detroittigertales.com - 10/22/2008
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Today, I'll continue my series of articles on runs created with shortstops, third basemen and center fielders. Part 1 on catchers, first basemen and second basemen can be found here:
part 1
After finishing first among AL center fielders with 7.8 runs created per game in 2007, Curtis Granderson ...
royalsreview.com - 10/21/2008
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royalsreview.com —
When talking about starting pitchers, we like to
throw around labels like “ace” or “#2 SP” or...
“#3-quality pitcher.” And when we do this, we all have some idea in our heads as to what that means. The ...
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How good is a #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 starting pitcher?
seamheads.com - 10/27/2008
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seamheads.com —
The following article on Oriole Park IV in
Baltimore is extracted from the recently published book Ballparks...
of the Deadball Era ( by Ron Selter from McFarland & Co.) ORIOLE PARK IV Baltimore American League: 1901-1902 There were four wooden ballparks in ...
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“Ballparks of the Deadball Era”: Baltimore’s Oriole Park IV
walksaber.blogspot.com - 10/21/2008
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walksaber.blogspot.com —
Here are some disjointed observations and digressions largely
inspired by my annual look at the final stats....
I have to apologize that they are kind of Indian-centric; I strive to be non-partisan here, but I can’t help that they are the team to which ...
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Daily Linking - 10/22/08
The Detroit Tiger Weblog —
... Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Runs created by position - part 2 - Lee continues his sabermetrical review of the Tigers season, delving into runs created by position. ...
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The Detroit Tiger Weblog —
... The Grandy Report: Grandy goes to China
Grandy abroad.
Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Runs created by position - part 2
Lee continues his sabermetrical review of the Tigers season, delving into runs created by ...
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