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Zack Greinke’s Cy Young a Double Victory for Stat Dweebs

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:36:00 +0000

I used to write that baseball writing was the only profession where ignorance was considered a virtue. Zack Greinke winning the AL Cy Young shows that the combined muscle of Joe Posnanski, Rob Neyer and Fire Joe Morgan may have enhanced conventional baseball wisdom, slightly. ...

The Victoria Times found this 2 days ago on thebiglead.com

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Today in Phillies history - MVP for Schmidt

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:04:00 +0000

On this day in 1981, Mike Schmidt was awarded with his second consecutive National League MVP award. At the time Schmidt was only the third player to ever win two consecutive MVP awards, joining future teammate Joe Morgan (1975-1976 with the Reds) and Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks ...

Macho Row posted 4 days ago from macho-row.blogspot.com

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sports metrics and the problem with unconventional wisdom

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:24:24 +0000

The more that I think about it, the more that I think the “metrics” school of sports analysis is the perfect example for understanding the limitations of insurgent intellectual movements. I have never known any ideology, group or position so likely to throw the baby out with the ...

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 4 days ago on ordinary-gentlemen.com

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Bill Walton Should Definitely Have Punched Phil Jackson

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:41:00 +0000

At Jim Gray’s 50th birthday party in Vegas (!) last weekend, Bill Walton recalled the time he wanted to knock Phil Jackson out. After a game, Jackson refused to do interviews unless Jim Gray left the room. Gray departed, and Walton filled in. “I should have punched (Jackson) in ...

SPORT'S WITH MR. FACTOID found this 4 days ago on thebiglead.com

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Sosa: Terrifying in Death ... Wait, He's Not Dead?

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:02:00 +0000

This latest photo find proves conclusively that nothing good has ever come out of the Latin Grammys. That's our former hero and current puzzling human being Sammy Sosa, menacing that poor woman for her delicious brains (hey, we already have a "Delicious Brains" tag. Kick ass!). He says it's ...

acubsblog posted 12 days ago from wastingawayinwrigleyville.blogspot.com

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