by Chris Stoner | Jul 30, 2009 | Major League Baseball
It was reported today that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez tested positive for Steroids in 2003. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Apbx96KQJxGyJj6CMx8u51sRvLYF?slug=ge-mannyortiz073009&prov=yhoo&type=lgnsI am tired about the Steroid talk in baseball, but...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 10, 2009 | Major League Baseball
I will say up-front, that it is quite possible I just do not know enough about defensive stats. However, it seems to me that defensive stats are just poor. The old-standard used for years has been Range Factor.As I understand RF, it is Putouts + Assists x 9 divided by...
by Chris Stoner | May 9, 2009 | Major League Baseball
Here are links to a fantastic two-part article from Dan Turkenkopf of The Hardball Times about the idea of waisting...
by Chris Stoner | Mar 17, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
Brian Roberts had a great at-bat, working out of an 0-2 hole to JC Romero, and singling up the middle. It was the type of at-bat, that screams post-season esque baseball…. he then had a very important steal of 2nd base.Watching the US team explode after the...
by Chris Stoner | Mar 9, 2009 | Major League Baseball
http://itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com/2009/03/pre-arbitration-players.htmlAn extremely informative piece from Mr. DePodesta, the former LA GM. DePodesta is probably best known for his time as the Asst. GM to Billy Beane in Oakland. Currently, Mr. DePodesta is the...
by Chris Stoner | Mar 8, 2009 | Major League Baseball
If you are a baseball fan, you have to love the WBC…. this event is only going to continue to grow… but the passion is found everywhere… except here in the States. I caught some of the Korea/Japan game in Tokyo yesterday, and the scene was amazing...
