For readers new and old, we present a growing list of some favorite and popular posts since the start of our run after the 2014 season. To learn more about the site, visit our About page.
Commentary
2016 MLB Front Office Evaluations, by Stephen Shaw
Dale Scott, and the Valor in Asking for Trouble, by Mikey Poley
Giants Left Field in Cookie Terms, by Andrew Patrick
How to Balance the Schedule and the Budget: A Series of Proposed Rivalry Series, by Matt Trueblood
Is It Possible to Sustain a Competitive Advantage in Baseball?, by Stephen Shaw
The Two Pucketts: Struggling with Kirby’s Legacy 9 Years After His Death, by Nick Strangis
Tommy John Surgery and Throwing 95+ MPH, by Julien Assouline
When Slugging Percentage Beats On-Base Percentage, by Ron Mains
Features
Off-Season Therapy: A Baseball Movie Guide, by Allison Forese
Pine Tar & Donuts: Michael Taylor, Washington Nationals, by Mick Reinhard
Record Index: The Invincible John Smoltz, by Darius Austin
The 2016 Saberseminar, by Rob Mains
The Brooklyn Dodgers’ Incredible Platoon Split, by Darius Austin
The Raison D’être of the Baseball, by Andrew Patrick
Trading (Imaginary) Chris Sale, by Brandon Lee
Up & In Memoriam: Fans and Friends Remember Baseball Prospectus’ First Podcast, by Tyler Baber
What If Barry Bonds Was Also Jim Thome?, by Andrew Patrick
Fandom/Culture
’88 Throwbacks, Pt 1: Wrigley Lights, Gibby’s Homer, and Enrico Pallazzo
9 Innings of Nightmares: The Scariest Baseball Moments of 2015, by Eric Roseberry
An MLB Mascots “Quiz”, by Ken Maeda
Back to the Future with Out of the Park 16: 1985 vs. 2015, by Nick Strangis
Fathers, Sons, Tony Phillips, and Sid Bream, by Eric Roseberry
How to Survive the Baseball Off-Season, by Kosmo
I Was There: The Seat Cushion Game, by Alex Crisafulli
Off-Season Thoughts, or: Thoughts on Bending Time, Space and Destiny, by Nick Strangis
Parallel Universe: Gordon Gets the Green Light, by Scott Kushner
Time Capsule: Cards from the ’80s & ’90s (Part 1), by Alex Crisafulli
The BttP Podcast
Ep 55: Stompers Announcer Tim Livingston
Effectively Wild
Effectively Sam Miller, by Simon Gutierrez
Effectively Wild: Essential Works
Evaluating the 2016 Season Preview Predictions, by Darius Austin
EW Rewind: The First Two Episodes, by Matt Trueblood
Wobbly Awards: Best of 2015 Poll Results
Off-Topic
Mop-Up Duty Podcast: ’90s Sitcom Draft
Mop-Up Duty Podcast: Simpsons Draft
Mop-Up Duty Podcast: Snowpiercer