Put your on your dork hats. David Gassko of Hardball Times lists the 20 luckiest and unluckiest pitchers using a statistic known as LIPS, Luck Independent Pitching Statistics."Essentially, the idea behind both DIPS 3.0 and LIPS is that a lot of luck goes into a pitcher's performance, as measured   more...
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I hope your home town team has its starting roster set, cause if they don't, whats left on the menu would make you consider starting Jose Canseco on the mound. After Clemens, talent drops off a cliff....Mark Redmen, Steve Trachsel, Chan Ho Park and Bruce Chen. Sure you can convince yourself that   more...
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A season in and it's time to reflect on what Leo Mazzone has 'brought' to the Orioles (Jaret Wright). Is it possible his role with the Orioles has had a negative effect on the team? 'Camden Chat' makes the point that it might.
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