baseballanalysts.com - 5/12/2009
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Maybe Dusty Baker knows what he’s doing.
On Sunday night the Cincinnati Reds trailed the St. Louis Cardinals by a run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning with the bases empty. Baker pinch hit pitcher Micah Owings for the fifth time this season. Clearly, Owings is not your ...
joshqpublic.com - 5/11/2009
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joshqpublic.com —
Yesterday, Micah Owings hit a pinch-hit solo bomb
with two outs in the ninth inning to send...
the Reds to extra innings in their loss to the Cardinals.
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Michah Owings: Baseball Player
mvn.com - 5/12/2009
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mvn.com —
Micah Owings is generating an Ankiel-esque buzz. Jeremy
Greenhouse gets creative in an attempt to get him...
more at-bats. FanGraphs added ZiPS projections to the player pages. They now have more projection systems available than Matt Holiday and David Ortiz have home runs. Combined. Tim Dierkes ...
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baseball-reference.com - 5/7/2009
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Year Age Tm League AL - American League
(1901-present) NL - National League (1876-present) AA - American...
Association ( UA - Union Association (1884) PL - Players League (1890) FL - Federeal League (1914-1915) NA - National Association ...
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Around the Majors —
Micah Owings is generating an Ankiel-esque buzz. Jeremy Greenhouse gets creative in an attempt to get him more at-bats. FanGraphs added ZiPS projections to the player pages. They now have more projection systems available than Matt Holiday and David Ortiz have home runs. Combined. Tim Dierkes gets the debate started on the best potential free agent OF. Right now, I'd have to say Jason Bay, hands down. They say luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. No surprise then the Nationals are the NL's unluckiest team. ...
Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap
The Hardball Times —
... entirely. There's the chance that in taking Micah the pitcher and making him Micah the hitter you're left with neither Micah at all. And the Reds just moved into a three-way tie for first place in the NL Central this evening, which says they're probably not in a mood to take those kinds of risks right now. So Owings will probably stay in the rotation, and probably should stay in the rotation. But boy, it's fun to dream about, isn't it. References and Resources Jeremy Greenhouse has been asking much the same questions , and has a lot of pretty graphs to look at. The title ...
Micah Owings hitting analysis
Redleg Nation —
Rob Neyer, baseball writer and daily blogger (must read every day) for espn.com directs us to the Baseball Analyst site which recently analyzed Micah Owings hitting prowess. Amazing information…and you must see.
Red Reposter - 5/14/09
Red Reporter —
... player and Sarasota Red, was placed on the 7-day DL with a sore shoulder. He says he feels ok 3 days afterwards and hopes to miss only 1 start.
ChillyCheezItz gives us a FanShot highlighting ESPN's continued incompetence. In a feature about the Reds/Dbacks game they showed a Hiroshima Toyo Carp cap instead of a Reds cap. My guess is that some smartass thought it would be clever and no one would notice. Smartass.
Baseball Analysts takes a look at Micah Owings the hitter (ht to RLN). It's ...
Micah Owings
THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball —
We have two recent articles on Micah Owings. One from Jeremy, and another by Colin. The question is what to do with Micah Owings: 100% nonpitcher, platoon between OF/pitcher, mostly pitcher + occaisional PH.
In 147 MLB PA, he has a slash line of .314/.345/.569. In 71 MiLB PA, he has a slash line of .354/ .368/ .492. He’s been used as a PH five times, which means the manager thinks he’s something other than your typical pitcher.
As a pitcher, he is basically a slightly below-average starter, ...
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What to do with Owings
baseballmusings.com 5/7/2009 — I’m curious. At what point does Micah Owings become an everyday player? Compare his batting stats with his opponents batting stats . He’s an okay pitcher. With limited work and practice hitting, however, he’s a good hitter, and give him the chance to swing the bat every day, ...
Micah Owings Is At It Again
joshqpublic.com 6/18/2009 —
Well you could have been anything that you want to and I can tell; the way you do the things you do. -The Temptations
Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! Football coach Bear Bryant once brought USC running back Sam Bam Cunningham into the Alabama locker room after a ...
Is Owings the Next Rick Ankiel?
reds.gearupforsports.com 5/3/2009 — I just returned from spending the weekend in Nowhereville, West Virginia without cable, internet and access to anything baseball related. Because of that I was unable to watch Micah Owings battle the Pirates last night. However, after reading my colleague’s comprehensive and highly ...
This Guy Beat Us
thebuckychannel.com 5/8/2009 — It wasn't quite as impressive of Yovani Gallardo's performance against the Pirates a few weeks ago, but it was still a pretty decent showing from Reds pitcher Micah Owings tonight. Owings wasn't perfect from the mound, giving up four earned runs over six innings, but it was one play with the ...
Looking Forward: A Hitting Pitcher?!
majorleagueblogging.com 5/12/2009 — I’ll admit it: off-days feel like an eternity. Lucky for me, the DBacks are one of the few teams that do not have today off. They’ll be kicking off their series against the Cinnicnati Reds tonight with John Garland taking to mound. But wait, who’s pitching tomorrow for the Reds? Micah Owings.
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Reds go down fighting
myteamrivals.typepad.com 5/11/2009 — after coming from behind to tie the game with two homers in the bottom of the 9th by Hairston and Owings (his was a pinch hit HR) only to lose it in the 10th. But, the Reds took 2 of 3 from the Cardinals. The loss drops the third place Reds to 17-14 .548 -2.5. It was a thrilling game and the ...
Micah Owings - A Fan Favorite
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 4/27/2009 — Joe Posnanski, who just may be in the top five of sportswriters today, admitted the other day that his favorite player is Mike Jacobs, the former Marlins first baseman, now with Kansas City. In another recent post, Posnanski reminisced about his dilemma of being a writer who was still a fan and ...
Reds take 2
myteamrivals.typepad.com 5/13/2009 — by winning the last 2 games against the D-Backs the last 2 nights by the score of 13-5 and 3-1. Taveras led the charge on Monday night going 5 for 5 while scoring 4 runs and Rosales and Nix hit back-to-back dingers. A great night for the Reds. Last night it was all Micah Owings 3-3 4.33 who ...
Reds-Diamondbacks: Owings Tops Haren? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 5/13/2009
The Arizona front office was no doubt cringing as they watched their former third-round draft pick, Micah Owings, throw seven innings of four-hit, one-run baseball against their current ace, Danny Haren.
Owings improves his record to 3-3 as ...
