beyondtheboxscore.com - 8/9/2009
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Buster Olney thinks so . As another look, here are expected winning percentages from the BtB Power Rankings (as of Tuesday 4 August) plotted against current payrolls, as reported by Cot's .
A fun sidebar to this is that you can use the residual (vertical distance from the ...
hardballtimes.com - 8/12/2009
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A retrospective look at four intriguing third/first basemen
from the 1960s through the 1980s. Click the title...
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My WAR Graph
pittsburghlive.com - 8/6/2009
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pittsburghlive.com —
It can be difficult to reconcile the relentless,
hard-hitting player with the person whose soft-spoken manner betrays...
a gentle soul as well as an aversion to adulation.
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Polamalu carving his name among greats
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Sunday Morning(ish) Astros, etc. Round Up
The Crawfish Boxes —
... fully rested, many more times before passing judgment.
I want to know why David Ortiz's outfit is not getting more coverage than his did he/did he not steroids scandal? On a serious note, whoever is his handler should be fired. If I'm going to try and deny a serious accusation like this, I'm going to make myself look serious.
According to BtB, the Astros are one of the worst teams in terms of winning and payroll.
Bill Simmons may have the best job in America and ...
Outer Banks Applesauce - Perfect Wagner, Giles talks sense to Mets, Nationals are hot
Amazin' Avenue —
... shortstop Christian Guzman was claimed by the Red Sox off waivers. Pitcher Justin Zimmermann is going to see Dr. Andrews.
Around MLB
Baseball Prospectus provides a primer on the confusing waiver wire system.
Roberto Alomar wants to work for the Blue Jay organization.
In a story that I don't know if I want to highlight, Josh Hamilton fell off the wagon in January.
BtB counters Buster Olney's argument that the rich teams are dominating. ...
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Graph of the Day: NL Central Rivals
beyondtheboxscore.com 8/2/2009 — One of the cool things that Baseball Prospectus offers is a day to day history of each teams playoff odds. While their odds are clearly inferior to mine :), this is a very cool feature.
When graphed out, these allow you to see the peaks in allies that each team has throughout the ...
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