June 2009
Evaluating Everth
Last night, we dropped Kaz Matsui and picked up Everth Cabrera, to play in out Middle Infield position. We gave Matsui about two weeks, where he provided a below average OBP, three runs, two RBI, and no HR's or SB's.…
All Star Ballots
A few weeks ago, I started a draft for a column entitled "Appreciating Lincecum" . After writing out some thoughts on that subject, I tried to build an All Appreciation Team from players around major league baseball.…
Cocktail Party Ammo
In case anyone has plans to attend a cocktail party in the next couple of days, here are a few conversation starters that are sure to keep your fellow party goers entertained and enlightened. - It looks like the Yankees…
Case of the Mondays
It's a slow day around Major League Baseball, as there are only four games on the docket. Cubs @ Atlanta Ryan Dempster vs Javier Vazquez This is a makeup game, due to a rain out. So, the Cubs had to fly from Chicago to…
Browsing the Interweb
So, the Cubs are sitting in a rain delay at Wrigley Field, hosting Cliff Lee and the Cleveland Indians. I thought it'd be nice to share a look at what's been out their on the ol' www... The Cubs currently sport a 31-31…
Backe's Back!
Just a quick shout out to Brandon Backe , making his first start of the season for the Astros in a few minutes. To me, Backe was always the 4th or 5th starter on the Astros team with Roy Oswalt, Roger Clemens, and Andy…
It's Over for Sammy
The New York Times just ruined Sammy Sosa's evening . From the Michael S. Schmidt article... Sammy Sosa, who joined with Mark McGwire in 1998 in a celebrated pursuit of baseball’s single-season home run record, is among…
Fun with PECOTA
In a recent blog post , Rob Neyer included a link to the PECOTA Post-season Odds . PECOTA forecasts future baseball player and team performance by utilizing comparable player data, peripheral statistics, probability…
Mid June Leaders
Spending some time this afternoon on the Baseball Reference 2009 MLB Advanced Batting stats page , gave us an enlightened look into the first ten weeks of the season. We were looking at individual stats, and the two…
Interleague Madness
The Yankees and Mets are meeting up at the new Yankee Stadium tonight, and both teams have seen better times. The M.A.S.H.'ing Mets are limping into this weekend's subway series four games behind the Phillies and even…
Yankee Opportunity
With all the talk about the Yankees not being able to beat the Red Sox , there are just a couple of things that people fail to mention. This is a quick post; we aren't trying to mention everything that is germane to…
Who Are These Guys?
Thoughts from watching the first round of the MLB draft on the MLB Network... Bud Selig is such a bad public speaker. He's such an old curmudgeon, and he comes off as an absolute dinosaur who's never cared for anything…
Anticipating Tonight
Pittsburgh @ Atlanta Ross Ohlendorf vs Derek Lowe I had forgotten Ohlendorf was a former Yankee prospect. The only thing that really interests me about this series is if Nate McLouth is taking any former teammates or…
It's Draft Day!
Tonight's the night. Steven Strasburg, Dustin Ackley, and their peers will be getting drafted tonight and tomorrow based on their physical tools, statistics, projections, and signability . This past weekend, Peter…
What Happened Last Night?
The question in the title used to refer to what exactly happened after someone blacked out, passed out, or simply needed help compiling the bits and pieces of memories that remained from a night of partying. Going to…
Act Two Begins
If the baseball season can be looked at as a three act play, we would take each two months as an act. In your basic three act structure, Act One is used to introduce the audience to the characters of the play. The…
Back from Jamaica
Sorry for the long delay since posts. We went on a "scouting" trip to Jamaica and just got back last night. We will try to be more proactive to announce the potential for a longer-than-usual break. There is a lot to…
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