Russell A. Carleton is a baseball writer, researcher, and fan living in Atlanta. He is a regular contributor to Baseball Prospectus, writing about advanced statistical analysis in baseball, with an emphasis on the gory mathematical details. He holds a PhD in clinical psychology from DePaul University in Chicago.
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With its three-hour-long contests, 162-game seasons, and countless measurable variables, baseball is a sport which lends itself to self-reflection and obsessive analysis. It's a thinking game. It's also a shifting game. Nowhere is this more evident than i... SEE MORE