Baseball Analysts (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
"The STRIKE ZONE is that area over home plate the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the knee cap. The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter's stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball." Eddie Gaedel knows not a called strike....
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Everyone knows about Ichiro Suzuki's crazy 2004 season, but Brad Wilkerson deserves some love of his own. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
You know how testy we get when people make comments about how awesome our could be in years? Remember the Nageotte/Blackley/Meche/Anderson rotations, Clement/Johjima/Johnson/Moore catching caches and Ichiro/Gutierrez/Saunders/Ackley outfields? We do our best to try and keep people grounded on these types of issues because, as it turns out, the future is incredibly hard to predict and a hell of a lot...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
More photos » by Nathan Denette - AP Can't wait to see more of this. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) Browse more photos » Before the season I had really no idea how Adam Lind would fare this year. In the 2008 season, Lind was called up at the end of April, after Frank Thomas was released and Shannon Stewart showed he wasn't suddenly going to become young. After going 1 for...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
New England Patriots running back Fred Taylor and Jason Odom, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive lineman, are among the eight 2010 inductees to the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame. The others are golfers Brian Gay and Laurie Burns, track athletes Leah Kirklin Anderson and William Freeman, volleyball player Jenny Manz Theis and baseball player Brad Wilkerson.
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
The next of our look at best and worst season by Wins Above Replacement. which, of course, was an idea stolen from Amazin' Avenue , the Met's SB Nation Blog. The numbers are taken from Sean Smith's WAR Database . Here are the best seasons by Jay right fielders: Rank Year Player WAR 1 1986 Jesse Barfield 7.3 2 1985 Jesse Barfield 6.6 3 1999 Shawn Green 5.9 4 1987 Jesse Barfield 4.6 5 2007 Alex Rios...
William F. Yurasko (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
Hernández's Return Ends With Nats Loss - The Post Hernandez solid in return, but bullpen isn't - The Wash. Times He's back! Liván Hernández , beloved member of the 2005 Washington Nationals, made a return to the mound with a curly W on his head for the first time in three years, twenty days. He was solid, going six innings, giving up two runs in the 3rd and putting his team in...
Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
More photos » by L.G. Patterson - AP Missouri offensive coordinator David Yost, right, is not related to former Ranger Ned Yost. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson) Browse more photos » Happy birthday to Ned Yost, who turns 54 today. Yost, the former Brewers manager, was acquired by the Rangers prior to the 1984 season from the Brewers in exchange for Jim Sundberg, whom the Rangers decided was washed...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
ACB began campaigning for Randy Wells to win the Rookie of the Year a few days ago. While we only reach about 8 or 9 people, we’re hoping they’ll email 2 or 3 of their friends and maybe we can get the word out to 30 people. Berselius has already compared Wells to potential candidates this season. I decided to look back at the last 10 years to help get an idea where Wells may stand. I found...
William F. Yurasko (Free subscription) | 07/13/2009
The timing of this post becomes kind of interesting in light of Manny Acta's firing yesterday. Hey, I didn't choose when Wise would write the column. MIKE WISE - Robinson Deserved Better - The Post I certainly don't disagree that the Nationals handled the dismissal of Frank Robinson very poorly. They should have been up front with him and not strung him along. Any manager deserves that but especially...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP Travis Snider's ineffectiveness and subsequent injury has left the Jays in the lurch for a competent designated hitter. How to solve this vexing problem? (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Browse more photos » So, as you B^3-ers likely remember, the Jays had a bit of trouble at the DH spot last season. Jays' DHs batted .247/.325/.418, well below league-average...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP After decades of futility, the future is finally starting to look bright for the Texas Rangers. Browse more photos » The Texas Rangers franchise hasn't exactly been known for its success. The Rangers have never won a playoff series in their entire history, dating back to 1961 when they were the Washington Senators. In fact, the Rangers have only ever...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP Browse more photos » Sky's Note: I'm psyched to introduce another new BtB writer, Jack Moore. He's a Brewers fan , but we'll deal with that if he continues to write awesome articles like this one and the one below. Be nice to the new guy, and feel free to drop him a tweet at @jh_moore . Ok, enough linkage, read this: Every year, there are at least a...
Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 04/20/2009
Brad Wilkerson, an eight-year veteran of the MLB, has officially reitred from professional baseball. Triple-A Pawtucket manager Ron Johnson told the newspaper that following the second game of the season, Wilkerson walked into his office and said he was done with baseball. "Second game of the season, he came in afterwards and that was it," Johnson said. "He didn't have the fire anymore."...
Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 04/20/2009
It just doesn't matter! It just doesn't matter! ... Forget the "Milkerson" jokes, Brad Wilkerson , who retired Sunday , was a pretty fine ballplayer. He will always be the only Expo to have a 30-homer, 100-run, 100-walk season. You could look it up. You know the drill: "It just doesn't matter! It just doesn't matter..." ... that NBC can dictate NHL broadcast policy even though it...
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