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Supermarginal: The Advantage of the “Dumb” Average

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:00 +0000

Really fun new column that, as the site advertises, applies 'rougue economics' to fantasy.

Millsy posted 28 hours ago from fantasyballjunkie.com

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Running the Bases – Part 2

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:14 +0000

Yesterday we looked at team baserunning; now let’s take a gander at the individual leaders for the 2009 season. Again, this is taken from Baseball Prospectus’ baserunning metrics (Hip-hip hooray for Dan Fox), sans the stolen bases, which are already figured in a player’s WAR total. These are ...

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Chase Standings, One Last Lap

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:08:24 +0000

Twenty-fifth place. That's all that stands between Jimmie Johnson and his historic fourth consecutive Cup Series championship. If Johnson finishes 25th or better in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET, ABC), the Cup title is his. ...

yougabsports posted 2 days ago from yougabsports.com

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Gold Gloves, NL Style

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:21:44 +0000

I looked at the AL yesterday, so why not do the NL Today? C: Winner – Yadier Molina, STL No problems here. Molina is unquestionably one of the best if not the best in the NL. 1B: Winner – Adrian Gonzalez, SD (+3.8, 1st in NL) Gonzalez had a lower UZR/150 than Cubs 1B Derrek Lee, but ...

TCHB posted 9 days ago from twinkietalk.com

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Super Bowl XLIV - "National Lampoon’s Vacation" Themed Commercial

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:51:00 +0000

We've received a press release for what we believe is the 1st known Super Bowl Commercial for Super Bowl XLIV. Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo will return as Clark and Ellen Griswold from ‘National... Full story: http://www.bobsblitz.com Best Amazon prices for Blitz Subscribers: ...

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The 2009 Alternate Universe Carter-Batista Award: RE24 (and Sitch?)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:11:05 +0000

Following up an earlier post on "overrated RBI guys," this posts looks more closely at situatoinal numbers to see if there might be something of a "knack" to driving runs in that is lost in non-contextual stats.

devil_fingers posted 2 days ago from fangraphs.com

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The 2009 Carter-Batista Award

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:23:23 +0000

Which players' offensive value was most distorted by RBI totals in 2009? There's only one way to find out: a junk stat.

devil_fingers posted 4 days ago from fangraphs.com

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My Morning in Exile

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:48:05 +0000

Slow day, so I scan the news. Great (Captain Robert Falcon) Scott ! Or was it Shackleton? AL Cy Young today . Greinke should get it, but the writers once gave the damn thing to Jack McDowell for cryin' out loud, so who knows? For relaxing times, make it Takahashi time . Cancel the ...

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Phillies Shave Off The Beard

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:02:27 +0000

Today the Phillies removed Eric Bruntlett from their 40-man roster to make room for some minor leaguers to be added to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. This essentially means that Eric Bruntlett will not return to the Phillies in 2010. Tyler Walker, Paul Hoover, Andy Tracy and John Ennis ...

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National League Hands Out Some Gold Gloves

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:34:03 +0000

Yesterday, the American League handed out their Gold Glove awards. Today, the National League handed out their Gold Gloves. Let's take a look at who won in the National League:

adamb77 posted 9 days ago from theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com

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Phillies Take Home Another Award

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:51:14 +0000

Jimmy and Shane both took home Gold Gloves this year with Chase picking up another Silver Slugger. But there's another more unofficial award that I found to be quite interesting. The folks over at Baseball Prospectus give out an award for the best medical staff in baseball . While the Phillies ...

The700Level posted 6 days ago from the700level.com

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Blogger Nine Innings

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:22:00 +0000

I recently answered nine questions for the New York Daily News ' Jesse Spector in the latest edition of Blogger Nine Innings. Click here to read my take on nine baseball questions, ranging from what I would use as my closer music to my opinions on the most under and overrated players in the ...

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Griffin: Plenty of suitors in chase for Roy Halladay

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:44:24 +0000

T he coming out party for new Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos begins today in Chicago. It's his first session as head man at the annual GM meetings. There will be young major-league GMs that welcome him to the fraternity with open arms. There will be veteran GMs that try and fleece ...

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Silver & Gold

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:18:16 +0000

Is anyone else as bored as I am this off-season? It has been 9 whole days without baseball; the more than 1 week layoff has me going a tad stir-crazy. Want to see how bored I am? Read on… What’s In A Name Shakespeare said that a rose, if by any other name, ...

PhilliesPhollowers posted 7 days ago from myteamrivals.typepad.com

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Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino Are Golden Once Again

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:47:50 +0000

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: right; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: .92em; margin-top: 0px; } Jimmy Rollins & Shane Victorino win Gold Gloves , originally uploaded by pompomflipflop While individual awards ...

The700Level posted 9 days ago from the700level.com

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Chase Utley lone Silver Slugger winner

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:48:00 +0000

Utley hitting his second home run in game five of the 2009 World Series. AP Photo Utley wins fourth consecutive Silver Slugger at second base A day after Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino were awarded Gold Gloves , an award many felt Chase Utley had deserved, Utley became the only ...

Macho Row posted 8 days ago from macho-row.blogspot.com

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Moskos Might Need Neck Surgery; Sosa Not Michael Jackson

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:29:47 +0000

RANDOM EX HR KING: For a moment we thought Sammy Sosa was making a guest appearance on True Blood or the second coming of Michael Jackson, that is not the case says a former Cubs employee [Chicago Trib] AFL BASEBALL: Danny Moskos neck was snapped on several occassions as he watched laser after ...

rumbunter posted 12 days ago from rumbunter.com

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Chase for Perfection: Week 10 (Down to Two)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:12:48 +0000

(Photo by Ronald Martinez, Getty Images) It's hard to believe that with all the horrible teams in the NFL, not one of them was able to lose eight a row to open the season. With the Rams and Bucs finally off the schnide, there are now only two teams left that are still gunning for a ...

Cosuke posted 7 days ago from inhistoric.com

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11/9/09 Houston Sports FaF Smear

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:10:42 +0000

Song of the Day : Them Crooked Vultures – “Mind Eraser (No Chaser) “ Ching(a) tu Madre It wasn’t only the Houston Cougars that were up to last-minute heroics this past weekend. The Houston Dynamo, obviously feeling the positive vibes on the field at ...

pipez posted 12 days ago from fourthandfifty.com

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Highs and Lows of UZR 2007-9: Utley

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:09:24 +0000

As explained in the overview post, here , this is part of a series looking at the best and worst defensive performers over the past three combined seasons. Rankings are done by adding a player’s UZR with his aggregate positional adjustment so as to level the playing field with regards to ...

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