by Chris Carlson - AP Are you sure this is 101 level material? View full size photo » The following is a list of topics that get people attention and blood boiling such as Jerod Morris did with his piece on steroid speculation and Raul Ibanez . Nothing will bring recognition to your blog than a story that captures people's interest. No need to worry about the validity of it. By the time someone...
Last week, I mused about where Adrian Beltre, Mike Cameron and Mike Jacobs could end up. Today, I bring you two more potential fits. OMAR VIZQUEL Omar Vizquel is coming off what you could consider a career renaissance at age 42, serving as the Texas Rangers' backup infielder after rubbing shoulders with Mario Mendoza the previous year in San Francisco, where he spent four years. Vizquel saw 177 at-bats,...
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....
Hot-selling mobile apps have earned some independent programmers hundreds of thousands of dollars. But one of the greatest risks of developing apps for a platform controlled by a large corporation, such as Google or Apple, is that you can easily get crushed. Take for example Mike Jacobs, a developer of software startup Hello, Chair. For [...]
Because it's amusing to figure out who is similar to who. Batters is most similar to or In 2008, he was most similar to Alberto Callaspo Smoky Burgess Don Slaught Alex Gordon Howard Johnson Darnell Coles Joe Foy Billy Butler Kent Hrbek John Olerud Keith Hernandez David DeJesus Tony Gonzalez Coco Crisp Roy Weatherly Jose Guillen Kevin McReynolds Joe Rudi Kevin McReynolds Mike Aviles Tony Eusebio John...
by Frank Franklin II - AP View full size photo » Note: I have enjoyed making small tributes/eulogies for various Mets when they leave - Marlon Anderson , Ramon Castro and Billy Wagner are some examples. Carlos Delgado filed for free agency and it seems unlikely, but not totally out of the question, that he will return to the Mets for a variety of reasons. What better way to "eulogize"...
Initially I really liked this deal for the Pirates , who during this season earned the benefit of the doubt in my mind. After learning that Iwamura was only under contract through 2010 however, I was less excited. As often gets said with deals like this, "well, the Pirates will probably trade him later," however, as Royals fans, we know that sometimes that doesn't happen. Looks like Charlie...
I've had over a month off from the Royals now and have been mulling over some ideas. This is my vision for the Royals in the upcoming 2010 season. Bear with me if you're bored and/or interested in one fans ideal vision for his cherished franchise. 1B- Mike Jacobs / Billy Butler Obviously Billy Butler is the man. He had a fantastic age 23 season with 50+ doubles. Its quite possible that a few of those...
The Royals have some decisions to make behind the plate, they are said to be discussing shaking things up. They currently have three catchers, who could all be available this off-season. Olivo has a club option while Pena and Buck are both non-tender candidates. Of course, the Royals will attempt to move them before they non-tender anyone. Miguel Olivo is the veteran of the group, the 31 y/o right...
Similar to the 2010 Relievers post from several days ago, this is meant to present a snapshot of who remains on the roster, can we jettison some dead weight, and are there any holes to be filled? The particulars about how many batters the team keeps on the 25-man and how many infielders/outfielders/Teahen-Bloomquist-IF/OF hybrids are kept will have a factor in the final roster (please allow some leeway...
Time on Blago, quoting Gov . Elvis ' friend: "Not long ago, Blagojevich's reviews were mostly glowing. The first Democratic governor in Illinois in a generation, he had charisma, connections, deep coffers and a Horatio Alger–type bio. "You have to remember, a lot of people thought that Rod Blagojevich had a very good shot at becoming President of the United States," says Mike...
The Grand Forks Herald’s editor and publisher had an column calling for civility to be shown during hockey games. When I read this I thought that I was in another world. Now it’s true that the UND students have gotten a bit profane during the games against the Minnesota Gophers. But then again it’s been that way for years and other efforts to do better have been fruitless. So a call...
It’s not often that I find myself agreeing with liberal Grand Forks Herald editor Mike Jacobs, but in this editorial calling on Governor John Hoeven to make a decision already on whether or not he’s going to run against incumbent Senator Byron Dorgan he’s right. As you might expect, Jacobs’ position comes more from the perspective of an anxious newsman impatient to get on with...
Yesterday at Beyond the Box Score I wanted to see if Vladimir Guerrero was able to determine if a pitch was out of the strike zone and the results. The only person I could think of with worse strike zone judgement was Miguel Olivo . I ran the same numbers for Olivo and a few other Royals . For my strike zone, I used -1.2 and 1.2 for the x dimension and 1.5 to 3.5 for the y dimension. For the expanded...
Flash back to August 21st, 2005. It was a hot late-summer afternoon at Shea Stadium where the Mets were hosting the Washington Nationals. By the fifth inning, the Mets found themselves trailing 7-0. All appeared to be lost until a rookie came to the plate by the name of Mike Jacobs . Jacobs, a highly ranked Mets prospect, made his major league debut and promptly hit a three-run home run on the first...
CLEVELAND – Kyle Davies carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and won his fourth straight start, pitching the Kansas City Royals past the Cleveland Indians 7-0 on Sunday. Davies (8-9) held the Indians hitless until Shin-Soo Choo lined a single to center to open the sixth. The right-hander walked six and struck out three over six innings in his second straight wild start. He walked six and gave...
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