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alanhull1

alanhull1

Born and raised in LA, I am a fourth-year student at UCLA and a huge Dodgers fan. After graduation, I plan to pursue a career in major league baseball.

BallHype Member since Jan. 30, 2008

M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P!
baseballmastermind.com - 9/3/2008
M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P!
— baseballmastermind.com — Season awards are great, and like All-Star Game selections, provide opportunity to complain about worthiness and unworthiness... on a yearly basis. We all know the BWAA are going to screw something up, it’s almost a requirement, but there is some method to the madness; so in making these selections... (more) M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P!

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Francisco Rodriguez chases 57
baseballmastermind.com - 8/29/2008
Francisco Rodriguez chases 57
— baseballmastermind.com — Tonight Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez saved his 51st game of the season in pursuit of the MLB record... 57 games saved held by Bobby Thigpen. With over a month left in the season, here's saying he breaks it. Here is what will happen if that happens, to the Angels and to k-Rod... (more) Francisco Rodriguez chases 57

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Those Tenacious Tampa Bay Rays: 80-Game Winners
baseballmastermind.com - 8/28/2008
Those Tenacious Tampa Bay Rays: 80-Game Winners
— baseballmastermind.com — Can you believe it? I’ll be the first to point out that a) I liked the Tampa... Bay Rays enough to bet on them to win over 79.5 games in Las Vegas prior to the season starting (only $20 confident though); and b) I sure didn’t think they’d do it before September. Let’s be honest here. No one did. Well, that’s not true. Baseball Prospectus’s projection machine PECOTA projected 88 wins, but even ... (more) Those Tenacious Tampa Bay Rays: 80-Game Winners

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All-Star Game 2008: The Home Run Derby - Handicapping the Contestants
baseballmastermind.com - 7/14/2008
All-Star Game 2008: The Home Run Derby - Handicapping the Contestants
— baseballmastermind.com — I love the home run derby (as with most things baseball). It’s a contest of power that... proves nothing, but it puts on a great show for the fans. Fans want to be able to debate all of the nuances of the game and again, while the home run derby proves nothing, it provides fodder for such debates. This season, just for the heck of it, I’m going to attempt to handicap the Home Run Derby. (more) All-Star Game 2008: The Home Run Derby - Handicapping ...

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Rotogod Says: One-Third Mark All-Stars - Fantasy Baseball 2008
baseballmastermind.com - 5/29/2008
Rotogod Says: One-Third Mark All-Stars - Fantasy Baseball 2008
— baseballmastermind.com — Rotogod here. Today I will be kicking off a three-part series in which I'm going to talk... about a very important phase in the fantasy baseball season: the one-third or two month mark of the season. It is at the one-third mark that fantasy owners can begin to more accurately assess players now that their performances are fairly well established. Here are my One-Third All-Stars... (more) Rotogod Says: One-Third Mark All-Stars - Fantasy ...

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MLB Amateur Draft 2008: My Draft Board + Pedro Alvarez Scouting Report & Footage
baseballmastermind.com - 5/27/2008
MLB Amateur Draft 2008: My Draft Board + Pedro Alvarez Scouting Report & Footage
— baseballmastermind.com — With the MLB amateur draft approaching, I thought it would be a good time to start profiling... some of the young talent that may be coming to a team near you. To begin with, I’m going to provide my draft board, based on talent and my projections for the players, followed by a profile of the top talent in the draft, as I see it: Vanderbilt’s Pedro Alvarez. (more) MLB Amateur Draft 2008: My Draft Board + Pedro Alvarez ...

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CIN Reds’ Top Prospect Jay Bruce to Debut Today
baseballmastermind.com - 5/27/2008
CIN Reds’ Top Prospect Jay Bruce to Debut Today
— baseballmastermind.com — Sports Illustrated is reporting that Cincinnati Reds top prospect Jay Bruce will be making his debut today... against the Pittsburgh Pirates... (more) CIN Reds’ Top Prospect Jay Bruce to Debut Today

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JOBA TIME: Chamberlain to Prepare to Move to NY Yankee Rotation
baseballmastermind.com - 5/22/2008
JOBA TIME: Chamberlain to Prepare to Move to NY Yankee Rotation
— baseballmastermind.com — This just in: the New York Yankees are now preparing Joba Chamberlain for a spot in their... rotation. Chamberlain will now begin increasing his innings totals until he is able to pitch the 100 pitches per game necessary to start. (more) JOBA TIME: Chamberlain to Prepare to Move to NY Yankee ...

