MLB
Ortiz and Ramirez tested positive for Steroids in 2003
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...
How much value exists with defensive stats in MLB?
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...
Fantastic article from The Hardball Times
Here are links to a fantastic two-part article from Dan Turkenkopf of The Hardball Times about the idea of waisting...
USA scores 3 in the 9th, comes back to beat Puerto Rico 6-5
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 victory...
Former LA Dodgers GM Paul DePodesta blogs on Pre-Arbitration Players
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...
World Baseball Classic
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 even in a 14-2...
What Teixeira should, and should not be booed for on Opening Day
On Opening Day, when Mark Teixeira is announced as a New York Yankee… he is going to be booed unmercifully by the Oriole Park faithful.If I get tickets, and am in the crowd, I will be booing as loud as anyone.If I do not get tickets, I will probably be booing at my...
Baltimore Sun reports Guthrie to the World Baseball Classic
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-guthrie-world-baseball-classic-217,0,5598498.storyCount me as at least one fan of the WBC.Even with a number of stars sitting out, there are powerhouse teams to be found in the US, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico,...