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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Within three days of the season ending, the Nationals have dumped their manager and seven players: Ryan Drese, Brian Lawrence, Joey Eischen, Pedro Astacio, Zach Day, and Felix Rodriguez.They probably won't miss any of the above, but who are planning on bringing in? GM Jim Bowden says the team   more...
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