The New York Times

At Baseball-Reference, WAR gets a long-awaited leadoff spot

In the nearly 25 years since Sean Forman founded Baseball-Reference while finishing his PhD at the University of Iowa, the website has become the site of record for professional baseball. It has ...
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Where Mets rank on Baseball Reference’s World Series odds list

The end of April has arrived and the New York Mets are as well positioned to make the playoffs as any team in baseball. While there is still a long way to go between now and October, the Mets enter ...
The New York Times

Stark’s Strange But True Files: The home run that broke Baseball-Reference

Me: “I think we’re going to entitle this: ‘The home run that broke Baseball-Reference.'” Baseball-Reference founder Sean Forman: “That would be fine.” The home run that broke Baseball-Reference was ...
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Museum Head: Baseball's Embrace Of Negro Leagues Is An Atonement, Not A Validation

Numbers drive baseball, a game whose managers, analysts and fans obsess over matchups, tendencies and results. Its box scores, those proto-spreadsheets, instantly turn human accomplishments into ...
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SF Giants legend Madison Bumgarner has unique distinction on Baseball Reference page

SF Giants legend Madison Bumgarner’s Baseball Reference page highlights one of the more decorated players in baseball history, including four All-Star selections and three World Series titles. Did you ...