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Graph of the Day - 2008 Best and Worst Defensive Teams According to UZR Values
beyondtheboxscore.com - 6/5/2009
Graph of the Day - 2008 Best and Worst Defensive Teams According to UZR Values
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More photos » by LM Otero - AP Browse more photos » Using MGL's UZR defensive metric from Fangraphs for 2008 , I took the top team, the Tampa Bay Rays (+74.2 UZR) and the bottom team, the Texas Rangers ...
royalsreview.com - 6/2/2009
AL Central Defensive Rankings by UZR After Two Months
— royalsreview.com — Last month, Royals Review took a perhaps too early look at the AL Central's defensive rankings via... UZR . Back then, Detroit, Minnesota & Kansas City all had similar profiles somewhere in the good-to-average range in the American League, while ... (more) AL Central Defensive Rankings by UZR After Two Months

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2002-2009 Reds fielding, graphically
Basement Dwellers — How different is this year's defense vs. previous seasons in the "UZR era" (fangraphs has UZR back to 2002)? Inspired by TucsonRoyal's Graph of the Day, here are Reds fielding 2002-2009. 2009 data are extrapolated based on the first 53 games of this year. ...

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Royals Review — ... claiming to be a player post a comment. Royals on Radio etc.: Fire Hillman Hillman Blunders with Bale and Bloomquist | Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog Two nice ones from Lookout Landing: Dontrelle Willis Has Figured It Out,  and Time to Tank? - Lookout Landing. The Royals aren't the only team with frustrated fans. Seriously, Dave. You're Killing Us. - Camden Chat Graph of the Day - 2008 Best and Worst Defensive Teams According to UZR Values - Beyond the Box ...

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