Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Reinhold Matay - AP Browse more photos » On Monday afternoon, I fully expect Joe Mauer to win his first MVP award after finishing sixth in 2006 and fourth last year. Joe led the AL in batting average while hitting for respectable power (28 HRs) in only 138 games, most of which were as a catcher. He led the Twins into the postseason after they trailed by three games with...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ponder this question, answer it, and then mentally rank the options in order from one to five. Leave full rankings in the comments section. And no Fangraphs-peeking allowed! No worries, the answer will be coming at 10 AM today. **For those that haven't heard of wRAA, imagine the question this way: who has provided the Rays with the most offensive value during their time with the Rays'** Poll Who do...
Rays Index (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
While researching something else, we came across this photo of Evan Longoria and 9 of his groupies. Does anybody else think that one of the groupies looks like a certain all-time home run king? DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… Jeff Niemann finished fourth in the AL Rookie of the Year voting. *golf clap* [Rays Report] Yes folks. We don’t think [...]
Rays Index (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
One website is reporting that Evan Longoria may be on the cover of “MLB2K10.” Supposedly, the images at right were included in a survey asking people which cover they preferred. (thanks Joel). There is one small problem. The top image is stolen from Dirtbag’s ESPN the Magazine cover which you can see here. Now maybe Longoria will [...]
Destructoid (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
If "I choose you, Pikachu" isn't said at the wedding, then they are doing it wrong! Jim gives us a guide to videogame bosses, we reviewed EyePet , Demon's Souls sales were impressive, Modern Warfare 2 is kind of a big deal, OnLive could be on cell phones and more happened over the weekend. Destructoid Originals: The Videogame Show What I've Done: Modern Warfare 2 Weekend Destructainment:...
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
A tipster taking a marketing survey was asked to judge four potential covers for next year's MLB 2K10. The Tampa Bay Rays' third baseman Evan Longoria is on all of them. In that image you can see...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
I created UZR projections for the 2010 season and the values are available on a Google Documents Spreadsheet . I got 4 years worth of UZR numbers from Fangraphs. Then I did a 5-4-3-2 yearly weighting regressed to 125 games with a -0.7UZR aging factor ( article where the math is explained ). I selected for the worksheet any players that played in at least 63 games at the position over the last 4 years....
Lady Loves Baseball (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
AMERICAN LEAGUE: C: Joe Mauer, Twins 1B: Mark Teixeira, Yankees 2B: Aaron Hill, Blue Jays 3B: Evan Longoria, Rays SS: Derek Jeter, Yankees OF: Jason Bay, Red Sox OF: Torii... Welcome to Lady Loves Pinstripes, a sports blog from a female fan's perspective. Feel free to comment or debate on any post because everyones views are different and we can learn from each other. Thanks again!
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Add the Sliver Slugger award to Evan Longoria’s trophy case. Even if you don’t care for the Sliver Slugger, you do have to admit that Evan Longoria is one of the best offensive producers in the Majors after only two years in the Majors and three and half years of pro ball. Although he was not [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The two just got their Gold Gloves on Tuesday, and now they have Silver Slugger Awards too. Is it just me, or is that a pretty cool coincidence. The rest of the double-winners: Joe Mauer, Evan Longoria, Torii Hunter, Ichiro Suzuki, Ryan Zimmerman and Matt Kemp. Props to Longoria for stealing the Silver Slugger from Alex Rodriguez at third base. Picture via [...]
lenNY's Yankees - A Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The two just got their Gold Gloves on Tuesday, and now they have Silver Slugger Awards too. Is it just me, or is that a pretty cool coincidence. The rest of the double-winners: Joe Mauer, Evan Longoria, Torii Hunter, Ichiro Suzuki, Ryan Zimmerman and Matt Kemp. Props to Longoria for stealing the Silver Slugger from Alex Rodriguez at third base. Picture via MLB.com
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP One of Jeter's intangibles: drop-kicking the competition. Browse more photos » At least in this MLB.com article detailing some of the American League MVP candidates. With 99% of the other post-season awards, I care not in the least about who wins. That being said, 22 names are listed in this article. 22 candidates. None have the surname Zobrist. None....
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Both Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira took home Silver Slugger award honors today for the respective positions. Here's the full list of winners from both leagues: AMERICAN LEAGUE C - Joe Mauer MIN 1B - Mark Teixeira NYY 2B - Aaron Hill TOR 3B - Evan Longoria TB SS - Derek Jeter NYY OF - Torii Hunter LAA OF - Ichiro Suzuki SEA OF - Jason Bay BOS DH - Adam Lind TOR NATIONAL LEAGUE C - Brian McCann ATL 1B...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The Silver Slugger awards were given out today and we had two winners. Aaron Hill won for best offensive second baseman and Adam Lind won for best DH. Both are very deserving. Congratulations both of you. The whole list of winners: POS PLAYER HR RBI AVG 1B M. Teixeira, Yankees 39 122 .292 2B Aaron Hill, Blue Jays 36 108 .286 3B Evan Longoria , Rays 33 113 .281 SS Derek Jeter , Yankees 18 66 .334 OF...
The Political Game (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The Rawlings Gold Glove awards have been handed out and break down as follows (parentheses note the number of awards won by each player): National League: P: Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals (1st) C: Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals (2 nd ) 1B: Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego Padres (2 nd ) 2B: Orlando Hudson, Los Angeles Dodgers (4 th ) 3B: Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals (1st) SS: Jimmy Rollins,...
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