Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
2007 - Pre-MacPhail. 2010 - Based solely on current players. How much have we improved, really? Discuss. Is it fair to say that the only position where the 2010 Orioles are worse off than the 2007 Orioles is shortstop? All lineups are based on who played that most games at that position in each year. 2007 Baltimore Orioles 2008 Baltimore Orioles 2009 Baltimore Orioles 2010 Baltimore Orioles C: Ramon...
Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
More photos » by Rob Carr - AP Bring it. (AP Photo/Rob Carr) Browse more photos » The final look at Bill James' projections will focus on the Orioles young outfield. In Part 1 I drooled over Matt Wieters , in Part 2 I went into fantasyland , and here in Part 3 I will bask in the talent of the Orioles outfield. It's hardly news to anyone here that the Orioles outfield is one of the most...
Baseball Crank (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A fitting end, to a baseball season of unremitting agony, all the way down to the Hated Yankees' fans getting to taunt Pedro, who arrived without his fastball. While Pedro pitched well enough down the stretch (3.63 ERA, 37/8 K/BB ratio) and put on a respectable showing overall in the postseason (3.71 ERA, 16 K in 17 IP), I have to wonder if it's just time for him to hang it up while he can go out...
Pursuit of Red Sox (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Third set of six packs. Top left. Pack 1: #108 Geoff Jenkins Brewers #116 Derek Jeter Yankees #139 Ken Griffey Jnr . Reds #203 Mike Hampton Braves #219 Bo Hart Cardinals #178 Erubiel Durazo Athletics Red Chunk #173 Kevin Millwood Phillies Mini #21 Eric Chavez Athletics Pop-up Pack 2: #56 Javier Vazquez Yankees #91 Brian Giles Padres #166 Jay Payton Rockies #183 Jason Schmidt Giants #274 Anthony Lerew...
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
... and you should be grateful. AN deputy blogger baseballgirl is wistful : We remember Milton Bradley for all of his dramatic moments during the season and the playoffs, and it has been widely accepted that he lead the A's to their postseason berth, but the numbers simply don't bear that out. Bradley only played in 96 games in 2006, hitting .276 with 14 home runs (one very dramatic one on AN Day),...
Mets Walk-Offs And Other Minutiae (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
I've maintained a degree of anonymity since I began blogging four years ago. But I've dropped a few hints of things I like, other than the Mets. Such as... I am a Man Who Likes His Tidbits Ever since I was little, I've had the ability to discover and recall the most unusual bits of information. My brain is compartmentalized such that I find these nuggets fascinating and store them away in the deepest...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
Center field is next up in the wins above replacement (WAR) series. Here are the top 10 seasons in Mets history according to Sean Smith's WAR database : Rank Year Player WAR 1 2006 Carlos Beltran 7.6 2 1996 Lance Johnson 7.3 3 2008 Carlos Beltran 7.0 4 1969 Tommie Agee 5.7 5 2007 Carlos Beltran 5.5 6 1979 Lee Mazzilli 5.0 7 1986 Lenny Dykstra 5.0 8 1970 Tommie Agee 4.7 9 1987 Lenny Dykstra 3.8 10 1978...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 05/27/2009
Draft time: Past #6 overall picks of note: 1973 – Johnny LeMaster 1977 – Terry Kennedy 1981 – Kevin McReynolds 1985 – Barry Bonds 1986 – Gary Sheffield 1988 – Monty Fariss 1992 – Derek Jeter 1993 – Steve Soderstrom 2002 – Zack Grienke I included Monty Fariss only because I had 692 of his 1989 Topps "1st-round pick!" cards. I included Johnny...
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009
Below is a proposed 25 man roster of all former Mets that are currently active. Here are the rules: Players must have at least one at bat or game pitched in 2009. This includes the World Baseball Classic. Therefore, Jeff Kent, Jay Payton Paul Lo Duca and Damion Easley are all ineligible even though they [...]
Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 03/20/2009
I think this is a picture of Radhames Liz SO LONG: P Daniel Cabrera, SS Juan Castro, SS Alex Cintron, P Lance Cormier, 1B Kevin Millar, P Garrett Olson, OF Jay Payton. WELCOME: OF Justin Christian, SS Chris Gomez, C Robby Hammock, P Mark Hendrickson, P Rich Hill, SS Cesar Izturis, C Chad Moeller, P John Parrish, OF Felix Pie, P Koji Uehara, 3B Ty Wigginton, C Gregg Zaun. PROJECTED LINEUP 1. Brian Roberts...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 03/17/2009
BALTIMORE (1): Jay Payton, of. BOSTON (5): Paul Byrd, rhp; Sean Casey, 1b; Curt Schilling, rhp; Mike Timlin, rhp.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 02/15/2009
BALTIMORE (1): Jay Payton, of. BOSTON (5): Paul Byrd, rhp; Sean Casey, 1b; Curt Schilling, rhp; Mike Timlin, rhp.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 01/23/2009
The 100 remaining free agents: KANSAS CITY (1): Mark Grudzielanek, 2b. BALTIMORE (4): Juan Castro, ss; Alex Cintron, ss; Kevin Millar, 1b; Jay Payton, of.
Fenway West (Free subscription) | 12/16/2008
Here is the list of the remaining free agents in case you were interested. There are still some big names and value players out there. Time for Theo to work his magic. AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (4) — Juan Castro, ss; Alex Cintron, ss; Kevin Millar, 1b; Jay Payton, of. BOSTON (9) — Paul Byrd, rhp; Sean Casey, 1b; Bartolo Colon, rhp; Alex Cora, ss; Mark Kotsay, of; David Ross, c; Curt Schilling,...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald has a few new Red Sox rumors: The Sox are not interested in Jay Payton or any Craig Landis client (he also reps Jon Garland). They're also not in on So Taguchi. Josh Bard could be a Plan B or C at catcher. Ronny Paulino has also been discussed.
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