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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

The Rest of the Hardware

Who gets your NL Cy Young and AL/NL MVP votes?

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Friday, November 6, 2009

Amateur Scout -- AFL Notes

Currently in Arizona for the Fall League, which will feature a Rising Stars Game on Saturday -- Stephen Strasburg has reportedly been scratched with a neck injury. Here are some quick thoughts from players in the Scottsdale-Phoenix game on Thursday afternoon.

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

World Series Game 4 Live Blog

Interesting that the Yankees are going with their stud on three days rest, the Phillies are not. What do you think of the respective decisions on CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee?

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Friday, October 30, 2009

Instant Replay in MLB

There are plenty of good arguments for and against the use of instant replay to call close plays in Major League Baseball. The one Buck Showalter offered on SportsCenter last night was neither.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

World Series Game 1 Live Blog

I really like the idea of putting Ben Francisco in left and putting Raul Ibanez at DH. I'd recommend doing the same with a right-hander on the mound for the Yanks. Though the Phillies might be tempted to get Matt Stairs' bat in the lineup instead.

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Yankees Vs. Phillies-A Great Series--See My Point?

When Cliff Lee was traded, the world around Cleveland Indians fans changed dramatically. Now they get to watch Lee and C. C. Sabathia square off in what could be one of the finest World Series in recent memory. Balance. These teams have balance. And their very much alike.

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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Manny Acta Hired By Indians

The Cleveland Indians have announced the hiring of Manny Acta as their next manager.

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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Evaluating the Free Agent Class: Third Base

This week I am taking a slightly different slant on the market for third basemen assessing each team’s needs and their potential interest in third basemen this off-season.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

It's About Time the MSM Caught on to Joe Torre's Act

Finally, a major media outlet dares to question Joe Torre's record over the last decade. Yahoo! Sports' Jeff Passan is one of the few that doesn't mindlessly parrot the conventional wisdom, so it's not surprising that he authored the column - even if it is two years after many of us had been saying the same thing.

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Evaluating the Free Agent Class: Second Base

This year’s second base class while not overtly exciting, contains many of the “solid citizen” class of ball-player. Guys you can plug in, play decent defense, stay healthy for the most part, and provide solid stats, but as with the first base class, this free agent class is looking a bit long in the tooth.

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Friday, October 16, 2009

Commissioners, Please Give Opinion on Sticky Situation

A rotiserrie baseball league has ended in controversy, and I need all of you Commish and would-be Commish types to weigh in with your opinion as it's a mess.

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Thursday, October 15, 2009

NLCS Live Blog - Game 1

A little bit of a late start today, but let's dive in. Clayton Kershaw is so much fun to watch - I've been really looking forward to this matchup, against the Phillies' tough lefties.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Quick LCS predictions

Making predictions is a fool's errand. Having some analytical chops doesn't do much good either. If it did, Bill James, Nate Silver and Marcel the Monkey would all own their own islands. Of course, that's not going to stop me.

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My IBA Ballot

The folks at Baseball Prospectus are hosting the Internet Baseball Awards. The following is my ballot.

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Savvy Owner Notes Vol. 1 - Ian Stewart

After each MLB season, we go through our cheat sheets and rankings and remove old position eligibility (i.e. Alexei Ramirez won't be eligible at 2B in 2010). Occasionally, this process reveals an overlooked surprise or two, which we'll pass along throughout the offseason for those who remain hungry for baseball nuggets over the winter.

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Monday, October 12, 2009

Monday Baseball/Football Live Blog

Let's hear your collective thoughts about tonight's action, both in the Phillies-Rockies game, as well as the Monday night game.

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Active Hall of Fame Pitchers

A couple weeks ago, I speculated on Hall of Fame quarterbacks from the current era. Let's do the same with active pitchers.

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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Traveshamockery

There's no other way to describe MLB's decision to stage today's Angels-Red Sox at 12:07 pm ET.

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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Evaluating the Free Agent Class: First Base (Part Two)

Taking a peek at the rest of this off-season’s first base class, it brings us to:

Nick Johnson who is probably the best pure hitter in this class, but his ability to obtain a multi-year contract may be stymied by his injury history. But I’m curious, just how warranted is this concern? Looking at his injury history we find:

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Thanks, Phil Cuzzi

On Friday's RotoWire Fantasy Sports Hour, I thanked umpire C.B. Bucknor for his two blown calls in Thursday's Red Sox-Angels game because it gave me example to use as the "worst call ever." Well, sorry C.B., you're going to have to work a little harder at sucking. Hey, maybe Phil Cuzzi can teach you a thing or two.

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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Playoff Previews-Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies are defending their Championship. Can they do it again?

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Playoff Previews-Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers slip started showing some time ago. Can they come back?

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Playoff Previews-St. Louis Cardinals

Thunder and Lightning. I just don't know which is which. Is Albert Pujols Thunder, or is it Matt Holliday?

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Playoffs Live Blog - Day 2

Getting this started just after the start of the first game today. The Rockies are doing the Phillies a favor by batting Garrett Atkins fifth again.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Playoff Previews-Colorado Rockies

The Rockies will offer some hustle and some fight, but they'll be overmatched.

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Playoffs Live Blog - Day 1

Let's hear your playoff projections. I'm not exactly taking a bold stance, taking the Yankees over the Cards.

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PLayoff Previews-Minnesota Twins

Well, the Metrodome lives on. At least for one more series.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

ALDS Play-in Game Live Blog

I thought I'd go ahead and live blog this play-in game, though the stakes are pretty low. The winner here is going to be a pretty heavy underdog, especially when you consider that the best starter  for each team won't be available until at least Game 2, and in the case of the Twins and Scott Baker, Game 3 over the weekend.

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Playoff Previews-Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have an extra Angel on their shoulder.

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Sunday, October 4, 2009

Playoff Previews-Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox travel to Anaheim to play a very hungry opponent. Is there reason to worry?

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NFL Notes
A look around the league regarding Week 10:
Week 10 Observations
  • We've beaten to death Bill Belichick's decision to go for it on 4th and 2 in Sunday night's game (the best take on it I've seen is here), but the real takeaway is how much Cris Collinsworth, Al Michaels, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison felt it was their duty to spout the conventional wisdom without even attempting to analyze Belichick's basis for the decision. Throw in Bob Costas, and it's appalling that five guys collectively making more than $10 million a year to interpret the sport for us didn't even consider the issue from a probability standpoint. Sadly, the NBC crew is probably the best one on TV. (Update: Jon Gruden just defended Belichick's call on MNF - good for him).
    • Dominant Offense but Shaky Defense...Barkley and Dirk
    This topic is a spin-off from the Michael Jordan thread of last week.  In the excellent discussion on that thread a mini-debate broke out as to how Charles Barkley compares to Kevin Garnett.  The gist of the brief debate was to question whether Barkley was enough better than Garnett offensively to make them comparable in value as overall players despite Garnett’s huge defensive advantages.  The thing is, though, to me there is a much better comp for Barkley in this generation than Garnett:  Dirk Nowitzki.
    What is Iverson's Legacy?
    What are we talking 'bout? We're talking 'bout *IVERSON*.
    Jennings vs Rose
    Last year Derrick Rose was the NBA Rookie of the Year.  One year later, would you take him over current rookie point guard phenom Brandon Jennings?

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