dugoutcentral.com - 11/8/2008
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Kerry Whisnant explores the statistical relationship between hitter strikeouts and offensive performance since 1955. Guess what? There's a definite blip in correlation during the steroid era. Now there's a surprise.
Six Years Later
robotsareeverywhere.com 11/26/2008 — I have a lot of things to write about, but today is not the day for that. It's a sad anniversary, so I'm just going to repost what I wrote to commemorate this date two years ago. From November 26, 2006: Yesterday was the fourth anniversary of Lisa Beck’s death. Of the two people reading this ...
Runs created by position - part 2
detroittigertales.com 10/22/2008 — Today, I'll continue my series of articles on runs created with shortstops, third basemen and center fielders. Part 1 on catchers, first basemen and second basemen can be found here:
part 1
After finishing first among AL center fielders with 7.8 ...
Players With More Strikeouts Are On Average More Productive
dugoutcentral.com 10/27/2008 — Recently there has been much discussion here about strikeouts. About whether they are just plain bad (see the article by Chuck Johnson ), the consequence of smaller ballparks and a mindset that doesn’t care about striking out ( Thomas Wayne ), or ...
Reyes talks Mets
nydailynews.com 11/26/2008 — Jose Reyes typically heads to the Dominican Republic on Nov. 25 to spend the rest of the winter preparing for the upcoming baseball season. This year, he’s stuck a little longer in New York as he awaits a green card, which he’s sought ...
Manuel: 'No Question' Reyes Is a Leader
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 1/28/2009 — Jerry Manuel sees no need to designate a captain when he has a capable group of players policing the Mets' clubhouse. That leadership core includes David Wright, Johan Santana, Carlos Delgado and Carlos Beltran. According to Manuel, it is poised to ...
“Ballparks of the Deadball Era”: Baltimore’s Oriole Park IV
seamheads.com 10/27/2008 — The following article on Oriole Park IV in Baltimore is extracted from the recently published book Ballparks of the Deadball Era ( by Ron Selter from McFarland & Co.) ORIOLE PARK IV Baltimore American League: 1901-1902 There were four wooden ballparks in ...
Michael Young and the gold glove awards
lonestarball.com 11/6/2008 — Gold glove announcements are coming tomorrow, and both Evan Grant and Jeff Wilson seem to think Michael Young could win the gold glove for the shortstop position.
Yes, that would be an enormous joke, but Wilson points out that Young's fielding ...
Meanderings
walksaber.blogspot.com 10/21/2008 — Here are some disjointed observations and digressions largely inspired by my annual look at the final stats. I have to apologize that they are kind of Indian-centric; I strive to be non-partisan here, but I can’t help that they are the team to which ...
2008 American League Gold Gloves —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/7/2008
ESPNews released the AL Gold Gloves this afternoon, with the managers and coaches doing their best to not disappoint. If anyone questioned the credibility of this award, they have a perfect amount of fuel now. C— Joe Mauer This is a fine ...
