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Kanka's Sports Page (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Inspired by this post at Beyond the Boxscore , here's my first "homework assignment" for Saber-Friendly Blogging 101. Batting Average on Balls In Play, BABIP, is essentially batting average for everything except strikeouts and walks. I'll let the article above, Wikipedia , and the Sabermetric Wiki give you the details. BABIP for hitters relies on many factors and will vary from player to player. But...
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ArmchairGM (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's about that time...Yes, the 2009 MLB Hall of Fame ballot is now out, and tens of the 23 candidates are first-timers. The most notable first-timer, though, is stolen base king Rickey Henderson. Henderson played an astounding 25 seasons for ten different teams while getting selected to ten
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Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Matt Cerrone posts high resolution photos of Bailout Field at Metsblog.com. I have to say, I miss the brightly colored seats of Shea....
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Examiner (Free subscription) | yesterday
Edgar Renteria became the second free agent to join the San Francisco Giants in as many days, receiving an $18.5 million, two-year contract to replace 11-time Gold Glove shortstop Omar Vizquel.
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USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thanks to a big-league best 18-8 record in September, the Royals won 75 games, allowing them to climb out of the American League ...
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Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lookout Landing compares Bavasi and Zduriencik and likes the result....
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Bleeding Blue and Teal (Free subscription) | yesterday
According to the New York Post, Seattle has made closer JJ Putz available. This was expected. Putz is one of Seattle’s more valuable trade chips, despite the 2008 struggles, and isn’t likely to be a key component to this upcoming season. The New York Mets are likely to remain Putz’s most aggressive suitor, as they’re said to [...]
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Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | yesterday
It appears the Padres and Cardinals engineered a trade for Khalil Greene. The Padres will received some pitching, but the details are not known right now. Greene should be a bit of an offensive improvement over Cesar Izturis. For his...
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Air Force quarterback Tim Jefferson was named Mountain West Conference freshman of the year Wednesday after compiling a 5-2 record as a starter.
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USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Uncertain economic times have produced myriad approaches to season-ticket pricing for teams:
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Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Biz of Baseball interviews former pitching coach Rick Peterson on how to use technology to better understand pitching motions and prevent injuries....
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games (Free subscription) | yesterday
I can’t figure out the Cleveland Indians have played only three games this year while all the
