BRIAN BANNISTER NEWS
Players A to Z, Brian Bannister
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Baseball Musings
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Brian Bannister pitches as a starter for the Kansas City Royals. Bannister is a favorite of the sabermetric community due to his embrace of advanced statistics. Brian tries to minimize hits walks and home runs allowed, while maximizing his strikeouts. In other words, Bannister pitches...
New York Times' Tyler Kepner On Baseball And WAR...
6 days ago by
Federal Baseball
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by Bill Kostroun - AP
John Lannan was the only pitcher on the Nationals to even qualify for Fangraphs.com's list of the top WAR values in 2009...(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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"I thought Zack had a chance to be the first 10 WAR pitcher."
6 days ago by
Amazin' Avenue
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"I thought Zack had a chance to be the first 10 WAR pitcher."
Our old friend Brian Bannister. I lobby for Banny to replace Minaya.
Greinke Speaks
11 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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Jeff Protzel sends a link to an interview with Zack Greinke concerning his Cy Young award. At about 8:30 into the interview he starts talking about Brian Bannister and sabermetrics, how Zack now concentrates on walks, home runs and strikeouts. At about 9:55 he says:
“That’...
Finally, I’ve Found Suitable Companions For My Brian Bannister Bobblehead
16 days ago by
Can't Stop The Bleeding
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I’m in Las Vegas on one my annual (ahem) fact-finding missions this week, and though I’ve yet to secure a ticket for tomorrow night’s welterweight title bout between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto, I can happily report bobbleheads of the two combatants are available...
What To Do With Andy Sonnanstine?
by Mark Duncan - AP
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Nothing seems to come easily for Andy Sonnanstine. His fastball barely tops 87 and he's forced to get by on mixing pitches and superb...
Why 2006 Exquisite Baseball Makes Me Excited For 2010 Exquisite
October 23, 2009 by
Sports Cards Uncensored
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Back in 2006, there was about as much demand for a high end baseball product as there is now for another version of Topps Moments and Milestones. So, instead of producing a standalone product to meet the small demand of a hobby geared more towards traditional collecting, UD produced...
A Farewell To Right Arms
October 08, 2009 by
Royals Review
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A Farewell to Right Arms is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Trey Hillman, first published in 2009.
The novel is told through the point of view of a big league manager, an American who wishes he was in fact Japanese citizen, and who might as well be an ambulance driver...
Soren Petro: Dayton Moore said there was a concentrated effort to extend guys, to try to get the...
September 30, 2009 by
Royals Review
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Soren Petro: Dayton Moore said there was a concentrated effort to extend guys, to try to get the starting pitchers to go deeper into games. That's obviously a process, its a great idea in theory. Is that process one of the major reasons why Gil Meche and Brian Bannister are...
These firings speak volumes of our developmental system
September 24, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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While this post will address the recent announcement that several members of the organizational staff have been let go or will not return next season, it is a separate issue then what I discussed earlier today in another post. In that post I addressed the pattern of the Wilpon'...
PECOTA v. Pipeline -- the rundown
September 22, 2009 by
The Pipeline
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Back in March I ran through the Royals' PECOTA stat predictions as listed by Baseball Prospectus and then put my own predictive spin on them. I gave the 50th percentile (most likely) projection as a solid average of what the system said....here's how it's shaken out.CMiguel...
Kansas City Royals' Bullpen Is the Real Cause of Disasterous 2009
September 18, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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A few days ago, we examined the effect or non-effect of injuries with relation to a rather pitiful Royals offensive effort this season. In doing so, it appeared that the Royals might have come up thirty or so runs short of what their reasonable expectations should have been entering...
Every Pitcher Should Throw a Cutter
September 14, 2009 by
Beyond the Box Score
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by Tony Dejak - AP
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Well, at least it seems that way, given all the anecdotal evidence I've seen over the past year. Brian Bannister went from ineffective stat-head...
Royals notebook: Meche likely done for '09; Bannister seeks second opinion
September 10, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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Gil Meche is now unlikely to pitch again the rest of the season, and Brian Bannister is headed to New York for a second opinion, both Royals pitchers dealing with shoulder injuries. Royals manager Trey Hillman would not reveal what Bannister’s diagnosis is from team...
Already Down Meche, Royals Await News on Brian Bannister
September 10, 2009 by
Royals Review
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Brian Bannister may be the latest Royal to have his season end prematurely due to injury. Yes, those terribly unlucky Royals just can't catch a break! I'm stunned that one of the most retrograde teams in the game would have a worn down pitching staff by September.
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Meche probably done, Bannister seeks 2nd opinion
September 10, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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Royals starter Gil Meche is probably done for the year with a shoulder problem, and fellow right-hander Brian Bannister is flying to New York for a second opinion on his shoulder.
Kansas City Royals' Gil Meche done for season, Brian Bannister getting second opinion on shoulder
Royals starter Gil Meche is probably done for the year with a shoulder problem, and fellow right-hander Brian Bannister is flying to New York for a second opinion on his shoulder.
Meche probably done, Bannister seeks 2nd opinion
September 10, 2009 by
Miami Herald
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Royals starter Gil Meche is probably done for the year with a shoulder problem, and fellow right-hander Brian Bannister is flying to New York for a second opinion on his shoulder.
Royals' Gil Meche not likely to pitch the rest of the season
September 10, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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Gil Meche is now unlikely to pitch again the rest of the season, and Brian Bannister is headed to New York for a second opinion, both Royals pitchers dealing with shoulder injuries.
Game 137: Tigers at Royals
September 08, 2009 by
Bless You Boys
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Rick Porcello (12-8, 4.18) vs. Bruce Chen (1-6, 5.24), 8:10 p.m. EST
The Tigers' latest road trip is off to a fantastic start after a three-game sweep over the weekend in Tampa Bay. Can they keep the good times rolling versus the Royals at Kauffman...
SlumpBot .200: Joba morphs into a late season question mark
September 07, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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Using the best technology available today, SlumpBot
.200 identifies a few players who are currently having trouble and
then offers solutions for recovery. Joba Chamberlain(notes), New York Yankees
Data: 8-5, 4.41 ERA, 1.53 WHIPMalfunction:
In six starts since the end of July, Joba...
Meche scratched from start because of tired shoulder
September 04, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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Gil Meche’s nightmare season continued with a late scratch from a scheduled start Friday. The Royals are calling it a tired shoulder, similar to what brought Brian Bannister out of his Wednesday start after 1 1/3 innings. Both pitchers were examined by a doctor on Friday...
Meche's tired shoulder similar to Bannister's
September 04, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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Gil Meche's nightmare season continued with a late scratch from a scheduled start Friday. They're calling it a tired shoulder, similar to what brought Brian Bannister out of his Wednesday start after 1 1/3 innings.
Royals notebook: Bannister says shoulder fatigue has grown progressively worse
September 02, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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OAKLAND, Calif. | Brian Bannister wants to remain optimistic about taking his next scheduled turn in the Royals’ rotation, but he sure sounds like a guy in need of a break. Bannister admitted Wednesday to growing shoulder fatigue after lasting just 1 1/3 innings in a...
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