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Hunter Pence and the RBI
Entering the 2012 campaign, Hunter Pence had been around a 3 to 5 Wins Above Replacement guy, throughout his five year career. This season, Hunter Pence combined career lows in Batting Average, On Base and Slugging…
Heaven Help Tim Lincecum
A couple of weeks ago, in the Czech Republic / Portugal match, Cristiano Ronaldo clanked an open shot off the post at the tail end of the first half. Visibly frustrated, the well known footballer and model looked and…
2011 National League MVP Race
So far this season, I haven't read an article discussing NL MVP candidates, but I've heard chatter for Matt Kemp , Justin Upton , Troy Tulowitzki , Reyes, McCutchen, defending winner Votto, and... I guess that's about…
Rare and Coincidental
Speaking of rare triple plays*, makes me think of my old playing days. Let's go back 19 years, to 1992, in Highland Park, IL. I'm playing the unfamiliar position of catcher, mostly by default, but also because of the…
Tim Lincecum, Fresno Grizzlies, April 23, 2007
Earlier today, I went to Youtube for some office background music, and Youtube suggested a video , called " Tim Lincecum ". It doesn't happen a lot, but in this instance, Youtube was right. In a couple of minutes, I…
Week 16 NFL Picks
Merry Christmas, everyone. Yesterday was pretty interesting, to say the least. More on that in our next post, coming soon. For now, here are our picks for the rest of Week 16. Breaking news: Mo Jo Drew is Out. Rashad…
Week 14 NFL Picks
No time for a real post today. Seeing "A Christmas Carol" at the Paper Mill Playhouse before kickoff. Browns +1 @ Buffalo Lions +6.5 vs Packers Steelers -8.5 vs Bengals Raiders +3.5 @ Jacksonville Falcons -7.5 @…
SF Giants Chapmionship Parade
Last year, we were lucky enough to attend the New York Yankees championship parade in the Canyon of Heroes. Here is a link to our photographic retrospection from 12 months ago. It felt cool because I took all of the…
Adrian Beltre Sweepstakes
The Detroit Tigers signed Brandon Inge to a 2-year $11.5 million contract extension this afternoon. Inge is known for being versatile and playing very good defense at third base. Adrian Beltre is by far and away the…
2010 Ex-Cub Factor
There's reason for hope in Philadelphia. Although Roy Halladay lost game one of the NLCS, the infamous ex-Cub factor, which was orignially penned by Ron Berler in the Boston Herald on October 15, 1981, gives hope to the…
2010 MLB Postseason Picks
As loyal readers of this space know, we spent a lot of time calculating comparisons of expected outcomes for the postseason teams. The rewards of that exercise are hard to quantify, which is a euphemistic was of saying…
In Brief: NL Playoff Preview
We're going a different route with this than we did with the AL Playoff Preview, which took parts one , two , and three . That took us three weeks to complete, this going to be quick. Readers, please take it for what…
NL West Fever: Catch It!
How great is the NL West? This is turning out to be an all-time great race. It's keeping my attention, as I check the standings daily and don't even really care who wins. Rookie & Comeback Players of the Year: Posey and…
How the West will be Won
The National League West race is getting better every day. While the Rockies refuse to concede anything, much will be determined over the next four days, as the Padres host the Giants for four games starting tonight at…
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