Just clearing my clipboard: • This week’s installment of Prospectus Hit and Run just went up. In it, I note that the 2007 Red Sox are in very fine company in terms of post division-play teams that went on to win the World Series after conclusively proving themselves as the best teams of the majors …
I’ve got a Prospectus Hit and Run column up at BP today, loosely focused on the Rockies, who finished up their sweep of the Diamondbacks on Monday night. As improbable as their 21-1 run has been, the Rockies’ claim on National League superiority is legitimate. They finished the regular season with the best run differential …
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First things first: I’m chatting today at 1 PM Eastern over at Baseball Prospectus, and I’ll have a Division Series preview of the Yankees-Indians matchup there tomorrow. The regular season finale of the Hit List will follow later this week. Yes, I’m back from my European sojourn, though you’d barely know it around these parts. …
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A few quick links from earlier this week before I head off on my European vacation: • In Wednesday’s New York Sun, I wrote about the demise of the Mariners. A couple of early paragraphs were apparently cut, one for space reasons, the other because the transition kinda sucked. Warts and all, here’s the director’s …
Exhilarating and exhausting week here at Futility Central, full of travel, deadlines, and media: • On Monday (Labor Day), I worked from home and watched most of Pedro Martinez’s comeback outing, which I then discussed with Joel Blumberg on WGBB SportsBreak, which aired later that afternoon. As I said during the discussion, I was quite …
Guy: It’s August 31. Have you got waiver trade deadline fever? Other Guy: (checks thermometer) Nope. Guy: But… but… some teams need second LOOGYs! And third pinch-hitters! MIGUEL CAIRO may be headed back to St. Louis. Other Guy: (breaks out into a cold sweat) Better drink a beer and go straight to bed. Guy: I’ve …
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In today’s edition of Prospectus Hit and Run, I provide an updated taste of a chapter I wrote for the recently-released It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over: the Baseball Prospectus Pennant Race Book: In a pennant race, every edge matters. The late-season heroics of one individual may turn a close race into a tale of …
In today’s Prospectus Hit and Run, I turn my attention to the re-revamping of the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Veterans Committee. Changes to the New VC, which has gone a self-congratulatory 0-for-3 since it was last restructured — were announced a couple weeks back, but amid the Bonds home run chase, the trading deadline, and …
Our long national nightmare is finally over. On Tuesday night, Barry Bonds finally hit his 756th home run, topping Hank Aaron’s record, a record that stood for over 33 years as perhaps the most hallowed statistical accomplishment in the annals of sport. Surprisingly, the world didn’t end. I missed the home run. Or rather, to …
The trading deadline is a great time to be part of Baseball Prospectus. Not only is it fun to watch guys and gals like prospect guru Kevin Goldstein, transaction maven Christina Kahrl and yenta hotliner Will Carroll do the voodoo that they do so well, but kicking the deals around on our internal mailing list …