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Hanley?s new aggressive approach
I was passing over Hanley Ramirez’s FanGraphs page on the way to looking at his WAR totals for a WAR chart (the latest craze) when I saw his plate discipline numbers this season. Suffice to say, I was surprised:
Season
O-Swing
Z-Swing
Swing
2006
18.2%
61.7%
42.3%
2007
24.1%
65.3%
45.3%
2008
18.3%
63.5%
40.9%
2009
24.1%
72.7%
47.6%
I was shocked initially to see that Hanley was swinging at so many pitches in general. But [...]
Arod Is Heating Up
A little too early to say that he’s back to 100 percent, but...
Where have the Cardinals walk-offs gone?
After averaging eight walk-offs per season, the St. Louis Cardinals have just one here in 2009.
1890 DMB World Series Game #1
Parker Brothers produced its first baseball game in 1890 with The Professional Game of Base Ball, a simple dice game.
Adonis Terry vs Scott Stratton 10/17/1890, @ Eclipse Park
ADONIS TERRY BEATS PUNCHLESS CYCLONES.
Adonis Terry tossed a 4 hitter and drove in a run with a triple to lead the Bridegrooms down the aisle of victory. With [...]
Wrapping Up June
The Yankees have finished June and now let’s check totals from that month.
Time for some statistical fun!
Hitting
The Yankees came in with the 17th best team average (.253) behind both the Red Sox (.260) and Rays (.284) who lead the MLB. As for long-balls the Yankees finished 8th best in the league in home runs totaling [...]
Dunedin 5, Lucy 4
I can’t believe it. Lucy actually got some baseball in.
Picture Of Tonight's New York Yankees Rain Delay
The Yankees fan known as Mr. Sunshine sent me this picture of tonight's rain delay. He ...
The Missing New York Mets Leader Was Lo Duca
Sparks has left a new comment on your post "Sweet Caroline, John Franco vs. David Wright": Just out of curiosity, who was the
Game 78: Yanks v.s Mariners
Regular Season Game 78Yankees v.s Mariners Game Time: 7:05 p.m. @ New Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY TV: YES | Radio: WCBS 880 STARTING LINEUPS:
Video: Highlights Mets- Pirates July 2, 2009
Closer Watch Update: TB
Update: TB -- The Indians traded a young relief prospect for an older one today, sending Jonathan Meloan to the Tampa Bay Rays for Winston Abreu. Neither figures to have much bullpen impact right away. (7/2/2009)
Wrapping Up June
The Yankees have finished June and now let's check totals from that month. Time for so...
* A new slant on baseball issues
Thanks to the NY Times’ Freakonomics blog, I came across FlipFlopFlyball, an off-shoot of flipflopflyin.com, which offers some unusual charts regarding the national pastime. In one, we see just how many Native Americans actually live in Cleveland (which gave me a few ideas for future charts)*, an unusual representation of when teams broke the color line, [...]
An Unlikely W
If there was ever a game the Mets were destined to lose it was today's game against the Pirates. They were down 5 runs. They were playing a hated makeup game in between two tough series. They had Redding on the mound. But somehow they came back. Tatis finally produced. Church is showing Wright how to hit when it counts. Sean Green was sharp yet again. The defense was solid. K-Rod had to make things too exciting, but was given a chance at redemption thank...
Angels Sign First Round Pick
According to Eric Schwartz of the Newark Star-Ledger, the Angels have agreed to terms with first round pick Michael Trout. He'll head to rookie ball in Arizona on Friday. Trout, selected 25th overall in the June First-Year Player Draft, hit .531 with 49 runs scored, 18 home runs and 45 RBI as a senior at Milville High School in New Jersey. H...
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