The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Few Astros had more fan-love than Brandon Backe did after the 2005 Post Season, but the post-Tommy John surgery Brandon Backe has quickly turned that fan-love in cries for his head. What went wrong for poor Backe in 2008 -- besides his brawl with the law? There were clearly two distinct Brandon Backe's in 2008: "Flashes of the 2005 Post Season" Brandon...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
... Jason Frasor (Blue Jays); Luis Vizcaino (Rockies); Kevin Gregg (Marlins); Justin Speier (Angels); Brandon Backe (Astros). Table 3, infielders: Julio Lugo (Red Sox); Jack Wilson and Freddie Sanchez (Pirates); Scott Rolen (Blue Jays); Miguel Tejada (Astros); Melvin Mora (Orioles); Rickie Weeks and Bill Hall (Brewers); Mark Teahen and Ross Gload (Royals); Nick Johnson and Dmitri Young...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
Almost a month ago, I posted this chart: Pitcher DIPS RA-DIPS Roy Oswalt 4.18 (-).35 Brian Moehler 5.03 (-).29 Randy Wolf 4.80 (-).07 Brandon Backe 5.32 .84 Wandy Rodriguez 4.09 .17 It's the final Defense Independent Pitching Runs Allowed Averages and their differential from the actual Runs Allowed Average for the Astros pitcher's in 2008. A few things should pop off the chart: 1) Roy...
