Dan Wheeler - 2012 Version of Chad Bradford?
The relief market is well known for unusual activity during the off-season. For example, the Philadelphia Phillies made a head-turning move with its signing of Jonathan Papelbon to a four-year, $50 million contract this year. Since then, Philadelphia’s former closer, Ryan Madson, signed a one-year deal worth around $8 million with the Reds — and their former, former closer...
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Orioles Sign Korean Reliever Chong Tae-Hyon
The Orioles have apparently signed 33 year-old right-handed relief pitcher Chong Tae-Hyon to a two-year, $3.2 M contract. The submariner - or Korean Chad Bradford*, as I'm going to think of him until I learn how to pronounce his name (and maybe after that) - has a 1.93 career ERA in 569 IP in South Korea. Other numbers; 7.1 K/9, 3.3 BB/9, 0.4 HR/9. By comparison, Chad Bradford...
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November 21, 2011
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November 21, 2011
Moneyball is Just a Movie, Right? (Toronto Mike)
I actually wrote this entry on Google+ first... then realized nobody will read it there. So here's a modified version for the 12 of you checking in on a Saturday morning.
I saw Moneyball last night, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's great fun for those of us who like inside baseball, but it also works for the non-baseball enthusiast. Brad Pitt as Billy Beane was a great...
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October 01, 2011
The David Justice Lookalike Who Bombed Out Of Pro Baseball And Wound Up Playing David Justice In Moneyball
Moneyball popped into theaters on Friday, and it did well, among critics and audiences alike. The movie's impressive with its depiction of that A's team—fake Chad Bradford conjures up Chad Bradford, fake Jeremy Giambi reminds you of Jeremy Giambi, and so on.More »
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September 28, 2011
Movie Review of “Moneyball”
Like most people who read Michael Lewis’ “Moneyball”, when I heard that a movie was in production, I was flummoxed.
How could you possibly turn a book that did not have a traditional story arc, and that focused more on interesting details day-by-day of the A’s 2002 season, into a feature film?
The result was a very pleasant surprise.
Before I get into too...
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September 28, 2011
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September 28, 2011
'Moneyball' Star -- Brad Pitt SAVED Our Movie
One of the stars of the smash hit " Moneyball " says he owes his ENTIRE career to Brad Pitt ... because without St. Brad throwing his weight around, the movie would NEVER have been made. Casey Bond -- who plays submarine-style pitcher Chad Bradford in…
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September 26, 2011
Deadspin's Guide To Moneyball
The much-delayed Moneyball film finally pops into your area cinemaplex today, marking one of nerds' few victories in a September filled with Red Sox defeats. We take particular interest in this film, and not just because we've long yearned to see someone portraying Chad Bradford dance across the screen. Rather, it's a sports movie based on one of the best sports books...
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September 23, 2011
Moneyball movie misses chance to be as important as the story it tells
If you enjoyed the Moneyball book without reservation, you're really going to like the movie (opening Sept. 23), which revives the tale of the 2002 Oakland Athletics run by general manager Billy Beane.
But if some of the context of the 2003 bestseller by author Michael Lewis left you put off, you're probably going to leave the theatre entertained, but disappointed by a...
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September 13, 2011
The “Moneyball” Movie Has No Business Not Being Awesome
Until recently I had never read the book “Moneyball.” All I knew of it was a basic one sentence plot summary: that it’s about the Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane targeting cheap players with high On Base Percentages in an attempt to win games and stay competitive, despite a low payroll. So when I heard there was a movie coming out, I was very...
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September 06, 2011
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September 06, 2011
The sweepee becomes the sweeper
Bill:
Hey look! Lackey wasn't lacking?
Mike:
Yeah, but was this a case of Lackey being good or the A's being bad?
Bill:
Reminds me... we don't hear so much about the "genius of Billy Beane" these days do we?
Mike:
No, but wait until the Moneyball...
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June 06, 2011
Can the Moneyball movie stick to the script?
Don’t get me wrong, I am no movie critic and haven’t yet been given the keys to run a major league franchise (I can always dream), but I can say that I am really looking forward to when this movie finally comes out.
By now almost everyone close to the game knows that the Oakland Athletics were featured in the book Moneyball by Michael Lewis. Moneyball is a tale...
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April 17, 2011
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April 17, 2011
What FA lefty could be a cross over and not just LOOGY...
After the report that the Mets were interested in Joe Beimel, I heard several fans express their disapproval on restricting yourself with a limited pitcher. For myself I feel that you can have specialists as long as you have dominant pitchers in the more critical roles and versatility around the specialists. The Mets best pen in recent years featured two specialists, in the first...
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December 26, 2010
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December 26, 2010
Carlos Gomez: from Hardball Times to international scouting director
We here in the THT family heard some good news, as Carlos Gomez, a former contributor here at THT, just became the international scouting director for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Obviously, we're all delighted for him.
