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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett had an excellent 2009 campaign. Bartlett, in his second season with the Rays, posted a line of .320/.389/.490 with 14 home runs and a 129 OPS+ in 567 plate appearances. Despite grading out -5.5 runs below average on defense according to FanGraphs, he was worth an incredible 4.8 Wins [...]
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett had an excellent 2009 campaign. Bartlett, in his second season with the Rays, posted a line of .320/.389/.490 with 14 home runs and a 129 OPS+ in 567 plate appearances. Despite grading out -5.5 runs below average on defense according to FanGraphs, he was worth an incredible 4.8 Wins [...]
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Chris O'Meara - AP View full size photo » First, whoever decided on the exact payroll figures since 2006 is a fan of checks ... and checks: Here are the 2010 payroll numbers as told by Cots with some lame duck estimates for arbitration and incentives thrown in. The Rays rarely go to arbitration, so I would guess most of these cases are settled before the alternative becomes a reality. It would...
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
by Jim Prisching - AP I know the Spiderman joke doesn't entirely make sense other than my insistence on saying Kapler plays the field like a spider on acid ... but his arms here seem to support my theory on Kapler's arachnid nature. View full size photo » As hopefully everyone knows, WAR does not account for baserunning. Stolen bases and caught stealing are included, but stuff like advancing...
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Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
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...
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My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
State Representative Jason Bartlett was arrested in Newtown on several motor vehicle charges stemming from the state lawmaker using a cell phone in his car without a hands free device. From what I learned, after being pulled over for using his cell phone in his car, the police learned that Bartlett's license was suspended and his car registration had expired, at which point, the State Rep was arrested....
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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....
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Nick & Nick's Twins Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Twins have enjoyed an impressive run of sustained success over the past nine years. Only once during that span (2007) have they posted a losing record. And if there's one lesson to be taken from the '07 team, it relates to the pitfalls of complacency. In 2006, the Twins boasted a rather impressive offense. Joe Mauer won his first batting title, Justin Morneau captured the AL MVP award, Michael...
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