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Fred9964
I love baseball. I love blogging. I love the combination of the two at Ballhype.com and DugoutCentral.com. BallHype Member since March 13, 2008 |
dugoutcentral.com - 6/5/2009
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In two weeks, each participant in the draft,
Strasburg, the Nationals and MLB, owe their part in
the proceedings to someone who had no idea at the time he would impact a change in the game forever. That someone is Rick Reichardt.
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Rick Reichardt and the Amateur Draft
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dugoutcentral.com - 6/5/2009
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Consistency in a pitcher is a good –
right? Well, that might depend on how you define
consistent. Certainly a pitcher who is consistently bad is little help to a team, and a consistently good pitcher is golden. But given two pitchers with the same overall ERA, will the more consistent pitcher win...
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Consistency in a Pitcher Isn’t Necessarily Good
dugoutcentral.com - 6/5/2009
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Most teams rebuild every 3-5 years and do
so right before the trade deadline. The Pirates rebuild
every year and start in early June. There is no sign that they will turn it around ever. The league needs to step in an change something.
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McClouth Trade Another Sad Step in Pirates “Re-building”
dugoutcentral.com - 6/5/2009
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The Rangers have gotten here without Hamilton, partly
due to the rest of the A.L. West’s ineptitude,
but they cannot finish the season on top without Hamilton raking in the middle of the order like the elite hitter that he is.
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Rangers Hurt by Hamilton’s Haunting Hernia
dugoutcentral.com - 6/2/2009
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Saturday night witnessed what could have been the
single greatest pitching performance in the history of baseball.
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A Performance for the Ages
dugoutcentral.com - 6/2/2009
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I get upset when fans, regular people who
earn regular wages in a terrible economy, cannot fathom
that baseball players aren't all billionaires.
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Me On Money Again Because Enough Of You Still Don’t Get It
dugoutcentral.com - 6/2/2009
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For us to enjoy the most entertaining league
possible, from top to bottom, there has to be
a level of elite teams, a level of contending teams, and a level of teams that are reading fantasy football magazines instead of scouting reports come September. That is why I couldn’t be more excited that...
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Baseball Needs Yankees, Red Sox to Reminisce
dugoutcentral.com - 5/26/2009
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Kerry Whisnant's team rankings return, with a look
at American League and National League rankings prior to
interleague play.
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Whisnant Team Rankings
dugoutcentral.com - 5/26/2009
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Using the Runs Created team rankings method, Oakland
and especially Boston rate significantly lower than by RC/RA,
meaning they have scored more and/or allowed less than their raw stats would indicate. That may not bode well for the future if the trend continues.
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Whisnant Team Rankings - Runs Created Method
dugoutcentral.com - 5/22/2009
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I think there's no way they repeat this
year and Lidge was a key part of that
mistake.
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Time To Re-Evaluate the Lidge Contract?
dugoutcentral.com - 5/22/2009
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The Rangers have made changes to their on-field
personnel; moving Michael Young to third base, installing rookie
Elvis Andrus at short and handing the full time catching role to Jarrod Saltalamacchia, to name a few. But make no mistake, any improvement in the Rangers play this season will point...
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With New Pitching Strategy, Rangers Can Win the West
dugoutcentral.com - 5/22/2009
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I was fortunate enough to make it to
the big leagues and play for a spell. Simultaneously
I was ill-fated to make it to "The League" right smack dab in the middle of the "Steroid Era." Here’s the way I see it.
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The Way I See It - by Desi Relaford
dugoutcentral.com - 5/2/2009
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The Nats are already 8.5 games back...but there
are many other storylines to watch over the next
month.
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10 Storylines to Watch in May
dugoutcentral.com - 5/2/2009
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Author hopes that Zito will prove not to
be the biggest bust in the history of the
game. I am not optimistic. We'll see though. It's a new year...
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Zito Not So Zen, But Can Still Make Peace in the Bay
dugoutcentral.com - 5/1/2009
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Here are a few statistical surprises through April
30. 1. The following players, among a few others,
have yet to hit a home run...
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Early Season Statistical Surprises