He started out as a relief pitcher in the minor leagues who posted at Baseball Think Factory under the user name Chad Bradford Wannabe. From there, he got involved...
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December 17, 2010
Rays Trade For Chad Qualls
The Rays have picked up relief pitcher Chad Qualls from the Diamondbacks for a player to be named later.
Related posts:Trade Rumors Du Jour: Upton, Jennings, Rodriguez, Qualls
[NEW BULLPEN PIECE] The Rays Have Acquired Chad Bradford From The Orioles
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July 31, 2010
Rays Eye Impact Players; May Add In August
If recent history is any indication, the Rays will go after impact players in July and role players in August. Jason Bay, Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez are among the stars the Rays have pursued leading up to the July 31st deadline and Chad Bradford, Gregg Zaun and Russ Springer are among the players they have acquired in August. As MLB.com’s Bill Chastain reports, Rays GM Andrew...
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June 30, 2010
College Corner: LSU-Ole Miss features battle of high draft picks
Unless you live in a college town, the world of NCAA
baseball can be easy to overlook before the College World Series begins
in June. To help keep us informed on the
road to Omaha, college baseball editor Kendall
Rogers will occasionally stop by the Stew to keep us updated on the
schoolboy circuit. Story of the week: LSU's Anthony Ranaudo faces off against Ole Miss'...
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April 23, 2010
Friendly Reminders And Bird Poop
I'm not here to push the panic button. Not on April 8th. But know that it's always close by.It's close by because of the reminders we received on April 7th.Reminder number one: John Maine is your second starter.You know, maybe John Lackey wouldn't have come to New York even if Omar Minaya/Jeff Wilpon did give him the hard sell. Most likely, it was Boston or bust for...
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April 08, 2010
Nats should sign Bradford
Before you laugh at that title, consider this table:
Pitcher table
(I made it on my own, but it wouldn’t fit into the body of the post.)
I apologize for the cluttered look. If you are confused, here is the gist: Chad Bradford is better than three of the relievers currently in the Nationals’ bullpen.
Miguel Batista’s last good year came in 2003, in which he posted a 3.49 FIP...
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April 06, 2010
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April 06, 2010
2010 Season Preview: Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays2009: 84-78 (3rd)So Long: P Chad Bradford, OF Gabe Gross, P Jason Isringhausen, 2B Akinori Iwamura, P Troy Percival (retired), C Shawn Riggans, P Brian Shouse, P Russ Springer, C Gregg ZaunWelcome: P Joaquin Benoit, 3B Hank Blalock, 1B Dan Johnson, C Kelly Shoppach, P Rafael SorianoProjected Starting Lineup (courtesy of rototimes.com)Jason Bartlett, SSCarl Crawford...
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March 24, 2010
New York Mets reliever Sean Green aiming high with new lower delivery
Sean Green is still trying to find the precise angle, but the Mets reliever appears intent on dropping below sidearm, although not quite to knuckles-scraping-the-dirt low, a la former Met Chad Bradford.
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February 24, 2010
Chad Bradford in the House
Not quite, but read this via Newsday’s David Lennon:
Sean Green approaching Chad Bradford territory with low sidearm delivery. Not quite scraping ground, but close. Looked good with it though.
If my memory serves me correctly Green started messing with this delivery last September. I thought of Bradford right away when I saw it. Green was [...]
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February 21, 2010
Minaya Has "No Autonomy" As JEFFY Calls All The Shots & It Shows
Minaya hired Willie Randolph, which was a Good Choice. Omar signed a contract extension for Willie. Willie, like Omar, watched his Baseball from the Upper Level Regions of Shea Stadium:JEFFY didn't like Willie(For Beating Jeffy out of $.55, which was once the price of a cup of Rheingold Beer). Jeffy vowed to FIX Ol' Willie by Severely Limiting the Bullpen, not allowing Minaya...
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January 31, 2010
"Moneyball" - A Look Back - Part Two
Having discussed "Moneyball" in general terms I now want to look at the book in specific terms. I will start today with the Preface and the first six chapters. My goal here is not to exacerbate the stale “stats vs. scouts” debate but instead to give it context, to identify what the book says rather than allowing people to frame the issues.Preface Lewis opens the book with a general...
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December 28, 2009
Beer nuts: Feast on these Phillies holiday helpings
We're talking Danys Baez, decade-ending lists and the Halladay deal. One of our readers reminds us of the large contract Baez signed in November of 2006, a whopping three-year, $19 million albatross back when baseball was living high on the hog during the economic boom years. That was a noteworthy offseason for Baltimore. In a span of 10 days, they signed Baez for $19 million...
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December 24, 2009
The Rule 5 Draft
In a half hour or so, baseball executives will gather at the nearby Westin Hotel for the Rule 5 Draft -- or, as they call it in Pittsburgh, the free agent market -- and pick through the closets of their competitors.
The draft, which is named after the rule that created it, allows teams to draft minor league players who are bottled up in other organizations for $50,000. The rub...
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December 10, 2009
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