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Minor League Report: Checking in with 2008’s Top Prospects Part II
baseballmastermind.com - 5/22/2008
Minor League Report: Checking in with 2008’s Top Prospects Part II
— baseballmastermind.com — Today I will cover some of 2008’s top prospects, as a continuation of the last time we... checked in, covering Cincinnati Reds prospect Jay Bruce, Los Angeles Angels prospect Brandon Wood, Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Clayton Kershaw and St. Louis Cardinals prospect Colby Rasmus. (more) Minor League Report: Checking in with 2008’s Top ...

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Rotogod Says: Hot and Slow Starts, Buy or Sell? Part II - Fantasy Baseball 2008
baseballmastermind.com - 5/20/2008
Rotogod Says: Hot and Slow Starts, Buy or Sell? Part II - Fantasy Baseball 2008
— baseballmastermind.com — Fantasy baseball expert Rotogod discusses the legitimacy of the performance of Chipper Jones, Lance Berkman, Jon Lester,... Kevin Youkilis, Eric Gagne, Ervin Santana and Josh Hamilton in this weeks look at hot and slow starts. (more) Rotogod Says: Hot and Slow Starts, Buy or Sell? Part II ...

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All-Star Game 2008: BM's Top Players from the NL & AL
baseballmastermind.com - 5/19/2008
All-Star Game 2008: BM's Top Players from the NL & AL
— baseballmastermind.com — I love the All-Star game. At no other point in the season does more discussion take place... on player performance, merit, entitlement, etc�on a game that doesn't even matter. Still, I vote. It's a yearly event and I love it. (more) All-Star Game 2008: BM's Top Players from the NL & AL

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Scouting Report: Yu Darvish, RHP, Nippon Ham Fighters - Dice-K, Watch Out
baseballmastermind.com - 5/14/2008
Scouting Report: Yu Darvish, RHP, Nippon Ham Fighters - Dice-K, Watch Out
— baseballmastermind.com — Daisuke “Dice-K” Matsuzaka had better watch out. There is a new Japanese phenom on the horizon. Yu... Darvish, the 6′ 5″ half-Japanese, half-Iranian fire-baller has already won the Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young award as well as the equivalent of the World Series MVP and he’s only 21. (more) Scouting Report: Yu Darvish, RHP, Nippon Ham Fighters - ...

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LINKS: Big Papi and Francona Have BEEF, Jon Papelbon Teaches Hideki Okajima How to Play Craps (In the Warning Track) and More!
baseballmastermind.com - 5/13/2008
LINKS: Big Papi and Francona Have BEEF, Jon Papelbon Teaches Hideki Okajima How to Play Craps ...
— baseballmastermind.com — Some sweet links: 1) Greg Maddux scouting report from today and from his prep days. 2) Big... Papi and Terry Francona are going to throw down?!? 3) Jon Papelbon teaches Hideki Okajima how to play craps...in the warning track dirt. 4) Paul DePodesta talks about the effects of PETCO park on SD Padres. 5) Top-10 high school hitters in the amateur draft. 6) Eric Gagne and Jason ... (more) LINKS: Big Papi and Francona Have BEEF, Jon Papelbon ...

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Ten Things to Look for in the Month of May: National League
baseballmastermind.com - 5/12/2008
Ten Things to Look for in the Month of May: National League
— baseballmastermind.com — April baseball is over and storylines are emerging. Among these, Florida Marlins sit atop the National League... East; the Chicago Cubs, on the brink of their 100th seasons without a World Series, are looking poised to make a run; and the Colorado Rockies are looking lost despite winning the NL pennant in 2007. Here are ten things to look for in May. (more) Ten Things to Look for in the Month of May: National League

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Monday Morning Links: Teixeira Plans to Get Paid, Hanley Ramirez Might Get Paid, What's Going on With Brandon Wood and More!
baseballmastermind.com - 5/12/2008
Monday Morning Links: Teixeira Plans to Get Paid, Hanley Ramirez Might Get Paid, What's Going on ...
— baseballmastermind.com — Great baseball links from around the blogosphere. 1) Mark Teixeira plans for a big pay-day. 2) Hanley... Ramirez contract extension? 3) Brandon Wood hitting mechanics. 4) Odds on the #1 pick in the NBA draft. 5) UCLA sports round-up. (more) Monday Morning Links: Teixeira Plans to Get Paid, Hanley ...

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