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Baseball No Hitters 📈
Statistical analyst and ex-NBA assistant coach Dean Oliver visits WIRED to answer sports math questions from the internet, including “Why are there more no-hitters in baseball lately?” Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► Follow WIRED: Instagram ►► Twitter ►►…
Joe Smith
October 17, 2023 at 12:50 pm
Ted Williams would have averaged .507 if they used the shift. It amazes me that a professional baseball can’t take what the defense is giving them and go opposite field.
Emily : Explore my profile
October 17, 2023 at 1:08 pm
Ted Williams would have averaged .507 if they used the shift. It amazes me that a professional baseball can’t take what the defense is giving them and go opposite field.
Emaria_snipperCatXx★
October 17, 2023 at 1:30 pm
Ted Williams would have averaged .507 if they used the shift. It amazes me that a professional baseball can’t take what the defense is giving them and go opposite field.
Sanzy_flaXx-way's
October 17, 2023 at 1:43 pm
Ted Williams would have averaged .507 if they used the shift. It amazes me that a professional baseball can’t take what the defense is giving them and go opposite field.
Geoffroi Le Hook
October 17, 2023 at 1:46 pm
And there are more games. In the 1920-1960 golden years, there were 16 × 154 ÷ 2 = 1122 games per season. Now there are 30 × 162 ÷ 2 = 2430 games.
Daniel Taz
October 17, 2023 at 10:05 pm
An underappreciated change: the league started testing for stimulants (“greenies”). The hyper-focus they give was a real edge batters had for decades, and then lost very rapidly when the testing regime changed.