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Deadspin’s deep dive into umpire stats: accuracy and consistency are key

Umpires are supposed to get every call right to the point where they have virtually no impact on the outcome of the game. Therefore, whenever an umpire does affect the outcome of a game, people start to take notice. Read more…

This week in The Ladies Room: Soccer champion Julie Foudy

Welcome to the Ladies Room – A Deadspin Sports Podcast. Read more…

Mellon Collie and The Minnesota Twins: At this rate a playoff collapse looks unlikely

It’s probably hard enough to be the Minnesota Twins under normal circumstances. Because no one outside of the Twin Cities wants to see you in the playoffs ever again. Some have even drafted measures to get you banned from the postseason forever. That’s what happens when you can’t manage to win a single playoff game […]