Rob Neyer points out this column by Michael Kay on why he thinks this deal might raise some eyebrows.
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July 31, 2002
Big Unit K’s:
With 15 K tonight, Randy Johnson is only 13 behind Seaver for 15th on the all-time K list. He’s also now within 1900 of Ryan. He’ll be 40 in September, but his K per 9 remains very high at 11.2. Given he keeps this up for the rest of the year. [...]
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July 31, 2002
Perfect July:
With his win today, Rodrigo Lopez probably should be pitcher of the month. He went 6-0 in July with a 2.57 ERA. All that despite allowing 7 HR, accounting for 9 of his 13 runs allowed (12 earned). With low strikeouts and a good number of HR allowed, I don’t know if [...]
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July 31, 2002
Mike Mussina’s Slide:
Mussina had another bad outing tonight. He’s not allowing that many men on base, but when batters do get on, he gets hit hard (entering tonight):
Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS TBB HBP SO OBP SLG
None on [...]
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July 31, 2002
Something Fishy?
Rob Neyer also senses something fishy in the Expos-Red Sox deal:
In case you didn’t follow the story last winter, it’s commonly believed that Commissioner Bud fixed the sale of the Red Sox, approving the purchase by a group that promised to support Selig’s plans for revenue sharing and a luxury tax.
And of course, Selig is [...]
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July 31, 2002
How Good is Torre?
Jordan Ellel writes:
In addition, I saw a piece briefly mentioned on the Sports Reporters about how Joe Torre spoke to Mondesi after he hit a home run against the D-Rays and took a little too long watching it (not to mention running with his bat still – reminds me of George Carlin’s complaint about how [...]
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July 31, 2002
Padres Corner Bobby Jones Market!
Here’s the story.
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July 31, 2002
Cliff Floyd Trade, Part II:
I don’t get it. Montreal was 6 games out of the wild card when they got Floyd. They are 6 out now. And Floyd’s been in a slump, so they haven’t had a chance to feel an effect from his hitting. Yes, it’s harder to make up 6 games now than [...]
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July 30, 2002
A-Rod Homers:
Alex Rodriguez hit his 35th HR of the season tonight off David Wells. If he ends up with 50 for the season, he’ll tie Jimmy Wynn for 100th on the all-time list with 291.
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July 30, 2002
Not to Be:
Kim K’s Wilkerson. Going to the tenth in Montreal.
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July 30, 2002
Another Slam?
Tie game, the Expos have the bases loaded with two out in the bottom of the ninth. Wilkerson is up, and Brenly just went to the pen to bring in Kim to replace Fetters. Can’t wait to see if we get the 8th walk-off slam of the season.
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July 30, 2002
Boone Still Third:
Bret Boone is still batting in the third slot, despite more than half a season of mediocrity. Last year, Boone went into the third slot when Martinez was hurt, and I said on BBTN Online at the time that I hoped Piniella didn’t fall in love with this move; that half a good season [...]
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July 30, 2002
Good First Games:
Kenny Lofton got off to a good start with SF, hitting a double, triple and drawing a walk and scoring two runs as the Giants win 10-3.
Rolen went 2 for 4 with a triple, an rbi and a run scored in the Cardinals 5-0 victory.
Correction: That should have been a home run, not a double [...]
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July 30, 2002
MLB Being Dumb (and Ruthless) Again:
I saw on Instapundit that MLB is trying to close down Mets Online. They have issued a Cease and Desist Order, and the web site is supposed to come down by five PM today.
The Mets have nothing to do with this. According to Mets Online, the Mets like their fan sites”
“We really appreciate [...]
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July 30, 2002
Baseball and Politics:
Todd’s Place has this thoughts on how a baseball strike might affect the mid-term elections.
I have to disagree with Todd here. I once asked Bill James why, during the 60’s, especially the late 60’s, no black baseball players converted to Islam. You certainly had basketball, boxing and football athletes do that. Even [...]
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July 29, 2002
Tampa Bay Update:
The stand look mostly empty tonight, but at least the fans are cheering for the Devil Rays! (See yesterday’s story)
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July 29, 2002
The Last Great SS Era:
Al Bethke makes a good point about Trammell vs. Ozzie Smith in this post. In the 80’s, Bill James wrote that the greatest shortstop since Honus Wagner was playing, and he didn’t know who he was. Trammell was very good; unlike Ozzie and Cal and Robin, however, he played in a park that [...]
