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August 12, 2015
Bake Shop Mailbag: NFL Training Camp, Proper Pregnancy Etiquette, and the Fate of the Mets

You have pressing questions? Katie Baker has the answers.
June 18, 2015
Pitches in Radar Gun Are Slower Than They Appear: Identifying Baseball’s Perceived Velocity Kings

Miami reliever Carter Capps isn’t a household name, but he may be the most unhittable pitcher in the game. How is that possible? Answering that requires understanding the difference between actual and perceived velocity.
May 16, 2014
Best (MLB) Month Ever: If You Like Barry Bonds, You’ll Really Like This Baseball List

Troy Tulowitzki’s recent tear got us thinking: Which players have actually delivered the best single-month performances in modern baseball history? Spoiler alert: Barry Bonds will make more than one appearance on this top-10 list.
September 3, 2013
Francisco Liriano: The Ultimate Lefty Killer

It’s easy to see the impact Francisco Liriano has had on the Pittsburgh Pirates this year. His 2.57 ERA ranks fourth-best among all pitchers with 130-plus innings pitched. He sits seventh in the National League in strikeout rate. If you’re one of those people who still notices win-loss record, he’s tied for the league lead […]
February 13, 2013
Worst MLB Contracts Mailbag

Monday’s breakdown of baseball’s 15 least tradable contracts triggered lots of responses on Twitter, especially of the “What? Player X didn’t make it?!” variety. We’ll tackle those questions, along with queries about replacement level, the Flying Hellfish, and more, in today’s Twitterbag. Here we go:
November 12, 2012
The Walking Dead Season 3, Episode 5: ‘Say the Word’

[Ed. Note: We’re gathering questions for a TV mailbag! Send your television-related queries to Andy Greenwald at grantlandtvmailbag@gmail.com and he will answer the ones that strike his fancy in the not-too-distant future.] One of the more interesting ideas that The Walking Dead has grappled with in its third season — more interesting to me, anyway, […]
November 29, 2012
TV Mailbag: The Mount Rushmore of Bad Characters on Good Shows, Stunt-Casting The Walking Dead, and the Mystery of Jon Hamm’s Emmy-less Existence

You sent in your questions to grantlandTVmailbag@gmail.com. And now Andy Greenwald will answer them. It’s TV mailbag time! Who’s your Mount Rushmore of bad characters from good shows? Current and past shows. — Shane M., Philadelphia I was so anxious about my very first mailbag question that I spent three days misreading it. I thought […]
May 1, 2012
The ‘Dead Musician Hologram’ Debate Rages On: Hologram Dennis Wilson Is a ‘Not Right Now,’ Hologram Freddie Mercury Is a ‘No’

“It just doesn’t sit too well with me. I don’t want to appear with a hologram of my dear friend.”
March 21, 2012
Do Zombies Poop? An Investigation

Late last night, in accordance with New Media for the Modern Showrunner Handbook guidelines, The Walking Dead executive producer Glen Mazzara took to Twitter to interact with fans of the series he inherited halfway through its tumultuous second season. While he did respond to queries — like, “Michonne is the most unrealistic character from the […]
January 6, 2012
HBOalies of the Week

A quick note: Given the finale last night of the HBO hock-umentary 24/7 Rangers/Flyers: The Road to the NHL Winter Classic, I’m hijacking this week’s NHL goaltender blog post for a mashup of TV recapping, some leftover observations from last weekend in Philadelphia, and a little bit of goalie news. Consider this post HBOalies of […]

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