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Rosenthal: Yost’s firing could have ripple effect
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Rosenthal: Yost’s firing could have ripple effect Earlier this season, rival executives took comfort in the Twins’ success with runners in scoring position, figuring the team could not sustain such a high batting average in those situations. Well, after nearly 1,400 at-bats, the Twins are batting .313 with RISP—the best in the majors by 25 points. The sabermetric view on performance with RISP is that it hinges on luck and fluctuates from season to season. The Twins, for example, hit only .276 with RISP last season. The Tigers, on the other hand, hit .311—then fell back to ...
Russ Ortiz Re-Re-Re-Invents Himself?
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
Ken Rosenthal thinks Russ Ortiz might be near a comeback:
Free-agent right-hander Russ Ortiz, last seen pitching for the Giants in 2007, auditioned for about 10 clubs in Arizona last Friday, according to his agent, John Boggs. Ortiz, 34, threw 90-91 mph, Boggs said, topping out at 93. He is willing to start or relieve next season -- and yes, his four-year, $33 million contract with the Diamondbacks finally is about to expire.
One of the knocks on Ortiz previously was that his velocity was down, way down (like in the mid-80's).
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talkingchop.com 9/19/2008 — Instantly quashing the rumors about Ned Yost possibly returning to the Braves as a coach next year, the Braves released a statement saying all coaches will return next year:
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Sheets Eyes One More Start —
Wash Post MLB 9/20/2008
RHP Ben Sheets rested his sore pitching elbow yesterday, hoping the pain subsides enough to let him start a game in Milwaukee's final regular-season series next weekend.
