A real good article here on the chances of individual baseball teams going bankrupt in the next few years. It was written by Doug Pappas, a lawyer and SABR member. Just catching Bud in another falsehood. Please vote for the Twins and Expos on the all-star ballot and send a message to [...]
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May 30, 2002
AZ at SF:
Did you look at the scores in this series? Giants won the first two games by scores of 7-3 and 1-0. Arizona won the last two games, 7-3 and 1-0. Coincidence? I think so. But still, you have to love when things like this happen. I’m sure Jayson Stark [...]
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May 30, 2002
Twins and Expos:
Hey, come on! The Twins and Expos aren’t doing well on the all-star ballots (except for the players who are actually very good). Let’s get the vote out. I’m even watching the Twins game, and they show a fan ballot, and it doesn’t even have all the Twins on it. To [...]
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May 30, 2002
Steroids:
There’s been a lot of news about steriods lately. I haven’t wanted to comment on this, because I felt the whole story wasn’t out yet. Now we get this from Caminiti on ESPN radio:
”It’s no secret what’s going on in baseball. At least half the guys are using steroids. They talk about [...]
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May 29, 2002
Are RBI Men Bums?
Don Malcolm has an article in which he purports to find correlations between counting stats and on-base+slugging. When he does the comparison against RBI, here’s what he believes he finds:
There are 34 players who?ve averaged 100 RBIs a year over the past three seasons. Amazing to think that Richie Sexson has more RBIs [...]
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May 29, 2002
More Walks:
A researcher has found two more walks for Ted Williams, as Rob Neyer reports. What he doesn’t say, is what pitcher gets the two more walks added to his total?
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May 29, 2002
Pitching Duel:
I wish I had stayed up to watch the DBacks-Giants game last night. Both starters went 9 shutout innings. I love pitching duels, especially over the last few years when they have become rare.
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May 28, 2002
Battle of the Pete’s:
Pete Walker is making his first start tonight. It’s against Pedro Martinez, and that’s a rough assignment to give anyone the first time as a starter. But so far, Pete is pitching like Pedro. Through the first two innings, Walker has K’d 5 and walked 1, while Pedro gave up 2 runs [...]
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May 28, 2002
No Gohpers:
Jeff Weaver and Derek Lowe are the only two ERA title qualifiers that have not given up a HR. Weaver is pitching against the Indians tonight. This is a real improvement for him. He usually gives up about 1 HR per 9 IP. You can see it in his ERA this [...]
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May 28, 2002
Indians Fall:
Peter Gammons has an article on the fall of the Indians and A’s. There are some interesting things in the article:
The Indians, meanwhile, have let it be known they will entertain inquiries on a number of their veterans — Bartolo Colon, Jim Thome, Ricardo Rincon, Travis Fryman — as they attempt to restock their [...]
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May 27, 2002
Over the Hurdle?
A good article from the Denver Post about the success of the Rockies under Clint Hurdle. The most impressive thing is that the team seems to be very mature about the whole thing. Here’s a quote from Juan Pierre:
“We are heading in the right direction. But we aren’t going to get overjoyed,” center [...]
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May 26, 2002
Diamondbacks and Dodgers Defense:
I was just doing some research for my old friends at STATS, and I found this very interesting, so click here to see how fielding percentage doesn’t tell you everything.
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May 26, 2002
Take the Sure Out:
In yesterday’s Yankees-Red Sox game, the Sox got the leadoff man on in the 8th, and then bunted. Stanton fielded the ball and threw to second. They probably would of had the runner, but the throw hit Jeter’s glove and then the ground. It was like the World Series all over again. [...]
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May 26, 2002
Green Machine:
Shawn Green set a major league record with 7 HR in 3 games. The four HR game was pretty amazing by itself, and the three he’s added since are sure to make him player of the week. I was sitting with a Yankee fan when the Green trade to the Dodgers was announced. [...]
