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BASEBALL HOT CORNER found this 5/20/2008 on waswatching.com [flag]
Defensive Efficiency (DEF EFF) measures the percentage of balls put into play against a pitching staff and how many are turned into outs (without including home runs) by their team. It’s a percentage that represents just how productive a team is at creating outs with respect to the opportunities given its defenders. Via Baseball Prospectus , here’s how the teams in the A.L. stack ... [link]

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Yanks' gloomy forecasts
Published 5/20/2008 by Mark Serio (noreply@blogger.com) at BASEBALL HOT CORNER
... provides a ray of sunshine. I scanned the Bombers' blogosphere in search of hope: Yankees Republic, provides a comprehensive report on the first quarter of the 2008 season and compares the results with last season's stumbling start. The conclusion that an epic comeback will be much tougher to come by this season because of improved competition is compelling. The truth hurts. Was Watching, documents the Yankees' defensive issues and concludes, "It doesn't bode well for New York this season." ...

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