The Big Picture: Competitive Sharing by David Pinto
Dave suggests changes to the CBA that would give teams an incentive to draw on the road.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: All-Star Ratings by David Pinto
The television ratings for the All-Star Game have been in decline for a quarter-century.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Whose Commissioner? by David Pinto
The Age of Bud won't last forever. What do we do when it ends?
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Gambling on Umpires by David Pinto
Further thoughts on what's at stake in the Donaghy scandal.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Analyzing the Umpires by David Pinto
David takes a stroll through some data to see if there are any umpires who might favor the underdog a little too much.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Evolving the Save Rule by David Pinto
Perhaps the time has come to adapt a rule to define who's actually putting out the fires for teams in ballgames.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Re-calculating the Save by David Pinto
Who ends up getting the credit if we let the act define the stat, instead of the other way around?
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Free Trade Amateurs by David Pinto
The influx of international talent of the game has a relationship to the ways in which the industry works with all amateur talent.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Raiding or Raising the East? by David Pinto
Will MLB live down to its past when it comes to its relationship with Japan?
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Never Enough Pitching? by David Pinto
The increasing number of pitchers crowding big league rosters hasn't improved the quality of a club's performance from its hurlers.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Thoughts on the Postseason by David Pinto
Rejiggering the playoffs has already paid dividends--might even more be in order?
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Farewell by David Pinto
Wrapping up a season of fun to head for other shores.
View ArticleThe Big Picture by David Pinto
New contributor David Pinto outlines the philosophy of his column, which will delve into the issues of what makes teams, leagues, and the game in general more healthy.
View ArticleThe Big Picture by David Pinto
David addresses some reader feedback about why attendance has increased.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: If You Win, They Will Come by David Pinto
The volatility introduced into the game in the thirty years since the advent of free agency has resulted in increased attendance throughout major league baseball.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Run Optimum by David Pinto
Uncovering the game's optimum figure for run-scoring, and maintaining the precious balance between pitcher and hitter, is crucial for the game's health.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Rescheduling by David Pinto
A radical solution that will solve all of MLB's scheduling problems.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: More Rescheduling by David Pinto
David expands on his five-division realignment plan.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: More Alignments by David Pinto
Variations on a theme are on David's mind, as he proposes other possibilities in more sensibly structured divisions.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Dynamic Pricing by David Pinto
A little economic creativity could help teams capture more revenue while making the live baseball experience cheaper for fans.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Graying Offenses by David Pinto
How has player age changed over time, and why is 2007 the year of the old player?
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Getting to the Truth by David Pinto
A proposal on how to real shut the door on the steroid era, and perhaps even learn something from it.
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Forty and Fabulous by David Pinto
Clemens, Maddux, Johnson, Moyer...it's a great time to be an ancient hurler in the majors. David looks into why that is.
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