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May 23, 2002
Giambi Trade:
I’ve been busy at a conference the last few days, but I was shocked tonight when I saw on the ESPN bottom line that Jeremy Giambi had been traded for John Mabry. Clearly, this is salary dumping, and unlike last year, the A’s look like they are giving up. That’s real sad. [...]
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May 21, 2002
Ballot Box Stuffing:
Isaac points out to me a web site, urging people to vote an all Twins-Expos all-star team. The author makes a great point:
I realize some of these players are not All-Star caliber,
but the All Star Game is about the fans, NOT the players and owners. This is
the one time of year baseball gives fans [...]
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May 20, 2002
I’m away on business, so
I’m away on business, so won’t be blogging for a few days. I can’t get over how many HR the Yankees are hitting. They’ve actually been a good HR team over the last few years, but they seldom had a stand out slugger. Ventura sure likes his new home.
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May 17, 2002
What’s with the Angels?
I notice the Angels have a pretty good record, 5th best in the AL entering Friday. They’ve outscored their opponents 216-161, which seems about right for their .579 winning percentage. But in looking at the overall stats for the team, I don’t see what they are doing that well. For example, their [...]
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May 17, 2002
It Was Melvin:
David de la Fuente points out the catcher I was talking about below was Bob Melvin, which is what I sort of remembered but didn’t have time to research. Thanks, David. He also comes up with this bit of interest:
This was from a USA Today story in April:
A great sight: Roger Craig is [...]
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May 15, 2002
Pena To Royals?
The speculation in this article is that Tony Pena will be the new manager of the Royals.
A couple of years ago, at a SABR meeting in Rhode Island, Ken Ryan was the guest speaker. I asked him something about catchers; I don’t remember if it was “Who was your favorite catcher?” or “Did catchers [...]
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May 14, 2002
Deep Split:
Here’s the Indians’ offense vs. Lefty and and Righty pitchers this year:
AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS TBB SO OBP SLG
vs. Left .296 341 — 101 18 [...]
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May 14, 2002
Not Tonight:
Clemens just gave up a hit in the third.
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May 14, 2002
Clemens Watch:
Clemens is perfect through 3 with 5 K. He’s only thrown 33 pitches. Clemens has been averaging about 16 pitches per inning this year, so he’s already saved himself an inning’s worth of pitches. This game is moving right along. Nice to see.
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May 14, 2002
Sosa for MVP:
Here’s the Cubs lineup by batting slot (through Monday’s games):
AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS TBB SO OBP SLG
Batting #1 .295 149 20 44 6 2 [...]
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May 14, 2002
Tonight’s the Night?
Clemens is pitching, and has struck out 4 of the first 6 batters. It’s cold, and he’s pitching against Tampa Bay. This may be the no-hitter night for Clemens.
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May 14, 2002
The Owner’s View:
John Moores of the San Diego Padres pens this piece for the Wall Street Journal (link requires subscription). He’s making the case for revenue sharing, but I don’t agree with a number of points.
A handful of clubs have adopted a fairly rational approach to deal with their revenue disadvantage. Unable to afford high-priced talent, [...]
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May 13, 2002
Red Sox Impressive:
I was just looking at the Red Sox team stats, trying to figure out why they are so good, and I was really impressed. If you break the lineup down by batting slot, only one position, the 5th slot is below league average in OBA (AL OBA, .331, Sox #5, .329). And those [...]
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May 11, 2002
It’s Not the Height, It’s the Humidity:
Rob Neyer has a neat article on the balls used at Coors Field. The Rockies have started to keep them in a storage room at a humidity similar to the level the factory uses to store balls. The Rockies noticed that balls were drying out, so by controlling the humidity in the storage [...]
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May 10, 2002
Sorry I haven’t been blogging
Sorry I haven’t been blogging lately. But my mom is home from the hospital now and doing well. Hope to be writing this weekend. Have you noticed how the real problems in baseball are in the AL? The NL looks pretty competitively balanced, except for the Brewers, who are an AL [...]
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May 7, 2002
Media Bias?
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