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4/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: Sunday Notes and Commentary: -Derek Jeter has ditched his ‘no-stride’ batting stance that Kevin Long worked with him on this spring after...
4/30 Cubs Stats: Thomas Diamond: Whither Art Thou?: With the most unpleasant injuries to Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner, the Cubs have decided to call Casey Coleman and James...
4/7 Bay City Ball: Romo shuts it down: Back in May of 2010, FanGraphs began providingÂ Shutdowns (SD) and Meltdowns (MD) in the Win Probability section of each pitchersâ...
4/4 Bay City Ball: Ugly game ends ugly weekend for Giants: The Giants gave the Dodgers a drubbing on Saturday afternoon, beating them 10-0 behind a what-we’ve-come-to-expect start...
4/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Tigers @ A’s Game 13: 7:18PM PDT: Coco Crisp‘s new hair… wow. Is that gonna slow him down on the basepaths? 7:15PM PDT: Gio’s control...
4/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Twins Game 8: 8:22PM CDT: Josh Willingham walks to load the bases with one out (they absolutely need to capitalize on this and score some runs)....
4/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Blue Jays Game 6: 1:23PM PDT: The Toronto broadcast crew of course did not mention it but glancing at the Stiglich update from prior to the game...
4/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Blue Jays Game 4: 7:28PM EDT: I love seeing Kevin Kouzmanoff be selective at the plate. I think it ought to pay dividends to him in the Long-run...
4/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Mariners @ A’s Game 3: 1:39PM PDT: Inning over as Mark Ellis grounds out but to go back Matsui wasn’t particularly smart testing Ichiro’s...
4/10 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Ex-Reds (’92 Style): Chris ****: A lot of people in Cincinnati jumped with joy when Chris **** was traded to the Brewers last year. I wasn’t one of them....
4/13 NY Baseball Digest: All Hope Isn’t Lost for Poison Pen: The early returns on the Mets season is full of frustration. Despite average five runs a game, they are next to last in pitching...
4/4 NY Baseball Digest: Jeter Sending a Message With At Bat Music?: We all know Derek Jeter wasn’t happy with how his contract negotiations were handled this offseason. Could it be his new...
4/4 NY Baseball Digest: No Prospects? Homegrown Mets Made an Impact All Weekend: All I keep hearing is how “barren” the Mets farm system which even prompted me to ask Sandy Alderson his thoughts...
4/3 NY Baseball Digest: 162 One Game Seasons in Full Effect: I am not sure if itâs the nature of the fantasy sports generation, the po**** of the NFL and their 16 game schedule, or the...
4/9 Giants Nirvana: Giants Win Home Opener, Rowand Walks Off: Intense. This. game. was. intense. In fact, at its peak leverage (Ryan Theriot's at-bat in the ninth inning with...
4/11 Cubs Stats: Thomas Diamond: Whither Art Thou?: With the most unpleasant injuries to Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner, the Cubs have decided to call Casey Coleman and James...
4/19 Cubs Stats: Thomas Diamond: Whither Art Thou?: With the most unpleasant injuries to Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner, the Cubs have decided to call Casey Coleman and James...
4/3 Baseball Musings: Duel in the Dome: Chris Tillman just completed five no-hit innings against the Rays, walking two batters along the way. He may need to keep the...
4/7 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: A battle of high ERA aces takes place in Cleveland as Boston sends Jon Lester against Fausto Carmona. Lester, a high strikeout,...
4/12 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Rays hope David Price is right as they try to make it two in a row against the Red Sox. Photo: Icon SMI The Yankees open a...
4/4 Baseball Musings: DL = Disabled Longoria: Evan Longoria will miss three weeks of play: The defending AL East champions not only were beat 5-1 by the Baltimore Orioles on...
4/8 Baseball Musings: Who Needs Chase Utley?: Wilson Valdez went four for four Thursday afternoon, part of a 16 hit attack that blew out the Mets 11-0. Valdez owns a .429/.429/.571...
4/3 Baseball Musings: HR Derby: The Tigers and Yankees went Long-ball crazy in the Bronx, Detroit hitting three home runs and the Yankees four. Both Miguel Cabrera...
4/6 Baseball Musings: Earl Weaver Award: Mark Teixeira would be making Earl Weaver very happy. He hit a three-run homer in the first inning, his fourth Long ball of the...
4/6 Baseball Musings: GalarragaÃ¢â¬â¢s Success: Armando Galarraga made ad successful debut for the Diamondbacks, taking away a win in the 6-4 victory over the Cubs. The good...
4/8 Baseball Musings: Break a Leg: The Twins lost their Japanese import: Tsuyoshi Nishioka needs to learn how to elude American baserunners trying to break up double...
4/8 Baseball Musings: Manny Being Retired: Manny Ramirez retired: According to an MLB release: âMajor League Baseball recently notified Manny Ramirez of an issue under...
4/10 Baseball Musings: Nixing the Mets: Laynce Nix takes Blaine Boyer deep in the top of the 11th to give the Nationals a 7-4 comeback win over the Mets. Washington scored...
4/3 Baseball Musings: Tillman Through Six: Chris Tillman walks another batter, but keeps his on-hitter against the Rays intact. His pitch count is up to 100, however, so...
4/13 Baseball Musings: Kubel Crush: Jason Kubel almost ended the Twins game against the Royals, hitting what looked like a home run to right-center in the bottom...
4/8 Baseball Musings: Double Gs: Curtis Granderson and Brett Gardner drive doubles over the head of Carl Crawford in left to extend the Yankees lead to 3-1 as...
4/4 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Braves travel to Milwaukee for the Brewers season opener as Brandon Beachy takes on Chris Narveson. I’m looking forward...

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