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2009 Catcher Defense: Filling in the Holes (yet again)
Even if you aren't a FanGraphs junkie like myself and so many others, if you spend any time there looking at the WAR rankings in order to, say, evaluate who should be the 2009 MVP candidates, you've u...
Mystery WAR Graph III: Two Contemporary Sluggers
All data is taken from Sean "CHONE" Smith's excellent Historical Wins Above Replacement (WAR) site. So who are these guys? The answers are probably not too surprising if you think about it....
Boy, Did that Strict Pitch Count Ever Screw Up Nolan Ryan's 1987
In a recent article (co-written as an exchange with Bill James), Joe Posnanski makes the following remark: [Nolan] Ryan believed that the game belonged to the starting pitcher. It was his. Ryan HATED...
Mystery WAR Graph I
Today I'm introducing an occasional feature I hope to do from time-to-time. I imagine someone somewhere is doing this, too, but if so, I haven't seen it. All WAR data is taken from Rally's f...
The Player that was, the Manager that is, and the Executive that isn't
Here's a little graph and some thoughts (non Yankees, Red Sox, Dodger, or Jake Peavy-related) before the (for some, long) weekend. Take a moment to revel in the greatness revealed at Sean Smith's ...
WAR, FIP, and Andy Pettite's Hall of Fame Worthiness (and a bit on Mike Mussina, too)
In a recent blog entry, Rob "Sweetspot" Neyer, spurred by an email from a reader, discussed Andy Pettitte's chances for being elected to the Hall of Fame. Neyer understandably writes to his audience -...
Easter Monday
It's a holiday where I am.. how about you? I actuallly wanted to have a bigger post ready today, as I prefer to start the week off with a more substantial post, and then do shorter ones later, but was...
Rumbling, Grumblings, and Bumblings: Mauer, Stark, WARP, and Platoon Splits
Some Friday thoughts while pondering how the Royals will get by without Jose 'Domincan Joe Carter' Guillen for the next few weeks. There's nothing to add about Nick Adenhart's death,other than to s...
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