My epic-length preview of the Dodgers-Phillies National League Championship Series matchup is up at Baseball Prospectus. Whatever its merits or flaws, I’m reasonably certain it’s the LONGEST preview of its kind. Getting the chance to do a Playoff Prospectus is an honor, and I always try to pour myself into the project, word count be …
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With a mixture of ambivalence, curiosity, and concern for the battery life of my iPhone, I’ve dipped a toe into the next frontier of social media blah-de-blah by signing up for a Twitter account. It’s handy for disseminating tidbits of information that are too tiny to merit a blog post, and I’ve found the ability …
Everything’s coming up Milhouse thus far in the playoffs, at least from my standpoint. The Dodgers swept the Cardinals, the Yankees swept the Twins, and the Angels swept the Red Sox, with each of the series more or less turning on a ninth-inning flub by the eventual losers — a harsh reminder that there’s almost no …
A note from somebody at the New York Times alerted me to this new-found footage of Babe Ruth swinging a bat and playing Yankee Stadium outfield circa 1928. The footage comes via 90-second silent 8-millimeter clip shot recently unearthed by a New Hampshire man from his grandfather’s home movie collection. It won’t win any awards …
For the third time this year, I’ll be appearing on a Fox Strategy Room webcast. I’ll be part of the “Clubhouse Report” show hosted by Brian Kilmeade today at 1 PM at this link. It looks as though the panel will feature a few other recognizable names: Rick Cerrone – Sr. Director of Media Relations …
The Playoff Prospectus I wrote for the Dodgers-Cardinals series is up at BP. It’s epic in length, which somehow explains why I didn’t get to see the final inning of the Game 163 play-in, because I didn’t set my TiVo to record more than an extra hour of the game, and by the time I …
The third installment of the series shot Monday with Bronx Banter’s Alex Belth, Cliff Corcoran and myself is now up at the SNY.tv video channel. This one discusses the Twins, the Yankees’ first-round opponents (given that it was shot before Tuesday night’s Game 163 play-in, we also shot a Tigers’ segment that will never air). …
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The second installment of the series shot Monday with Bronx Banter’s Alex Belth, Cliff Corcoran and myself is now up at the SNY.tv video channel. This one previews the Red Sox-Angels series, and finds me in motormouth form trying to squeeze in all my points about the Angels’ offense and the Red Sox shoddy defense. …
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Earlier today, I shot a series of short video segments with Bronx Banter’s Alex Belth and Cliff Corcoran for their SNY.tv video channel in which we discuss the 2009 Yankees, their playoff chances, and the rest of the AL playoff slate. Yes, we had to shoot two segments because the tossup in the AL Central …
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With the Dodgers nearly backing into the playoffs and the Yankees still waiting to find out whether they’ll play a streaking opponent or a slumping one in the first round, today at Baseball Prospectus I took a look at the link between late-season momentum and postseason success: Against long odds, the final week of the …
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