Stan Musial's Stance (Free subscription) | yesterday
This is the third consecutive year for the Blogger awards. and I'm back in the saddle after not submitting a ballot in 2008. It's a fun look back at the past year. The final results of the voting will be put up at Dan's site at some point; I wouldn't expect it to happen tomorrow, but most likely by Thanksgiving. So, on to the voting: 1. Cardinal Player of the Year - Albert Pujols . Could there be any...
Memories Of Kevin Malone (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
From ESPN's Rumor Central . The Los Angeles Dodgers are jumping into the Roy Halladay sweepstakes, and they might just have enough talent to spare to land the Toronto Blue Jays ace. They'd likely have to start with either southpaw Clayton Kershaw or right-hander Chad Billingsley, but perhaps prospects Andrew Lambo, Chris Withrow or 2008 draftee Ethan Martin could be part of the package as well. But...
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Whenever one of these two lefties pitch there is almost always someone on base. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
Memories Of Kevin Malone (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
This post isn't analysis based at all, it's just a list of players that are either under contract or under team control for 2010. It's basically the final step before I release the offseason plan. Hiroki Kuroda|13 Million Juan Pierre|10 Million Rafael Furcal|8.5 Million Casey Blake|6 Million Blake DeWitt|0.41 Million (Estimate) Clayton Kershaw|0.405 Million (Estimate) Ramon Troncoso|0.405 Million (Estimate)...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
More photos » by Gregory Smith - AP Atlanta Braves' starter Kenshin Kawakami. Browse more photos » Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami took one month of the regular season to adjust to American baseball. His April starts produced a 7.06 ERA. While it was only four starts, including one really bad start, Kawakami made the adjustments and compiled ERAs of 3.03 and 3.33 the next two months,...
Blue Heaven (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
( pic link: eBay ) Not only is Dodger scout, Gary Nickels, being inducted into the Midwest Scouts Association Hall of Fame in a couple of days, but he also has had an illustrious career as a print advertising pitchman for State Farm. Check it out above. Also, check out the press release below provided by the Dodgers this afternoon. One thing of special note is that he was the mentor to our guru of...
LAist (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Andre Either and Matt Kemp celebrate another clutch performance. Photo: Gus Ruelas / Associated Press It's an uncertain time for Dodger fans. To put things lightly, there are some questions about the ownership. It is not clear who will maintain control of the club. It is not clear what the payroll of the club will be. Despite falling two years a row to the Phillies in the NLCS, the reality is the...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP Clayton Kershaw had a very good season in 2009, even if he didn't have the wins to show for it. Browse more photos » Clayton Kershaw had a lot riding on his shoulders in 2009. From the moment he was drafted seventh overall in 2006 , the highest pick by the Dodgers in 13 years, the expectations were great for the golden left arm of the former high school...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
NEW YORK - In the last round, it was shellshocked Dodgers ace-in-training Clayton Kershaw who presented the best image of what Phillies hitters could do to a young, talented pitcher.
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
More photos » by Jae C. Hong - AP Clayton Kershaw's left arm personifies the Dodgers' immediate future Browse more photos » Yesterday we took a look at the offensive projections for the 2010 Dodgers , thanks to the Bill James Handbook (available November 1). Today we look at the pitching staff. I calculated FIP for the projections based on the formula at The Hardball Times. In these projections,...
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
by John Amis - AP 2 months ago: Arizona Diamondbacks' Max Scherzer delivers a pitch against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning of a make -up baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis) View full size photo uploaded October 24, 2009 Coming into my 2009 drafts, I found a very interesting article over at www.thebaseballanalysts.com which categorized pitchers by their...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Joe Torre and Ned Colletti talked to the media today Free Agents - There's not a long list of guys where you would say, this guy would make a dramatic difference," Colletti said of the upcoming crop of free-agent starters. "It's a thin market. There are pitchers who would make us better. But tremendously better? "Every club needs an ace and we're not unlike any club. We might have one...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP The Bobbleslam was one of many favorite moments this season Browse more photos » What was your favorite moment this season? A few that popped to mind for me were: Vin Scully throwing out the first pitch at the home opener The O-Dog's cycle Chad Billingsley shutting down the Giants with 11 strikeouts Clayton Kershaw doing the same two days later with 13...
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
by Gregory Smith - AP Will Ricky Nolasco be undervalued in 2010? View full size photo uploaded October 21, 2009 I know what you are asking-what the heck is FIP? According to The Hardball Times site, FIP is Fielding Independent Pitching, a measure of all those things for which a pitcher is specifically responsible. The formula is (HR*13+(BB+HBP-IBB)*3-K*2)/IP, plus a league-specific factor (usually...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Vicente Padilla 4-0 8 7 0 0 0 0 39.1 36 15 14 4 12 38 3.20 1.22 W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Cole Hamels 10-11 32 32 2 2 0 0 193.2 206 95 93 24 43 168 4.32 1.29 Current Series Phillies win the series 3-1 Thu 10/15 WP: Cole Hamels (1 - 1) SV: Brad Lidge LP: Clayton Kershaw (0 - 1) 8 - 6 win Fri 10/16 WP: Hong-Chih Kuo...
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