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http://www.viewfromthebleachers.com/ - Podcasting the Cubs so you don't have to
If you’re into sim baseball games, and you know I am from all my mention of OOTP, then you will be interested to know that a new game enters the arena to battle OOTP and Baseball Mogul for sim supremacy.
The new game has some core features that include use of the Lahman database that ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
This is a really good book. Notwithstanding the obvious name similarity to that of THIS website (the book is titled “A Day in the Bleachers”), I recommend it most highly to fans of baseball as it once was. “A Day in the Bleachers” was written by Arnold Hano in 1954, although I read [...]
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MLB
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians
Ernie Banks
San Francisco Giants
Typically I’m not one to toot my own horn, but might I direct your attention to this comment, posted when Joe asked us to step up to the mic about the World Series:
So there you go. Yankees in 6. For all the right reasons.
Who said that? Hmmmm … think about it ….. got a ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Kevin Gregg
Happy Friday morning to you. Lizzie will be along with the annual Lizzie awards later this afternoon. Until then, let’s talk about some things I’ve read over the last few days. Before we do, though, I wanted to take a minute to remind you of a few things you might have otherwise ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Today Ted Lilly underwent debridement surgery on his pitching shoulder. It appears as though he will not be ready in time for Opening Day and I’m wondering what (if anything) we will get out of Lilly next year. Shoulder injuries are a different breed of cat compared to elbow issues ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Ted Lilly
This is the last in my current series of books about Harry Caray. It’s titled “I Remember Harry Caray”. It was published in 1998 (shortly after Harry’s death), and was written by Rich Wolfe and George Castle, with a Foreword by Jack Brickhouse.
By and large, the most interesting observations ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Harry Caray
Bill Veeck
Bob Uecker
The other day I introduced the idea that Fan Graphs provides an interesting stat that calculates a player’s value on the free agent market for the season. According to them, the values are calculated based on a value system that takes into account factors such as hitting, fielding, ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
THE 2009 FIELDING BIBLE AWARDS have been officially announced after one of the closest races in the history of the award centered around the keystone sack. Second basemen Aaron Hill, Dustin Pedroia and Chase Utley finished with 76, 76 and 73 points respectively, forcing a tie-breaking ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
The Who Earned Their Money post will be posting tonight / early morning. Until then, here’s some reading for you to discuss.
Project Prospect mentions Starlin Castro in the AFL Week 3 rundown and has a video- (Source)
Castro has drawn rave reviews from ESPN’s Keith Law thus far in ...
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Chicago Cubs
ESPN
Keith Law
Here’s a book written by Joe DiMaggio, titled “”Baseball for Everyone”. It was first published in 1948, but reissued in 2002.
Let me start with the Bio from the inside back jacket cover:
- “Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999) played for the Yankees from 1936 to 1951, with time out for military service ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Joe DiMaggio
Washington Nationals
By now you’ve either seen, heard, or at least heard about this morning’s press conference featuring the Ricketts family. What are your thoughts? Are you enthused? Do you feel confident in the new ownership? Are you excited about things to come? Or are you more...
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Chicago Cubs
The World Series starts tonight. The games will be telecast on FOX. While I have nothing personal against the announcing team of Tim McCarver and Joe Buck, it was Harry Carry who observed that some announcers are more interesting than others. Here’s a shout out to Harry.
Harry Caray’s...
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Chicago Cubs
Harry Caray
Tim McCarver
Joe Buck
St. Louis Cardinals
Fan Graphs has a nifty little tool that shows what the player’s approximate value if he was a free agent based on 2009 stats. We can compare that to what the player’s 2009 salaries were to see which players played up or down to their contract this past year. Today we take a look at ...
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Chicago Cubs
We tried this the other day with the world series, but it’s a topic that we’re probably not as passionate about this year after the debacle that was 2009. Since this is the first major transaction of the year, what better place to begin getting everyone’s opinions than ...
MLB
Rudy Jaramillo
Chicago Cubs
I’m working on a post that takes a look at who earned their money in 2009, but it’s not ready yet. Until then, you’re stuck with some random findings to discuss.
Apparently the world (or at least Cubs.com) thinks that 19 year old Starlin Castro is Major League ready. Need ...
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Chicago Cubs
I think I mentioned that I plan on doing this from time to time when important transactions or things like that take place. The concept here is to have people step up and post their thoughts on things so we can have them in writing for future reference. I can’t think of how many times ...
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Chicago Cubs
New York Yankees
Alex Rodriguez
I thought that in light of the Cubs hiring of a new hitting coach this past week, it would be appropriate to post something about hitting, in this case a book by Ted Williams.
I saw the name of the primary author (Ted Williams) and knew I was gonna have to look at this one. [...]
To read the ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Ted Williams
Ty Cobb
Rogers Hornsby
Joe Jackson
Willie Mays
I think today I’ll just wish you a happy weekend and get to the Lizzies.
Lizzies
So far, the best played postseason game was the last game of the regular season.
[Marquis] is a 4 or 5 starter and thinks he is an ace.
My screen name celebrates my youth, my early blind belief in and ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
New York Yankees
A few years ago, Bill James designed a system to predict the likelihood of a particular pitcher throwing a no-hitter at some point, taking into account his career strikeout and double-play rates. In The Bill James Handbook 2009, we listed the ten pitchers most likely to achieve this rare feat... ...
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Bill James
Chicago Cubs
Mark posted yesterday that the Cubs finalized the deal with Rudy Jamarillo to be their hitting coach. In the ESPN Chicago article on the signing, it mentioned “The 59-year-old Texas native coached both Alfonso Soriano and Milton Bradley during their time with the Rangers. Bradley had his ...
