As the games on the field begin captivating our attention, we’ve hit a brief lull in the steroids furor, at least where baseball is concerned (football is another story). So far three players — Alex Sanchez, Jorge Piedra, and now Agustin Montero — have been suspended due to positive tests. None fit the profile of …
I’ve got two freebies up on Baseball Prospectus today: my latest Triple Play of Dodger, Giant, and Twin nuggets, and this week’s Prospectus Hit List. Oddly enough, according to the Colonel’s Supersecret Ranking Recipe (derived from several measurements in Baseball Prospectus’ Adjusted Standings through the close of play on Sunday), the Dodgers are in the …
This weekend, the New York Daily News broke the story that the Yankees are near an agreement with local officials that would give the Bombers a new home in the Bronx — just north of the current stadium — in time for Opening Day 2009. The new ballpark will hearken back to the original House …
Friday was Jackie Robinson Day, the 58th anniversary of Robinson crossing baseball’s color line, a move which profoundly affected the course of the rest of the century not only with regards to baseball but to civil rights in this country. The Los Angeles Dodgers paid tribute at Friday night’s game, though they made something of …
As might have been predicted back when the American League schedule was first released, the Yankees had a rough four days up in Boston this week. While they tried to roll through it with their dignity intact, in the end, they came up short. The Yanks lost two out of three to the Sox, but …
Whew! It’s been a whirlwind week here at Futility Central, a week that’s seen me: • attend my first ballgame of the year, last Wednesday’s Yankees-Red Sox matchup, a/k/a Mariano’s Meltdown • drive up to Boston to be a guest speaker at Tufts University’s class on baseball stats • celebrate this site’s four-year anniversary • …
Still catching up on my reading from having been gone this weekend… • Dodger Thoughts blogger supreme Jon Weisman scored a real coup with this interview of Dodger GM Paul DePodesta. The young GM has spent the better part of his tenure walking around with a target on his back because mainstream media types, particularly …
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Andra and I returned from Milwaukee in time to catch most of Sunday night’s Opening Day matchup between the Yankees and the Red Sox. I’m happy to report that for all of the distasteful stuff that went on over the past six months — the Yankees’ blown 3-0 lead in the American League Championship Series, …
Capping off a rather intensive month of contributions to Baseball Prospectus, I’ve got a new piece today that’s part of BP’s Setting the Stage series. It’s a rather jaundiced look at the Yankee offseason, a shorter and more measured take on my “I’ll Tell You About the Damn Yankees” piece of a couple months back: …
I’m pleased to announce a new feature on Baseball Prospectus, one that I will be handling on a weekly basis. It’s called the Prospectus Hit List, and what it is, essentially, is a power ranking of all 30 teams, with some quick commentary. The first edition, which runs today, is based entirely on BP’s PECOTA …