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umpbump.com - 6 hours ago
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The Cardinals offense was just so-so in 2009,
despite the presence of hitting god Albert Pujols. St.
Louis was square in the middle of the pack in slugging, wOBA, and OBP. Where they excelled was pitching. The Cards’ pitchers issued the fewest walks in the league and had the third best ...
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What they need: Cardinals
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umpbump.com - 2 days ago
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The Marlins finished in second place in 2009,
but the reality is they only scored 6 more
runs than they allowed and the third-place Braves had a much better run differential. So Florida will have to improve more than a little if they’re going to compete for a playoff spot in 2010. ...
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What they need: Marlins
umpbump.com - 5 days ago
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If you take a quick glance at the
Minnesota Twins 2009 campaign, you might deem it a
success since they reached the postseason. But taking a closer look at the numbers and you’ll realize that the Twins were … [ visit site to read more ] Tagged: Twins , What They Need ...
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What They Need: Minnesota Twins
umpbump.com - 5 days ago
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Look, we could talk about how the Dodgers
need a second baseman now that Joe Torre completely
alienated Orlando Hudson by benching him in favor of an inferior player down the stretch and in the playoffs, or how the Dodgers need another starting pitcher or two, but why beat around the bush when ...
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What They Need: Dodgers
umpbump.com - 6 days ago
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The Red Sox finished 7 games behind the
Yankees and were swept out of the first round
of the playoffs. How can they avoid a similar fate in 2010? Boston’s biggest problem in 2009 was defense. They had the third-best run differential in baseball, yet ranked dead last in deff eff for much ...
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What They Need: Red Sox
umpbump.com - 7 days ago
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The 2009 Mariners became a bit of a
darling in the sabermetric world. The proponents of the
non-traditional fielding stats such as Ultimate Zone Rating and Defensive Plus/Minus were actually able to see their beliefs translate to on-field success. You see, the Mariners brought in a group ...
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What They Need: Mariners
umpbump.com - 8 days ago
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Leave it to ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick. While all
the other baseball hacks are reporting on boring stuff
that nobody cares about (trades, signings, the crappiness of the O’Hare Hilton), he’s bringing us the good stuff. From Crasnick’s Twitter : In other news .. ...
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Love your agent and you just gotta show it? Get a tattoo!
umpbump.com - 9 days ago
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Jayson Stark doesn’t think the Philies should sign
Chone Figgins because Figgins is a leadoff hitter and
the Phillies already have a leadoff hitter. From ESPN.com : “What happens if they try to install Figgins in the leadoff hole? That has the potential to create a … [ ...
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Jimmy Rollins must bat leadoff no more forever
umpbump.com - 9 days ago
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As a Phillies fan, the Braves’ rotation is
keeping me up at night. Derek Lowe. Tim Hudson
(who just signed a three-year deal ). Jair Jurrjens. Tommy Hanson. Javier Vazquez. Good god almighty, that is a solid five. Oh, and don’t forget about Kenshin Kawakami, who posted a 3.86 ERA ...
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What they need: Braves
feedproxy.google.com - 10 days ago
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“Chronological age does not have anything to do
with a player of (Damon’s) genetics.” – Scott Boras
Well, sure. Had Jesus Christ been around longer, I’m pretty sure that he would’ve been able to OPS … [ visit site to read more ] Tagged: ...
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Johnny Damon Really Must Be Jesus
umpbump.com - 11 days ago
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What could the world champion, richer-than-God New York
Yankees possibly need? What do you get for the
team that has (apparently) everything? The question most Yankee-watchers have been asking is: Who’s in left? World Series MVP Hideki Matsui is a free agent, as is Johnny Damon. Neither ...
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What They Need: Yankees
feedproxy.google.com - 12 days ago
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The Giants are basically set for the next
two years at least in the starting rotation, with
Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, and Jonathan Sanchez all under team control til at least 2011 at cost-controlled prices. And with the vaguely serviceable Barry Zito signed til forever and closer Brian Wilson ...
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What They Need – San Francisco Giants: Some sort of ...
umpbump.com - 13 days ago
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Obviously, the Phillies are no fluke. And it’s
temping to suggest that they should stand pat this
offseason. After all, all the team’s best players are under contract for next season, and the rotation figures to be strong, with Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Joe Blanton, J.A. Happ and ...
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What they need: Phillies
umpbump.com - 13 days ago
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Here we go again. Time for another edition
of our semi-annual “What They Need” series, where we
play GM for all 30 teams. As usual, we’ll be suggesting subtle tweaks for some squads, and major overhalls for others. There’s already movement … [ visit site to read more ] ...
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What they need: 2009-2010 offseason
umpbump.com - 15 days ago
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So the Phillies are letting Brett Myers walk,
and you can feel pretty confident that the biggest
reason he’s not sticking around is he was a giant pain in the ass during his Philly tenure. But let’s give credit where credit is due. Myers’ parting words were classy: ...
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Brett Myers is a classy free-agent-to-be
