Analytics and sabermetrics run the show for Major League Baseball organizations today. With the rise of popular platforms like Fantasy Baseball, fans continue educating themselves on analytics that predict quality baseball players over just mere name recognition. For pitchers, you have something called WHIP, which measures the number of walks and hits per inning pitched. … Read more
Sources: DealShare, an Indian social commerce startup initially focused on WhatsApp, raises $100M Series D led by Tiger Global, after its $21M Series C in Dec. — Tiger Global has invested in DealShare, a startup in India that has built an e-commerce platform for middle- and lower-income groups. DealShare, an Indian social commerce website, is … Read more
A look at Peacock as it enters its second year, considers expansion abroad, and tries to grow paid subscriptions; sources: 20% of Peacock’s 14M MAUs pay for it — Inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York last month, NBC executives revealed their long-awaited plan to use the Olympics to supercharge their streaming service, Peacock. In … Read more
How long is a baseball game? There is a beautiful rhythm during MLB games that are unlike NFL, NBA, or NHL games. Baseball does not have a clock, unlike NFL and NBA games that last 60 minutes. So how long are Major League Baseball games in general? Here is the breakdown. How Many Innings is … Read more
The most valuable baseball cards worth money in the hobby can easily fetch six and seven-figure price levels these days. Think about that for a second: People spend as much on old pieces of cardboard as most people spend on a house. And adorable houses at that. So, whoever says that baseball cards are no longer valuable doesn’t … Read more