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Short Rest

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:08:00 +0000

Waking up before 7 AM in each of the past two days to do early morning radio hits has me bleary-eyed as the playoffs begin, particularly given how late I was up working on my preview of the Phillies-Brewers series for Baseball Prospectus. Monday’s makeup game and Tuesday’s Game 163 playoff certainly didn’t help my ...

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I Don’t Think Either of Them Can Win

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:47:00 +0000

I’ve got an article in today’s New York Sun about the war of attrition being fought over the NL West and NL Wild Card playoff spots. As I conceived the piece, in thinking about the recent struggles of the Brewers and Mets I was reminded of a great old quote. Had I been able to ...

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Cubs’ Chances and Chamberlain’s Change of Pace

Jay Jaffe — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:05:00 +0000

I’ve got a piece today in the New York Sun, writing about the Chicago Cubs’ recent tear and their chances of winning the NL Central. The piece was held for a day — in the interim the Cubs lost their last two games to narrow their lead to one game — and it also received ...

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Friday Doubleheader

Jay Jaffe — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:02:00 +0000

Bleary-eyed but satisfied, I’ve got a two-fer today in the form of my first New York Sun piece of the year, and the first regular-season Hit List (both of which are free as opposed to subscriber-only). The Sun piece is about the absurd glut of young talent in the NL West, which figures to be ...

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Three and Out

Jay Jaffe — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:20:00 +0000

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 ...

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Deadline City

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:30:00 +0000

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 ...

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Yo, Baby!

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:06:00 +0000

I came off the bench to pinch-hit for one of my Baseball Prospectus colleagues yesterday. The fruits of my labors can be found in my latest New York Sun piece, about the fall of the Cardinals, the recovery of the Brewers, and some bad behavior and worse spending by the Cubs. A quick taste: It ...

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Busy, Busy, Busy

Jay Jaffe — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:40:00 +0000

It’s been a busy week here at Futility Central. In addition to today’s Prospectus Hit List, I had a JAWS Notebook article at BP, a piece on the AL Central for the New York Sun, sidecar Unfiltered entries to both of those pieces, and three radio spots — Toledo, Ohio, College Station, Texas, and my ...

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All A-Rod, All the Time

Jay Jaffe — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:41:00 +0000

As I cobble together this week’s Hit List, here’s a link to a New York Sun piece I did on Alex Rodriguez’s hot start. Sun articles are now free, but here’s a taste if you need extra encouragement: Before A-Rod this spring, only three hitters have hit more than 11 homers in April — Pujols, ...

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The Sox Come Unraveled, and Other Tales From the Bullpen

Jay Jaffe — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:18:00 +0000

The American League Central has turned out to have one of the best races in recent memory, with the Tigers, Twins and White Sox dueling for two playoff spots. But it appears the three-horse race has dwindled to two, and it’s the defending Sox — six games out of first and 5.5 back in the ...

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