marlinmaniac.com - 7/9/2009
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See the first part here. Today we’re moving on to the newest and latest of analytic crazes, defense. With the advent and improvement of such statistics as UZR by Mitchel Lichtman, Total Zone Rating by Sean Smith, and +/- by John Dewan, defense has come into the spotlight as what many are ...
Marlins Midseason Review: Can’t score if you’re not on base
marlinmaniac.com 7/5/2009 — I wanted to do this on the exact half-way point, but I missed out on that Friday, so I’ll start the inaugural Marlins Midseason Review today, after the 82nd game. Let’s start with the Marlins overview and offensive outlook.
Florida Marlins:
Record: 42-40
Run Scored-Allowed: ...
Where should Maybin play?
marlinmaniac.com 7/1/2009 — Juan C. Rodriguez on Cameron Maybin and his latest performance :
What should the Marlins do with Cameron Maybin? He went 3 for 4 Tuesday for Triple-A New Orleans, raising his batting average to .331 since his demotion. Over his last 10 games, Maybin is hitting at a .417 clip. The on-base ...
Best Marlins players ever?
marlinmaniac.com 7/4/2009 — I just found this recently, but a couple months back Sky Kalkman of BtB put up a fun list exercise involving finding your team’s best position players of all time . Here are the directions:
1. Jot down 25 or so names that you think might be in the top 10. Don’t skimp on slick ...
Florida Baseball
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 7/4/2009 — In two weeks of watching Florida baseball, there is much to be excited about when it comes to baseball down here. The Marlins and the Bay Rays are both exciting young teams. The Bay Rays are probably more talented from top to bottom in their lineup and bench, but the Marlins seem to have better ...
Marlins Trade Candidates
mvn.com 6/5/2009 —
The Florida Marlins have come back down to earth a bit after a strong first month. Florida is now 7.5 games back in the National League East, boasting a 26-29 record and -27 run differential through Thursday. Although it's still early, playing in such a deep division won't make a ...
Around the Division interview with That Balls Outta Here
marlinmaniac.com 6/30/2009 — I did an interview today with Brant Houghton of FanSided’s Phillies blog, That Balls Outta Here , talking about the Marlins, their chances at the division, and what went right and wrong about this season’s fast start and slow May. Make sure you check out Brant’s blog, ...
Adjusting the Marlins with xBABIP
marlinmaniac.com 7/13/2009 — Recently, the guys at The Hardball Times released a simple xBABIP calculator that could be used to predict BABIP based on batted ball data. Thinking that some Marlins hitters may be overvalued/undervalued, I converted each of the starters’ batted ball profiles into an xBABIP and compared ...
Marlins Win Series in L.A.
miamisportsgeneration.com 7/27/2009 — The Florida Marlins finished off their series win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in impressive fashion - holding off the best team in the Majors in an 8-6 victory. The Dodgers made a push in the 6th inning and almost completed a comeback in the 9th, but the Marlins didn't let the lead slip. ...
Trade Analysis: Nick Johnson to the Marlins
marlinmaniac.com 8/2/2009 — As reported earlier by many sources, the Marlins have acquired Nick Johnson from the Washington Nationals for Double-A lefty Aaron Thompson. With our awesome projection analysis powers and the Trade Value Calculator, we can analyze the dollar worth of this trade. But I’ll go a step beyond ...
Insert Witty Joke about Nats Here
myteamrivals.typepad.com 7/2/2009 — This week the Marlins fought through rain delays, former teammates acting like they had something to prove, their Ace having serious control issues, their rookie starter getting rocked by Adam Dunn, yet when the dust (and rain clouds) cleared, the Fish had themselves a 3 game sweep against the ...
