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Over the Monster: 10/24 - Taking Time to Appreciate OTM
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog: THT: Top Fielders of 2009
Lone Star Ball: Total Zone says Nelson Cruz is a great defender
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Top Fielders of 2009: At least according to TotalZone. I ran these ratings from a different datasource than usu.. http://bit.ly/33kUkj 10/25/2009 |
10/24 - Taking Time to Appreciate OTM
Over the Monster —
... "momentum" in the series too, and couldn't close it out. Now, 5 potential AL-pennant-clinching games later, they are still struggling to try to return to the World Series.
An Aging Theo Epstein and an Aging Red Sox Club - Bleacher Report
Pretty good article from the same site as the babbling genius - if you didn't click through to the other BR link, then you should definitely read this one.
All about the money - Tony Massarotti, Boston.com*
Top Fielders of 2009 - Sean Smith, THT*
At least according to ...
THT: Top Fielders of 2009
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
... —The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Saturday, October 24, 2009 THT: Top Fielders of 2009 At least according to TotalZone… The man at No. 1 shouldn’t come as a surprise. ...
Total Zone says Nelson Cruz is a great defender
Lone Star Ball —
... Over at THT, Sean Smith takes MLBAM's Ball in Play data and runs the numbers for Total Zone calculations for every player in the majors, and lists the top 15 in the majors.
The second-best defender in the major leagues -- at any position -- is Nelson Cruz, at +23, behind only Seattle's Franklln Gutierrez.
This jumps out at me because of the sharp divide between the stats and the reputation, when it comes to Nelson Cruz's defensive abilities.
One of the most common refrains you heard from the D/FW baseball media has been that Cruz has to be ...
Round 'em Up: Tuesday 10.27.09
Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie's Crew —
... hate mail when he pitched in the Windy City. Add that to the list of reasons why Chicago Cubs fans are less than cordial.
The Book asks if Johnny Damon would be the worst player to ever reach 3,000 hits. The answer is no, but he would rank as the second-worst player. You will be surprised as to who ranks as the worst player. Check out the post to see for yourself.
The Hardball Times utilizes TotalZone numbers to rank the best and worst fielders of 2009. Franklin Gutierrez is absolutely ridiculous in ...
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