Zach Crizer

#80 Paranoia, important tech, and supportive cats The state of the Division Series(es?) after two games apiece

It’s a Division Series update from me and @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social at The Bandwagon.

On the Trajekt tech that might have made the Yankees (a little) less helpless against the Blue Jays, pitch-tipping paranoia and more. bandwagon.substack.com/p/80-paranoi...

The Trajekt Effect: How Technology Shifts the Game's Learning Curve | Baseball Prospectus How to gain a perpetual edge.

On the Trajekt stuff, @jrodrigues39.bsky.social had a great piece in August about how Trajekt teams have bigger OPS jumps on the first time through the order, and their home OPS on the third turn has the most significant jump www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

#80 Paranoia, important tech, and supportive cats The state of the Division Series(es?) after two games apiece

Bits and bobs from every division series! I forgot to put a paywall on this when I was building it this morning, don’t tell @zcrizer.bsky.social but feel free (literally!) to enjoy open.substack.com/pub/bandwago...

Plus … yes, had to write about why the Dodgers should be working harder to dodge their actual relief pitchers. bandwagon.substack.com/p/80-paranoi...

#80 Paranoia, important tech, and supportive cats The state of the Division Series(es?) after two games apiece

It’s a Division Series update from me and @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social at The Bandwagon.

On the Trajekt tech that might have made the Yankees (a little) less helpless against the Blue Jays, pitch-tipping paranoia and more. bandwagon.substack.com/p/80-paranoi...

A great short film shot live.

Trey Yesavage has one of the steeper arm angles in baseball — one of the many things about pitching where being an outlier is usually a good thing.

Wrote about that earlier this year, and Yesavage is weaponizing the deception with that splitter especially. bandwagon.substack.com/p/23-a-new-s...

Yankees might have a hard time being Savages in the box with a Yesavage on the mound.

Effectively Wild Episode 2382: The October Bandwagon

Or! Listen to me and @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social chat with @benlindbergh.bsky.social over at @ewpod.bsky.social. blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

#79 A dispatch from Phillies vs. Phillies Plus: A bad call, and a name-making game from Cam Schlittler in the Wild Card series

Are you caught up and ready for the Division Series? Get there with The Bandwagon. bandwagon.substack.com/p/79-a-dispa...

#79 A dispatch from Phillies vs. Phillies Plus: A bad call, and a name-making game from Cam Schlittler in the Wild Card series

Fresh edition of The Bandwagon with Wild Card Game 3 thoughts from me and @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social. Plus a fun dispatch from @dhm.bsky.social. bandwagon.substack.com/p/79-a-dispa...

if you watched baseball yesterday, you should know which play this is about bandwagon.substack.com/p/79-a-dispa...

Including a recap of Cam Schlittler's epic performance, of course. bandwagon.substack.com/p/79-a-dispa...

#79 A dispatch from Phillies vs. Phillies Plus: A bad call, and a name-making game from Cam Schlittler in the Wild Card series

Fresh edition of The Bandwagon with Wild Card Game 3 thoughts from me and @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social. Plus a fun dispatch from @dhm.bsky.social. bandwagon.substack.com/p/79-a-dispa...

#78 Threes are wild The Dodgers take care of business, and everyone else goes to Game 3

Get ready for Wild Card Game 3s with many observations from the first two days from me and @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social. bandwagon.substack.com/p/78-threes-...

🫡 The number of smart people also picking Phillies vs. Mariners is making me unfortunately certain it won't happen.

Also… predictions. Take heed at your own risk.

MLB Playoff Predictions: Why Each Team Will and Won’t Win the World Series | Opta Analyst Our baseball writers break down each team's strengths and weaknesses while also making their MLB playoff predictions.

⚾️ MLB postseason time!

Over at @optaanalystus.optajoe.com, @ryanfagan.bsky.social and I look at every teams Why … and their Why Not. theanalyst.com/articles/mlb...

MLB Playoff Predictions: Why Each Team Will and Won’t Win the World Series | Opta Analyst Our baseball writers break down each team's strengths and weaknesses while also making their MLB playoff predictions.

Among this year’s playoff field, every team has its elite strengths. But every team also has its Achilles heel – a weakness that led to a slump during the season.

@zcrizer.bsky.social and @ryanfagan.bsky.social identify those and make their postseason picks.

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Husbands

The new indie rock god is real. Cameron Winter still has the magic with his band Geese. open.spotify.com/track/0xATIf...

#76 Still much to determine A free Friday edition with everything you need to know for MLB's final weekend

the final weekend of the MLB season really matters. read up on what's at stake in today's *free* issue of The Bandwagon with @zcrizer.bsky.social bandwagon.substack.com/p/76-still-m...

The Rangers Must Maximize the Corey Seager Era While They Still Can The 31-year-old shortstop remains one of the best players in baseball. Can Texas build enough around him before it's too late?

Any talk about where the Rangers go next begins with one obvious truth: there are only so many prime Corey Seager years left to work with.

Here's @zcrizer.bsky.social on the few things Texas can count on alongside star shortstop, and what must be done to help him

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#75 The challenges of the challenge system We tap our heads together to consider MLB's impending use of the automated ball strike system.

This morning in The Bandwagon, @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social envision how MLB's automated ball strike challenge system will work, and ... challenge each other's ideas. bandwagon.substack.com/p/75-the-cha...

For the Bandwagon, @zcrizer.bsky.social and I issue calls (takes) about the challenge system and then challenge (disagree) with each other or not. Including: stop calling this robo umps!! open.substack.com/pub/bandwago...

#75 The challenges of the challenge system We tap our heads together to consider MLB's impending use of the automated ball strike system.

This morning in The Bandwagon, @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social envision how MLB's automated ball strike challenge system will work, and ... challenge each other's ideas. bandwagon.substack.com/p/75-the-cha...

From me today in The Bandwagon: Why yes, Dbacks star Geraldo Perdomo does have a trajectory that's starting to look a lot like Jose Ramirez. bandwagon.substack.com/p/74-this-ne...

#74 This new superstar feels familiar Plus: Debating Cal Raleigh's case for AL MVP

Bandwagon today: @zcrizer.bsky.social tells you why Geraldo Perdomo is the next Jose Ramirez and you could realize how good he is now and save him from the same fate of being universally recognized as chronically underrated! open.substack.com/pub/bandwago...

#74 This new superstar feels familiar Plus: Debating Cal Raleigh's case for AL MVP

Plus, @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social and I talk Cal Raleigh's MVP case, Mets disasters and, somehow, about the Guardians. bandwagon.substack.com/p/74-this-ne...

From me today in The Bandwagon: Why yes, Dbacks star Geraldo Perdomo does have a trajectory that's starting to look a lot like Jose Ramirez. bandwagon.substack.com/p/74-this-ne...

Which of MLB's Postseason Contenders Are Actually Good? | Opta Analyst Will MLB's real World Series contenders please stand up? We turn to numbers that might provide a more current snapshot of each club’s playoff potency.

Feels like trying to keep your eye on MLB’s most solid World Series contender will make you dizzy.

At @optaanalystus.optajoe.com, I try to narrow the field to the Actually Good favorites. theanalyst.com/articles/mlb...