I've neglected to mention that the great Roy Edroso is now blogging for the Voice. Today, he brings some of the bad news about Citi Field for those of us who like to go to the odd Mets game. What concerns me is not so...
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My friend Steve is an atmospheric scientist and a hardcore baseball fan. He's devised an ingenious simulation, in which he predicts the probable outcome of the remainder of a baseball.
. . . donate Adam Dunn to Arizona for a petrified starfish and two pre-owned copies of The Transformed Man.Dunn is a free agent in six weeks, so if the.
A couple commenters here (and I've heard this elsewhere) compared Mark McGwire to Dave Kingman. This really couldn't be more absurd. Let's start with their lifetime OBPs:Kingman: .302McGwire: .394So, except for the fact that McGwire is vastly better at the most important hitter's skill, they...
After various rumors that he might sign with some sufficiently desperate team failed to pan out, it seems increasingly likely that Barry Bonds has played his last major league game..
Apparently it's possible that greatest pitcher athlete in Yankee recorded human history will be going on the D.L. Overhype aside, that's a pretty serious hit, especially given their upcoming schedule..
This is a pretty nice stat line. Ziegler's story has Billy Beane's and thus Bill James's fingerprints all over it. A 20th-round draft pick out of college who spent a few years struggling in the low minors, the A's converted him to a submarine-style pitching...
Given that the White Sox appear to have been historically terrible in terms of center field defense this year, I suppose that the Griffey acquisition makes sense, even allowing for.
...apparently a Dodger. Seems like the Sox will still get Bay; at a glance seems like an OK return for the Bucs, although I'm not sure what Moss's upside is.
Whoa--this would be something if it happens. My initial impulse was to say that this is making Boston's season look all the more 2005ish, but it's not that bad. It helps the Red Sox in the future because Ramirez was pretty clearly gone after this...
Detroit media outlets reporting Yankees have acquired Ivan Rodriguez. No word on what the Tigers got.While obviously not close to the player he was in his prime, IRod is an.
He would be Todd Jones, i.e., he would(1) Inexplicably be handed a series of very important high-paying jobs; where he would(2) Suck at them; yet(3) Continue to get promoted; thereby.