Deadly Accurate: NL Central
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The National League Central is in a state of flux, given the cross-league emigration of two of the game’s biggest sluggers, and facing the eventual exile of one of the division’s six teams to the A.L. The Astros have new names signing the paychecks and fresh faces in the front office, the Cardinals are dealing [...]
Posted by Doug Thorburn on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 8:19 am
Filed under Archive, Authors A-F, Doug Thorburn, Main Page, Miscellaneous · Tagged Astros, Computer Program, Corey Hart, Cross League, Discrepancy, Dropping Like Flies, Emigration, Fresh Faces, Homers, Homerun, League Mvp, National League Central, Nl Central, Paychecks, Plenty Of Room, Right Hander, Sluggers, Southpaw, State Of Flux, Striking Distance
Oakland Athletics Free Agent Signings: 2013-2024
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Last Tuesday after this year’s Oscar nominees were announced, I couldn’t help but imagine Joe Morgan walking in circles and muttering to himself over and over, “Why on earth was Billy Beane nominated for Best Actor?”
It’s a shame that fifty years from now the Oakland Athletics of the late 1990’s/early 2000’s will be known for [...]
Posted by Jeff Lubbers on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 2:21 am
Filed under Archive, Authors G-M, Featured, Jeff Lubbers, Main Page, Miscellaneous · Tagged Agent Signings, Best Actor, Billy Beane, Character Issue, Checkbooks, Crystal Ball, Flirtation, Free Agents, Hideki Matsui, Joe Morgan, Lame Ducks, Manny Ramirez, Moneyball, Oakland Athletics, Oscar Nominees, Personal Crystal, San Francisco Giants, Territorial Rights, Walking In Circles, World Series Appearances
Deadly Accurate: AL West
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Our review of Baseball Prospectus’ 2011 PECOTA projections continues with the hits and misses of the American League West, a division that has produced just a single World Series champion since the inception of the 3-division format. That run may come to an end soon, as the Angels now appear to be an elite AL [...]
Posted by Sammy Reid on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 5:51 am
Filed under Archive, Authors M-Z, Baseball Info, Main Page, Miscellaneous, Sammy Reid · Tagged Albert Pujols, American League West, Babip, Baseball Prospectus, Batting Average, Career Bests, J Wilson, Jered Weaver, Joey Votto, League Career, Mark Trumbo, Minnesota Twins, Pecota Projections, Plate Appearances, Robbie Alomar, Rousing Success, S Line, Shortcoming, Strikeout, Westerner, World Series Appearances, World Series Champion
Blog Eat Blog: Irrational Radicals
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As a person who spends considerable time outside the box, I was intrigued when I came across yesterday’s ESPN headline for “Five radical game-changing proposals.” I am a big fan of articles that integrate the opinions of various writers, and this particular piece offered the thoughts of some of ESPN’s top contributors. So imagine my surprise [...]
Posted by Doug Thorburn on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 7:19 pm
Filed under Archive, Authors A-F, Baseball Info, Doug Thorburn, Main Page, Miscellaneous · Tagged Bullpen, Christina Kahrl, Computer Screen, Coupl, Devout Follower, Dramatic Effect, End Game, Espn, Fan Experience, Major Sports, Platoon, Ploy, Radical Ideas, Radicals, Relief Pitchers, Rundown, Sensibilities, Stoppages, Time Outs, Top Contributors, Word Limit
Deadly Accurate: NL West
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Our review of Baseball Prospectus’ 2011 PECOTA projections continues with the hits and misses of the National League West, a division comprised of top-heavy teams that has seen a different club capture the flag in each of the past three seasons.
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Diamondbacks
In 2011, Upton actually met Doug Thorburn’s expectations, and kicked the crap out of [...]
Posted by Sammy Reid on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 3:56 am
Filed under Archive, Authors M-Z, Baseball Info, Featured, Main Page, Sammy Reid · Tagged Baseball Prospectus, Batting Average, Centerfielder, Chris Young, Doug Thorburn, Dumb Luck, Fantasy Team, Griffey, Heir, Justin Upton, League Career, Mike Stanton, Minor League, Mvp Award, National League West, Nl Mvp Voting, Nl West, Pa Avg, Pecota Projections, Rati, Regression, Speed Bump, Three Seasons, Two Seasons, Upton Pa
Deadly Accurate: AL Central
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Our review of Baseball Prospectus’ 2011 PECOTA projections continues with the hits and misses of the American League Central, a division that has seen all but one ballclub finish in the top two spots over the last two years, with the Kansas City stragglers on the prospect-laden fast track to contention.
Indians
Friends of the feathered [...]
Posted by Doug Thorburn on Monday, January 16, 2012 at 10:07 am
Filed under Archive, Authors A-F, Baseball Info, Doug Thorburn, Main Page, Miscellaneous · Tagged American League Central, Backstop, Base Percentage, Baseball Prospectus, Batting Average, Carlos Santana, Fausto Carmona, Hitting The Ground, Inconsistency, Knee Injury, Pecota Projections, Plate Appearances, Playing Time, Projection System, Ripple Effect, Safety Net, Stragglers, Strikeout Rate, Tightrope, Windup
Deadly Accurate: NL East
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The review of BP2k11 continues with the NL East, a division that is undergoing a dramatic shift in the fortunes of several franchises. The Marlins have started throwing money around like it’s 1997, the Mets are in rapid decline, the Braves have a young core and plenty of pitching to spare as they challenge the aging [...]
Posted by Doug Thorburn on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Filed under Archive, Authors A-F, Baseball Info, Doug Thorburn, Main Page · Tagged Aggressive Approach, Bigs, Blip, Carlos Beltran, Dramatic Shift, Fame Career, First Baseman, Hall Of Fame, Hits And Misses, Hype Machine, Jason Heyward, Nl East, Offensive Performance, Outliers, Projection System, Rapid Decline, Ripe Age, Rookie Campaign, Sophomore Slump, Young Athletes
True Value, Part II: Press Your Luck
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The sand trap of luck has sucked in a legion of baseball enthusiasts. Lured by deviant BABIP’s, even astute analysts continue to walk into the trap, and proceed to sink as they grasp for statistical explanations to pull themselves out of the muck. Luck has become the default scapegoat for anything that cannot be conveniently [...]