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July 29, 2002
Bud Booed:
Jayson Stark writes a good column on the fans booing Bud Selig at the Hall of Fame ceremony. Can anyone remember the last time Bud showed up for something where he wasn’t booed? At least some people in baseball still have some class:
Even George Grande — normally the perfect, smiling, apolitical master of [...]
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July 29, 2002
Fast and Furious:
The trades are coming fast and furious, and the NL West seems to be the buyers. The White Sox seem to be Indian givers, dropping the two Indians they’ve picked up over the last couple of seasons, Alomar and Lofton. Lofton should be a big help to the Giants; their lead off men [...]
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July 28, 2002
Changed His Evil Ways
Johan Santana turned it around after his poor outing against the White Sox on July 23rd (3.2 IP, 8 ER). He pitched 8 shutout innings today against the Blue Jays, striking out 13. He’s only had a couple of bad outings, otherwise he’d have an even more impressive ERA. His K per [...]
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July 28, 2002
Sad Sox:
Did you see the White Sox lineup today? They only had 2 players hitting over .260. Frank Thomas is now at .244. This team should have been competeing.
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July 28, 2002
Slam Record:
Jim Thome hit his 2nd walk off grand slam of the season today. That make 7 in the majors this year, which looks like a record. Dave Vincent of SABR can’t find any more than 6 in a season, although he admits that the farther you go back in time, the less information [...]
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July 28, 2002
Cheering In Tampa:
I’m watching the Yankees at Tampa Bay. Jeter gets a single, Nick Johnson hustles to third, and the crowd goes wild! The Devil Rays are averaging about 20,700 before today with the Yankees, 12,800 otherwise. I guess all of Steinbrenners old friends are there.
And Robin Ventura hits a grand-slam, and the crowd [...]
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July 28, 2002
Steinbrenner’s Foot:
Looks like George’s foot is inserted tightly in his mouth. In an otherwise encouraging story about Clemen’s rehab, Steinbrenner finds a way to criticize female umpires:
Steinbrenner also thought Clemens had a few things going against him, including female plate umpire Ria Cortesia.
”It was tough, you had a second-string catcher, which was a mistake, a [...]
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July 28, 2002
Walk-Off Grand Slams:
I believe A-Rod’s walk-off slam last night was the 6th in the majors this season. That’s very good. Even in the home run rich environment of the last few years, that’s a lot. The last time there were six in a season was 1995, which was also a short season (144 games). [...]
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July 28, 2002
Can Schilling Win 30?
With Curt Schilling picking up his 18th win last night, 30 wins becomes a legitimate question. He needs to win 12 games over the last two months of the season for this to happen. No one has done that since Saberhagen in 1989, when he went 13-1. Saberhagen pitched a lot down [...]
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July 27, 2002
Nightmare Weaver:
Jeff Weaver got pounded again today. He’s given up 9 HR in four starts for the Yankees, after having given up none early on in the season. When the trade was made, I was concerned the power would come back to haunt him.
Still he’s pitching for a team with a great offense, so [...]
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July 26, 2002
DP’s:
Through 6 innings tonight, the Texas Rangers have turned 4 double plays, including a 3-6-3 started by Palmeiro (who also hit his 27th HR). Bell has allowed 7 hits and 3 BB through 6, but the DP’s effectively drop his base runners per 9 to 1 for the game.
One more HR for Palmeiro and [...]
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July 26, 2002
Heart of the Order:
The game’s not over yet, but the Detroit 3-4-5 hitters are each 4 for 5 with 2 rbi each tonight. And Higginson scored 4 runs. It’s an unusual night for them, as coming into today, only Tampa Bay’s 3-4-5 had driven in fewer runs in the AL. (Detroit, 153. TB, 137)
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July 26, 2002
Power Pirate:
Brian Giles has the third most HR as an outfielder this year, 28, only behind Sosa and Berkman who are tied at 31. (This is batting as an outfielder, only.) This is Giles 4th season with the Pirates. He’s a player you should build a franchise around, but he’s 31 years old and [...]
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