Sports: A Game Of Inches

We are four humble men who love sports, but hate sports commentary. Peter Gammons is our hero and John Madden is our enemy. If you were to ask us our purpose, our answer would be simple: "We are forever locked in Mortal Kombat for the souls of sports fans everywhere. Statistics are our science and 'the immeasurable character of men' is the obsolete religion of blind faith. Our job is to prove that God doesn't exist and that athletes are merely cold, metal machines with no hearts or souls."

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xWHIP 2.0 Challenge #1: Matt Garza's 2011

Using the new and improved xWHIP 2.0 calculator, here is Matt Garza's expected WHIP for 2011 on the Cubs. Keep in mind he is not only changing parks, but leagues, so perhaps this figure is not as accurate as it could be (different park dimensions and locations affect batted ball distributions):