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by Chris Dial
Carlos Quentin? Dustin Pedrioia? Alex Rodriguez? Who is the best candidate for the AL MVP? Has Pedroia’s recent hot streak and media hype lifted him to a top five candidate? He’s certainly played well enough to be the best player MORE...
Posted: September 04, 2008 at 05:37 PM
by Mike Emeigh
Odd factoid: Mitch Talbot posted a 13-9 W/L record for the second season in a row at Durham. I’d have to do some research to find out the last time that happened in the minors, where a pitcher posted the MORE...
Posted: September 04, 2008 at 12:58 PM
by Chris Dial
Oh, goodness. The races are tightening up and the MVP talks are starting to percolate. Yes, kids, the New York Yankees will not be participating in the post-season for the first time in well over a decade - but I MORE...
Posted: September 03, 2008 at 01:57 PM
by Mike Emeigh
The full-season league postseasons open with a playoff game in the Cal League tonight. Rancho Cucamonga forced a one-game playoff for the final postseason slot with a 5-3 win over Inland Empire Monday night.
The Indians made it MORE...
Posted: September 02, 2008 at 04:44 PM
by John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy
These are the Hall of Merit center fielders to be voted on (in alphabetical order):
Richie Ashburn Earl Averill Cool Papa Bell Willard Brown Pete Browning Max Carey Oscar Charleston Ty Cobb Andre Dawson Joe DiMaggio Larry Doby MORE...
Posted: September 01, 2008 at 07:47 PM
by Mike Emeigh
80 pitches, 50 strikes in four innings, allowing 3 runs, 7 hits, no walks, 6 Ks as he suffered his first defeat as a professional. He hit 96 on the board a few times and did show off his entire MORE...
Posted: August 14, 2008 at 08:19 AM
by Chris Dial
We have looked at the National League defense to date, and here is the American League defense. I did learn from the NL data that posting defensive stats without a link to the basis of the calculations is a mistake. MORE...
Posted: August 09, 2008 at 03:18 PM
by Chris Dial
Sure, everyone can go to BPro everyday and check out Albert Pujols’ VORP. Or whatever your favorite site is and its Offensive Stat du jour.Well, if you really want to know how good a player is/has been you need to MORE...
Posted: August 07, 2008 at 09:18 AM
by Mike Emeigh
From the pages of Ballpark Digest:
-- There has been a proposal floated to move Lake County and the new Bowling Green team (moving from Columbus GA) from the South MORE...
Posted: August 06, 2008 at 01:50 PM
by Dan Szymborski
Some highlights:
Ken Phelps, Salt Lake - 270/357/598 Wally Backman, Tidewater - 275/351/317 Andy van Slyke, Louisville - 313/369/454 Kevin McReynolds, Las Vegas - 303/344/541 Billy Beane, Jackson - 218/250/299 Billy Jo Robidoux, Beloit - 239/297/320
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Posted: August 02, 2008 at 10:13 PM
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