Great shot, questionable shot selection: the J.R. Smith of White Walkers
Ben Lindbergh
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Ben Lindbergh
@BenLindbergh
Senior Editor @ringer. Host: HUAL/@EWPod/@RingerVerse. Author: The MVP Machine, The Only Rule Is It Has to Work. Ex-@Grantland33, @FiveThirtyEight, @baseballpro
- We..worked on this story for a year...and...he just...he tweeted it outBeen sitting on this... Exit velo and launch angle and it’s correlation to % chance of becoming a homer. 2014 vs. 2017
- Ohtani would be a nice name for a girl, but we went with Sloan instead. She can still wear the onesie, though. (I’ll save the Grogu gear for future clickbait.) We will watch her career with great interest. Thanks to @JessieABarbour for doing all the work while I said “Great job.”
- Some news to report: MLB is officially, finally recognizing the 1920-1948 Negro Leagues as the major leagues they always were. I wrote @ringer about the too-long path to this point, the significance of the news, and the ramifications for the record books.
- Tired: Playoff races Wired: Khris Davis going for a record fourth consecutive season with the same batting average Needs to finish with one hit in 3/4/5 at-bats, or two hits in 7/8/9 at-bats. fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-m…
- Giving away 3 signed copies of The Only Rule to randomly selected people who retweet this by the end of the day. Go! amazon.com/Only-Rule-Has-…
- Last night I got engaged to my favorite girl, @JessieABarbour, with a big assist from my favorite band, @Sloanmusic.
- I'm tickled to (re)introduce my new @EWPod partners: @SamMillerBB and @megrowler. Sam will be on twice a week, Meg will be on once a week, and sometimes (like today) we'll all talk together. I'm one happy co-host.
- Hi friends: Today’s my last day at ESPN. (Wasn't the same once Bayless left.) Tomorrow’s my first day at The Ringer.Staff news: We’re thrilled to welcome Ben Lindbergh (@benlindbergh), joining us from FiveThirtyEight. He’ll cover baseball and much more!
- Khris Davis is done for the day and done for the season. He did it! An unprecedented four consecutive seasons with the same batting average: .247. Baseball is the best. (Tiebreakers to decide divisions are kinda cool too.)
- I'm writing a book with @Travis_Sawchik, tentatively titled THE MAKEOVER MACHINE: How Baseball’s New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Change Destiny and Build Better Players. It's about how today's teams and players are reinventing talent. Look for it via @BasicBooks next spring.
