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Comment on Big News by Blue Jays Roy Halladay Authentic Jerseys

Blue Jays Roy Halladay Authentic Jerseys — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:25:22 +0000

Very nice Blue Jays information. I think Halladay will be a future hall-of-famer.
I hope to be in Toronto for a game this fall. I am visiting from Peru.

Comment on Johan in the A.L. by dcn29

dcn29 — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:22:08 +0000

This was posted December 6th. I’m just curious, how did you find this post?

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Tigers Justin Verlander Sewn Jersey — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:09:45 +0000

As a far-away (Europe) Tigers fans, i enjoy reading blogs like this. Maybe one day I can make it to the US to attend a baseball game.

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Sonte — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:35:34 +0000

Just dropping by.Btw, you website have great content!

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Comment on Something New by dcn29

dcn29 — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:18:06 +0000

And we now have threaded comments despite no new posts to comment on.

Comment on Something New by dcn29

dcn29 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:48:02 +0000

Great turnout on this post, haha.

Comment on Sorting out the Rotation by Millsy

Millsy — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:48:48 +0000

One thing I forgot to mention in the above post. While I wonder about Mr. Fatty…I can say one thing confidently:

The Yankees are going to be really good.

Sad face for my Orioles.

Comment on Sorting out the Rotation by Millsy

Millsy — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:47:28 +0000

Interesting stuff. Unfortunately, I’m not sure it says anything about someone at the extreme. Obviously, I can’t make this conclusion without the data, but I would imagine the linear nature of the data presented breaks down at the tails. I’m not a doctor or biomechanist, but I could ask one of my Kinesiology friends. Obese is considered 30 pounds overweight…but this is a difficult thing ot interpret when we’re talking about athletes with LOTS of muscle. CC Sabathia, I would presume, is not one of them. At somewhere around 100 pounds overweight, a linear pattern may not be appropriate. I’m curious to see a similar study done with morbidly obese pitchers (Ponson, Sabathia, David Wells), rather than Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, and other solid tank-like people.

This is really interesting, in that it refutes the strong preference for tall, lanky (thin) pitchers. Sort of. If we have a YOUNG tall thin pitcher (who is already pretty good), there seems to be significant room for improvement in K-rate and durability.

Comment on Much Ado About Money (What else?) by dcn29

dcn29 — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:36:04 +0000

There are some people out there crying “socialism,” but I think they’re missing the point. The Zumsteg plan doesn’t distribute all the money equally, like the NFL does for example. It gives money to the teams that make good use of the fanbase, and takes money away from those that can’t make use of what they have. Sounds fair to me.

Thanks for commenting

Comment on Much Ado About Money (What else?) by VortexBreakdown

VortexBreakdown — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:08:47 +0000

First off, nice job on the site, been looking for another stat-oriented Yankee blog; lifelong NYY fan here living in the southern Plains (thank God for mlb.tv)…

Anyway, when I started reading your post, the first thing I thought of was the Zumberg article and other similar proposals. I definitely think the most pragmatic way to deal with the large differential in market sizes is to simply judge teams’ revenues on their ability to make money. That takes into account a team’s willingness (and acumen) to put a winner on the field, yet also acknowledges that the Brewers are never going to be able to have the revenue that the Yankees have. It’s really the fairest way.

But, as you said, it’s all wishful thinking, we’ll probably continue to have some derivation of the current system, which is still better than a salary cap. Even with the latest “outcry” for a salary cap, my impression has been that most of the rest of the baseball establishment seems rather disinterested.

-Mike