Evaluating the New MLB Pitch Clock as a Countermeasure to Overly Long Games;… Mark Graban Apr 2, 2023 0 Blog As I've blogged about before in recent years (here and here), Major League Baseball (MLB) has, as Toyota people!-->…
A Chart is a Picture That’s Worth More Than a Thousand Words? Mark Graban May 24, 2022 0 Blog I recently saw this article in the Washington Post: This MLB season, the ball is making everyone batty Major!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Is Bryce Harper a “Bust” This Season (2019)? Or is He Just More… Mark Graban Sep 17, 2021 7 Blog I'm updating this post with data from the past two seasons, especially since Bryce Harper is considered to be a!-->…
Revisiting the Harada Method: Lessons from Shohei Ohtani and Norman Bodek Mark Graban Jul 13, 2021 0 Blog It's a Throwback Thursday... As I watched the MLB Home Run Derby last night, I really enjoyed watching the!-->!-->!-->…
When It’s Easier to Distort the System Than it is to Improve It: Baseball… Mark Graban Jul 8, 2021 2 Blog I'm often reminded of what the late Peter Scholtes would write or say (often repeated by W. Edwards Deming), where!-->…
Respect for People as a Competitive Advantage in Major League Baseball Mark Graban Jun 24, 2020 1 Blog "Respect for people" is, of course, a core tenet of Lean and the Toyota Production System. It's an important idea!-->…