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Players A to Z, Danys Baez
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Danys Baez pitched in relief for the Baltimore Orioles in 2009 and is currently a free agent. He returned to the majors in 2009 after missing all of 2008 due to elbow surgery at the end of spring training. His 2009 ERA was pretty much in line with his career average (4.04 career, 4.02 [...]
Giving the Devil his Due
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Vince Naimoli wrote a book about his life and his time owning the Devil Rays. He tries to throw a better light on himself.
Naimoli also has some harsh words for his former investment partners, saying he had to spend $30 million of his own money to keep the team from bankruptcy. That...
Free Agent Team
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Peter Abraham is holding a contest for fun where you create a team from the free agent class. The only thing I’d like to see Peter add is how much you would pay each player (money is no object in the contest, however). Entries are due Sunday night.
Looking at Peter’s team, I would [...]
Knee to Know
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Stephen Strasburg hurt his knee. It’s either not serious or someone heard an “ugly pop.” He’s going to see Lewis Yocum, however, so how bad can it be?
Players A to Z, Burke Badenhop
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Burke Badenhop pitches in relief for the Florida Marlins, and owns one of my favorite names in the sport for two reasons:
You can’t spell Badenhop without, “Bad hop.”
It reminds me of Boris Badenov.
In 2009, Burke improved on his rookie season, pitching 25 more...
Ballot Bawling
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It turns out that the two internet voters, Keith Law and Will Carroll, left Chris Carpenter off their ballots. Some people are not happy about that, according to ShysterBall.
I actually think the problem is that with only three slots, it’s tough to give recognition to a pitcher...
Heilman to the Diamonbacks
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The Cubs traded Aaron Heilman to the Arizona Diamondbacks rather than release the player.
In return, the Cubs received left-handed reliever Scott Maine, who went 4-5 with seven saves and a 2.90 ERA at Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Reno, and first baseman Ryne White, who hit .266 with...
Lincecum’s Statement
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At the end of his Cy Young interview, Tim Lincecum read a statement about his marijuana arrest:
In part:
“I made a mistake and I regret my actions. I want to apologize to the Giants organization and the fans. I know as a professional athlete I have a responsibility … both...
Lincecum Repeats
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Tim Lincecum wins the NL Cy Young Award for the second year in a row. Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants was elected the National League Cy Young Award winner for the second consecutive year in balloting by the BBWAA. Lincecum had the lowest victory total over a full season of...
Grabow’s Contract
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Dave Cameron is unimpressed with the contract John Grabow signed with the Cubs:
Grabow is a generic left-handed middle reliever, the kind of guy you’re fine having for the league minimum but that you don’t really want to pay any real money to. He’s eminently replaceable, but...
NL Cy Day
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The BBWAA announces their NL Cy Young Award choice at 2 PM EST this afternoon. My picks were Tim Lincecum, Chris Carpenter, Ubaldo Jimenez, Javier Vazquez and Adam Wainwright, in that order. The IBWAA award went to Chris Carpenter. Carpenter finished with the best ERA in the National...
The Worst Managers
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Joe Posnanski awards the McCloskey’s for the worst manager in each league. Trey Hillman gets it in the AL, with Joe debating the merits of Dave Trembley. I can see the reasons behind both, but what about Eric Wedge? Maybe he should get a lifetime achievement award for showing...
Strike Talk
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Ken Rosenthal fires the first salvo in 2011 work stoppage reporting, using an argument between Scott Boras and Bob Manfred as an ominous sign that relations between owners and players are headed to an impasse. At issue is how much money teams receive from the central fund and how much...
Manager of the Next Three Years
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Wednesday was a good day for Jim Tracy as he won the NL Manager of the Year and received a three-year contract from the Rockies.
Is this a good contract? Tracy basically won with the Dodgers, and lost with the Pirates. If you give him a good team, he can win, give him a [...]
Bucky Williams Passes
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Negro League player Bucky Williams died at 102:
Williams was born on Dec. 15, 1906, in Baltimore, and his family moved to Pittsburgh when he was a baby.
He began playing for the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1928, played briefly with their rival Homestead Grays in 1936, then returned to...
Rescheduling the Playoffs
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Bud Selig says he’ll look at tightening up the playoff schedule, something Mike Scioscia complained about this year. My solution is here.
Players A to Z, Willy Aybar
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Willy Aybar is a utility infielder for the Tampa Bay Rays. He plays second, third and first, filling in for both Akinori Iwamura and Carlos Pena when they suffered injuries. Aybar’s career got off to a good start, posting a .387 OBP over his first two seasons. Unfortunately,...
My Favorite Manager
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The Washington Nationals hired Davey Johnson as an advisor to Mike Rizzo. Johnson is the one person I’d love to still see managing. BBTF’s take:
~squeeble-squeeble~~Riggleroom just got a little tighter~~squeeble-squeeble~
Johnson made it pretty clear in the past that he...
Stenson Award Nominees
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The Arizona Fall League announced the finalists for the Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award.
Players A to Z, Erick Aybar
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Erick Aybar plays shortstop for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. At age 25, 2009 represented his first season as a full time player, and Erick responded marvelously. He hit over .300 with a .353 OBP and a .423 slugging percentage. Aybar brought his OBP up every year since since cup...
Hicks Up
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Tom Hicks is trying to put together his own group to help him maintain control of the Texas Rangers. I would guess the team would be better without him at this point, however.
Top Managers Honored
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Mike Scioscia and Jim Tracy take how the BBWAA Manager of the Year Award in the American and National Leauges respectively. Scioscia finished 34 points ahead of Ron Gardenhire, but did not receive votes on two ballots. Five different managers finished with first place votes, including...
Kinsler and BABIP
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Rob Neyer responds to Jonathan C. Mitchell’s take on Ian Kinsler’s low BABIP. It’s a nice example of how two people can see numbers very differently.
Players A to Z, Luis Ayala
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Luis Ayala pitched relief for the Minnesota Twins and Florida Marlins in 2009, and currently is a free agent. Luis is an example of how Tommy John surgery sometimes fails a pitcher. Ayala’s strength his first three years in the majors was his superb control. He allowed just 1...
Labor Trouble
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Here’s another reason why governments shouldn’t pay for stadiums. There’s labor trouble at the Marlins new home. People are protesting that there aren’t enough local workers on the job, while the Marlins counter that they have exceeded their local participation...
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