Author: Zach Dean
Zach Dean
has 30.3% among authors.
BS Score: 2.2%.
Articles analyzed: 21.
Words analyzed: 58,138.
Analyzed articles
OutKick
- By Zach Dean
- 6/26/2026, 12:02 PM
Negativity Bias 25.1% - Biased Writer Voice 17.8% - Framing Effect 14.8%
There is no love lost between Bryce Harper and fans of the Washington Nationals. OK. There's a little love lost. Harper and the Phillies stunned Washington Thursday night after trailing 5-0, with Harper hitting the go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth inning to cap a seven-run rally. The Phillies have now won seven out of 10, and moved... more
OutKick
- By Zach Dean
- 6/24/2026, 12:08 PM
Biased Writer Voice 47.8% - Negativity Bias 29.1% - Appeal to Emotion 16.6%
The San Francisco Giants' Pride night mess won't go away, and things reached a boiling point before Tuesday's game against the Athletics. That's when Buster Posey, the franchise's beloved catcher-turned-President of Baseball Ops, sat in the dugout hours before first pitch and fielded questions from a group of ... hungry ... reporters.... more
OutKick
- By Zach Dean
- 6/20/2026, 11:58 AM
Negativity Bias 17.5% - Biased Writer Voice 16.2% - Framing Effect 10.5%
Every few years, we get a truly great hot mic moment in Major League Baseball. A lot of things have to line up perfectly. The broadcast has to be in the right place, at the right time. The stadium can't be going insane. The microphones have to be positioned perfectly. The manager who is presumably getting tossed, and the umpire who... more
OutKick
- By Zach Dean
- 6/18/2026, 12:16 PM
Biased Writer Voice 59.2% - Halo Effect 20% - Anecdotal 17.9%
While ABS and instant replay have greatly improved the quality of play in Major League Baseball, they've really ruined one of the great joys we get from watching a game ... The managerial ejection. Gone are the days of Bobby Cox getting tossed in the first inning for the 300th time. You just don't see it anymore, mainly because there are... more
OutKick
- By Zach Dean
- 6/11/2026, 7:43 PM
Appeal to Emotion 22.1% - Availability Heuristic 18.6% - Negativity Bias 15.7%
Over the hump and safely on the other side. Whew. What a week ... and it's only halfway through! The NBA Finals are, shockingly, taking over the world right now. I'm man enough to admit that, and HATE the NBA. But fair is fair, and these games have delivered. Credit to the league, and to ESPN. That's right. I said it. To ESPN. I despise... more
OutKick
- By Zach Dean
- 6/6/2026, 1:09 PM
Biased Writer Voice 64.8% - Hasty Generalization 25.5% - Negativity Bias 19.6%
It's June, which means the baseball world will be on edge for the next 25 days or so. A tradition unlike any other in this country! For those who don't know (and that's none of you, because it's everywhere), June is Pride Month. Haven't you heard?! You know in October when the NFL wears pink for a month? That's June in Major League... more
OutKick
- By Zach Dean
- 6/3/2026, 11:59 AM
Biased Writer Voice 66% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 29.1% - Negativity Bias 26.3%
Brittney Griner, the WNBA's most divisive player before Angel Reese, showed Angel who was still in charge Tuesday night. Griner — who famously spent some time in a Russian prison and was dealt back to America a few years ago in what was maybe the most lopsided trade of all time — threw Reese to the floor late in the fourth quarter and... more
OutKick
- By Zach Dean
- 5/22/2026, 7:48 PM
Appeal to Emotion 19.5% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 10.5% - Halo Effect 10.2%
We made it. We're here. Another Friday. A big Friday. Memorial Day weekend. The kickoff to summer. The start of the second-best time of the year (fall is still No. 1, of course). Congrats to everyone who stuck it out. You guys earned this. I won't mince words. It's been a brutal 24 hours since we last spoke. When I'm not teaching this... more
OutKick
- By Zach Dean
- 5/21/2026, 9:55 PM
Appeal to Emotion 39.1% - Biased Writer Voice 36.8% - Halo Effect 35.7%
Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch died Thursday afternoon, sending shockwaves through the garage and the racing world. Busch, 41, was hospitalized Thursday due to an undisclosed but "severe illness," according to a statement put out by the Busch family. NASCAR, the Busch family and Richard Childress Racing announced the... more
OutKick
- By Zach Dean
- 5/18/2026, 12:19 PM
Negativity Bias 24.8% - Biased Writer Voice 14.2% - Hasty Generalization 11.4%
Well ... that was weird. If NASCAR has an All-Star race, but nobody knows it's an All-Star race, and it doesn't feel like an All-Star race, did it even happen? I haven't talked to Mr. Nielsen yet, but I'm gonna go ahead and file Dover under the "miss" category in terms of things that have worked over the year. This didn't work. NASCAR... more