Baseball

• Author: Justin Chiodo
• June 26th, 2016

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• Baseball's Sibling Rivalry

  • Author: Justin Chiodo
  • September 26th, 2016

  Both the Dodgers and Giants were located in New York City from the mid-1880’s through 1957. Amazingly, both teams relocated to California in the same year, for the 1958 season. Remarkably, the Mets are actually the best example of the connection between the Giants and Dodgers. Born to replace the..

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  Baseball's Sibling Rivalry

  • Author: Justin Chiodo
  • September 26th, 2016

  Both the Dodgers and Giants were located in New York City from the mid-1880’s through 1957. Amazingly, both teams relocated to California in the same year, for the 1958 season. Remarkably, the Mets are actually the best example of the connection between the Giants and Dodgers. Born to replace the..

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• Sports Education Articles

  CH. 1- TCS Research; Defining the Pre-Modern Era

  • Author: Justin Chiodo
  • August 2nd, 2017

  Trying to quantify the history of sports is very challenging- especially a period like Baseball during the 1940’s. The '40s was a decade full of major events. WWII left MLB a shell of itself for 4 seasons, the epic return of ‘real baseball’ in '46, the beginning of integration, and the explosion...

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  Sports Education Articles

  CH. 1- TCS Research; Defining the Pre-Modern Era

  • Author: Justin Chiodo
  • August 2nd, 2017

  Trying to quantify the history of sports is very challenging- especially a period like Baseball during the 1940’s. The '40s was a decade full of major events. WWII left MLB a shell of itself for 4 seasons, the epic return of ‘real baseball’ in '46, the beginning of integration, and the explosion...

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• Quantifying MLB Pennant Races (1901-1993)

  • Author: Justin Chiodo
  • September 12th, 2016

  In order to quantify MLB's franchise-seasons accurately during most of its history, I needed to quantify what it meant for teams to be involved in late-season Pennant Races. Prior to 1994, playing meaningful games in September, is the historical equivalent to a modern-day playoff qualification...

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  Quantifying MLB Pennant Races (1901-1993)

  • Author: Justin Chiodo
  • September 12th, 2016

  In order to quantify MLB's franchise-seasons accurately during most of its history, I needed to quantify what it meant for teams to be involved in late-season Pennant Races. Prior to 1994, playing meaningful games in September, is the historical equivalent to a modern-day playoff qualification...

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