Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Each season, just as the World Series draws to a close the baseball annual season gets cranking, and each November 1st we get the new Bill James Handbook , an offseason tradition that stretches back for the better part of a decade now. This year, with the World Baseball Classic pushing back the start of the season -- and, as a result, the playoffs and World Series -- the 2010 Bill...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Just a handful of New York Yankees notes this morning. Was Watching says the Yanks Should Move Posada To D.H. In 2010. My guess is there is a lot of agreement around here with that statement. Especially when you consider some of the numbers Was Watching highlighted. In " The Bill James Handbook 2010 " the Fielding Bible’s "Runs Saved" leaders over the...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
by Andres Leighton - AP What's going on here? (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) View full size photo » It was a challenge to whittle the fifty or so caption contest entries down to a handful, and not for the reason you think. Here are the 'best' captions for the picture shown above; the entry with the most votes will win a copy of the Bill James Handbook 2010 courtesy of ACTA Sports...
The View From The Bleachers (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
In The Bill James Handbook 2010 we analyze a player’s baserunning ability. For each player, we measure his ability to move first to third, second to home, and first to home in addition to the number of outs he records on the bases and how he fares in double plays. While this year’s Handbook... To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www.viewfromthebleachers.com...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
More photos » by Andres Leighton - AP What's going on here? (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) Browse more photos » Caption the picture above. No cursing, please. The best caption (as chosen by us) will win a copy of the Bill James Handbook 2010 , courtesy of ACTA Sports . You can read our review of the BJH here . Contest ends at high noon tomorrow (11/24).
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Eric Simon of Amazin Avenue relays 17 Mets-related items from the 2010 Bill James Handbook, such as: The Mets led the National League with 181 manufactured runs. …i like to see this, though it could be a logical by-product of having a team full of singles hitters in a pitcher’s park… if you recall, the [...]
