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View from the Seats Giants vs Falcons
View from the Seats Giants vs Falcons
noyoureatowel.net — View from our seats at the top of 323 for Giants vs Falcons with the Giants leading 10-7 -Andrew (more) View from the Seats Giants vs Falcons
End of Week Link Roundup
End of Week Link Roundup
feedproxy.google.com — Lots and lots of links but only one Derek Jeter. He's with Minka Kelly courtesy of the New York Post on the right. Two great visuals from the World Series to start us out. The first is the Gigapan Photo . This thing is ridiculous. They had this at the inauguration as well and it's just ... (more) End of Week Link Roundup
Hot Stove Coal: Take a Halladay or Lay Lowe?
Hot Stove Coal: Take a Halladay or Lay Lowe?
noyoureatowel.net — While the free agent market officially opened at midnight last night, the trade market has been brewing for a while. The Yankees have been linked to two pitching names who they were linked to at another time in 2009: Roy Halladay and Derek Lowe. The Yankees went after Lowe last offseason before ... (more) Hot Stove Coal: Take a Halladay or Lay Lowe?
People: We've Moved Beyond Wins and RBIs
People: We've Moved Beyond Wins and RBIs
noyoureatowel.net — The great thing about baseball is that it continues to evolve. One way it has certainly evolved is in the use of advanced metrics to be able to qualify players. So it was to very few people's surprise that after relying on statistics like "wins" and "saves"  "fielding percentage" and ... (more) People: We've Moved Beyond Wins and RBIs
Stat of the Day: More Homers Than Your Age
Stat of the Day: More Homers Than Your Age
feedproxy.google.com — Saw this tweet today: " @MLB: Ryan Howard is 30 today and will hit more homers than his age in 2010. HAPPY BIRTHDAY #Phillies @philaphillies " and thought maybe I should figure out who are the oldest hitters who hit more home runs than their age. The Answers: Hank Aaron (40) and Barry Bonds ... (more) Stat of the Day: More Homers Than Your Age
Brandeis Judges Basketball Off to a Great Start
noyoureatowel.net — When I was at Brandeis University, one of my favorite activities was calling the men's and women's basketball games for WBRS, the campus radio station. One of the coolest things was being able to announce an NCAA tournament game during my senior year. Since I've graduated, I've tried to ... (more) Brandeis Judges Basketball Off to a Great Start
Five Great Pictures
noyoureatowel.net — Five great pictures to share on this Tuesday. The first one is from Sneaker Obsession who writes about Nike designing a special shoe for LeBron James to commemorate their 27th World Series Championship, the "Air Max Lebron VII" (H/T Jim): The next three pictures are from the ... (more) Five Great Pictures
Hot Stove Coal: Yankees Defensive Projections
Hot Stove Coal: Yankees Defensive Projections
noyoureatowel.net — Beyond the Boxscore posted their Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) projections for 2010 on November 15th. I extracted the Yankees players (and their free agents) and sorted them from best to worst. Here's what it looks like (pitchers and catchers excluded): Name Position  ... (more) Hot Stove Coal: Yankees Defensive Projections
Greinke wins Cy Young
Greinke wins Cy Young
noyoureatowel.net — So I'm 2/3 in the Awards season predictions so far. Zack Greinke overwhelmingly won the Cy Young, getting 25 of 28 first place votes. Felix Hernandez had two first place votes and some Detroit homer (probably the same guy who voted Magglio Ordonez for MVP a few years back) voted Justin ... (more) Greinke wins Cy Young
Trivia Tuesday: Award Season
Trivia Tuesday: Award Season
noyoureatowel.net — We're in award season so the Trivia Tuesday is about awards. 14 players have won multiple Cy Young awards, but only 8 players have won 3 or more. Can you name those 8 and the number of Cy Youngs they won? Put your answers in the comments below and I'll reveal the answers later  ... (more) Trivia Tuesday: Award Season
My MLB Awards Picks Part 2
My MLB Awards Picks Part 2
noyoureatowel.net — We looked at Part 1 of the MLB Awards yesterday . Here are the top players in baseball...as far as I'm concerned at least. American League MVP Joe Mauer - Not even a competition. He led the league in all the slashes (BA/OBP/SLG)--as a catcher. He also led his team to the playoffs which ... (more) My MLB Awards Picks Part 2

Hot Stove Coal: Yankees Tender or Non-Tender
Hot Stove Coal: Yankees Tender or Non-Tender
noyoureatowel.net — One way to judge how much the economy is truly affecting the baseball world will be the number of players that are non-tendered. MLBTradeRumors explains the process very well: December 12th marks baseball's non-tender deadline. That's when teams decide whether to offer a contract to the ... (more) Hot Stove Coal: Yankees Tender or Non-Tender
My MLB Awards Picks Part 1
My MLB Awards Picks Part 1
noyoureatowel.net — As Sam Borden writes , today starts awards week. Let's take a look at who I think should be in the conversation for the awards. I will do the MVP's tomorrow but for now, here's the others: American League Cy Young Zack Grienke - I could go with King Felix or Grienke here and be OK with it ... (more) My MLB Awards Picks Part 1
VERY Good News for the Giants (and poll results)
VERY Good News for the Giants (and poll results)
noyoureatowel.net — And you thought I was kidding by saying there was good news for the Giants ? Here's what happened this weekend: The Chicago Bears could have tied the Giants at 5-4 if they won. They lost and are now 4-5 and looking like they may be out of the playoff picture The Atlanta Falcons could ... (more) VERY Good News for the Giants (and poll results)
Good News For The Giants
Good News For The Giants
noyoureatowel.net — They can't lose tomorrow. That's about all I got at this point. They are hoping for losses from Dallas, Atlanta and Philly (among others). It will be a slow football weekend for me since I am also now out of two suicide leagues thanks to Green Bay. So I will sit back, relax, and hope the rest of ... (more) Good News For The Giants
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