Tag: Pittsburgh Pirates

• What a 1959 Baseball Game Can Teach Us About Team Performance: Harvey Haddix’s “Perfect” Game

  “It was just another loss, and that is no good.” – Harvey Haddix, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, after his 1959 near-perfect game.

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  February 8, 2026

  Baseball, History

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• The first Cy Young Award of many for Paul Skenes?

  With baseball’s award season coming to a close, I wanted to do an in-depth dive into some of the award winners and what made them so special at their job. The first player we’ll look at is the NL Cy Young Award winner: Paul Skenes. For those who aren’t familiar, the Cy Young Award is…

  Quinn

  November 15, 2025

  Baseball, Player Evaluation

  2025, Analytics, Baseball Business, Baseball Data, Cy Young, mlb, Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates, Sabermetrics