The Tigers bullpen has been a mess all season. However, there are always some small sample size flukes with pitchers that throw so few innings.
In my latest Detroit News article, I look at Bruce Rondon, a hard throwing right hander that has shown Tigers fans his best and worst this season.
The crux of the article is how humans want to tell stories about small sample size flukes. The same obsession with patterns that gives us technological marvels like smart phones also gets us in big trouble when watching sports inherent with randomness.
This might be the first sports column to quote a neuroscience book.
To read my Detroit News article on bullpen statistics, click here.
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