloween. Drive carefully.
Study of 42 years of Halloweens and 1 ,580,608 traffic crashes reveals relative risk of a pedestrian fatality is 43% higher on Halloween compared with control evenings. A typical Halloween results in 4 additional pedestrian deaths.
Study of 42 years of Halloweens and 1 ,580,608 traffic crashes reveals relative risk of a pedestrian fatality is 43% higher on Halloween compared with control evenings. A typical Halloween results in 4 additional pedestrian deaths.
Pedestrian Fatalities Associated With Halloween in the United States
This study examines 42 years of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data to establish whether Halloween is associated with an increased rate of pedestrian fatalities.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Can someone out there tell me what you see is the issue with the conclusions of this study? It's really obvious
In 1971, Habs won Stanley Cup, backstopped by Rookie Goalie Ken Dryden, who played 6 games in regular season, followed by 20 in playoffs, playing every minute, and earning the Conn Smythe for playoff MVP.
The following season, he won rookie of the year
#Yesavage
www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...
The following season, he won rookie of the year
#Yesavage
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October 31, 2025 at 2:17 AM
In 1971, Habs won Stanley Cup, backstopped by Rookie Goalie Ken Dryden, who played 6 games in regular season, followed by 20 in playoffs, playing every minute, and earning the Conn Smythe for playoff MVP.
The following season, he won rookie of the year
#Yesavage
www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...
The following season, he won rookie of the year
#Yesavage
www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...