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Star Pitcher Pinched
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by Grant on Nov 5, 1923 2:00 PM PST
Star Pitcher Sullies Team, Caught With Hooch
Teammates View Art Nehf Askance, Mindful of Series Loss
With the hopes and year-long dreams of post-championship attaboys dashed by the cross-town behemoth Yankees, whose steadfastness...
Hate the Yankees, not baseball.
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So it begins. I’ll bold the following, just so you know that I’m not crazy.
The Yankees have an inherent advantage. They committed hundreds of millions in one offseason to bring in C.C. Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, and A.J. Burnett, which is something that no other team...
Open World Series GameThread
3 days ago by
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You know what are awesome? Game sevens. C'mon, Phillies.
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Pedro Martinez
5-1
9
9
0
0
0
0
44.2
48
18
18
7
8
37
3.63
1.25
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER...
Rowand for Bradley: The idea that just won't die
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I've worked with some real freaks. I've trained a woman who, when the mouse reached the bottom of the mousepad, could not continue working until someone helped her figure out what to do. I worked with a person who ate peanuts constantly, chewed with her mouth open, and...
Open World Series GameThread, Game Five
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W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - A.J. Burnett
13-9
33
33
1
0
0
0
207.0
193
99
93
25
97
195
4.04
1.40
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Cliff Lee
7-4
12
...
Hensley Meulens hired as new hitting coach
5 days ago by
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Here's a Velez. Now make him a good hitter.
...taps foot impatiently...
Like, now. We're in this thing next year.
(The press release is after the jump, if you're so inclined. I'll just leave this link here so you don't have to ask.)
SAN FRANCISCO...
Evaluating the Freddy Sanchez extension
5 days ago by
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by Eric Risberg - ASSOCIATED PRESS
San Francisco Giants' Freddy Sanchez during a game against the San Diego Padres in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. Not pictured: various appendages, digits, and other body parts falling...
Open World Series GameThread, Game Four
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There's only one November.
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - CC Sabathia
19-8
34
34
2
1
0
0
230.0
197
96
86
18
67
197
3.37
1.15
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
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Open World Series GameThread, Game Three
7 days ago by
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W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Cole Hamels
10-11
32
32
2
2
0
0
193.2
206
95
93
24
43
168
4.32
1.29
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Andy Pettitte
14-8...
Giants Re-Sign Freddy Sanchez
8 days ago by
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Two years. No word on the money yet. The press release is after the jump.
The San Francisco Giants have re-signed infielder Freddy Sanchez to a two-year contract extension, club Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Sabean announced today.
Sanchez, a three-time National...
Off day off topic: What are you reading?
8 days ago by
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Off day off topic: What are you reading?
I just got In Defense of Food and 2666 in the mail, and I"m halfway through the former. Good stuff, so far. Michael Pollan is pretty close to the kind of writer I aspire to be -- informative, creative, funny, and concise.
These...
Open World Series GameThread, Game Two
9 days ago by
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W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2009 - Pedro Martinez
5-1
9
9
0
0
0
0
44.2
48
18
18
7
8
37
3.63
1.25
W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2009 - A.J. Burnett
13-9
33
33
1
0
0
0
207.0
193
99
93
25
97...
Yet Another Modest Proposal
9 days ago by
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It's silly season for baseball. Without any games of note, the idle mind turns to rosterbation. As the offseason progresses, it becomes more complex and convoluted. It moves from "sign six players for a combined $100B," to a four-way deal that uses obscure passages...
Open World Series GameThread, Game One
10 days ago by
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Cliff Lee and C.C. Sabathia. I'm thinking tonight's a tough night to be an Indians fan.
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - CC Sabathia
19-8
34
34
2
1
0
0
230.0
197
96
86
18
67
197
3.37
1.15
...
Bill James 2010 Projections -- Part Two: Pitchers
10 days ago by
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Hitting? That's the bad news. That's opening up the pantry after not eating for a week and finding nothing put potted meat ("Now with partially defatted beef fatty tissue!").
Pitching? That's the good news. That's after you take the potted meat and put...
Yankees or Phillies?
12 days ago by
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Swear to Bonds, I was thinking about writing a book about baseball economics this offseason. I had parts of an outline worked up, even. The last attempt at something like it was Bob Costas’s book, in which he claimed the Minnesota Twins had no shot at winning more than two...
Open GameThread, ALCS Game Six
14 days ago by
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Current Series
6 game series vs Yankees @ Yankee Stadium
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Yankees win the series 3-2
Fri 10/16
WP: CC Sabathia (2 - 0) SV: Mariano Rivera LP: John Lackey (1 - 1)
1 - 4 loss
Sat 10/17
WP: David Robertson (2 - 0) LP: Ervin Santana (0 - 1)
3 - 4 loss
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Bill James 2010 Projections - Part One: Hitters
15 days ago by
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It's always tricky to forecast hitting performances. Well, usually. Luckily for us, we follow the Giants. Take the league average hitter, decrease the rate stats by about 10%, lop off a bunch of extra base hits, and poof! Now you have Giants projections that work for almost...
The Dodgers and Short-Term Panic
16 days ago by
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For 22 years, the Giants have been able to say, "if not us, then at least not them." It’s usually of little consolation, but it’s better than being inconsolable. For a couple of decades, the Giants haven’t had to watch a parade down Sunset Boulevard...
2nd Annual Post-NLCS Happy Thread
17 days ago by
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by David J. Phillip - AP
Schadenfreude. Sweet, sweet, schadenfreude.
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So, so delicious.
Open NLCS GameThread, 10/21
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W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Vicente Padilla
4-0
8
7
0
0
0
0
39.1
36
15
14
4
12
38
3.20
1.22
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Cole Hamels
10-11
32
...
This post was brought to you by Dodger hatred
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by David J. Phillip - AP
Gentle reader, please allow this picture to warm your heart as if it were a snifter of fine brandy in front of a crackling fireplace on a snowy winter's night.
Browse...
Open ALCS GameThread, 10/20
18 days ago by
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Current Series
5 game series vs Angels @ Yankee Stadium
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Yankees lead the series 2-1
Fri 10/16
WP: CC Sabathia (2 - 0) SV: Mariano Rivera LP: John Lackey (1 - 1)
4 - 1 win
Sat 10/17
WP: David Robertson (2 - 0) LP: Ervin Santana (0 - 1...
Changing the Giants' Organizational Philosophy
19 days ago by
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Sabean: I think that the problem is that we aren’t making productive outs.
Bochy: Yeah. Maybe.
Sabean: Maybe I’ll ask Scooter in the quantative analysis department to help. gets Scooter on the phone Hey, Scooter? Remember when I told you to ‘cram that abacus...
Open LCS GameThread, 10/19
19 days ago by
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W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2009 - Jered Weaver
16-8
33
33
4
2
0
0
211.0
196
91
88
26
66
174
3.75
1.24
W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2009 - Andy Pettitte
14-8
32
32
0
0
0
0
194.2
193
101...
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