Follow-ups: Mauer, Moneyball

Joe Mauer got a concussion Aug. 19. On Sept. 4, I predicted he wouldn’t play again this season. On Sept. 24, the Twins said so too.
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Ten years later, the Oakland A’s are still at it, and in the playoffs. Swingin’ A’s describes their new “Moneyball” approach: the platoon system. Another great look into making statistics work favorably.

With the A's success this year, here are a couple more looks from MLB and even Japan.