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 season based on a method which involves using the Pythagorean records of teams to predict...
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. . . 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.
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. If so, then Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Sammy Sosa will all be appearing on your...
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.
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 his demand to return to center. I'm kind of glad, though, that I didn't take...
...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.
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 exactly average AL hitter at this point, which makes him a better than average hitter...
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.
While picking up something at the hardware store today, I heard a talk radio guy complain that the Pirates were driving too hard a bargain on players who rightfully belong.