Defense, Pitching, and the Three Run Homer

Legendary Orioles manager Earl Weaver was ahead of his time. Instead of playing "smallball" like many of his contemporaries, Weaver based his teams around pitching, defense, and the three run homer. He knew the truth about offense long before the sabermetric revolution revealed it to all: if you want to score a lot of runs, you need to do two things--get on base, and hit for power. That's pretty much it.

This is a blog devoted to the analysis of baseball framed by that philosophy. Since we're all New York Mets fans, the analysis will trend in that direction. We also might post on other sports when the inspiration strikes, but through the same statistical lens.