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Teams With Several .300 Hitters

Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

How many teams had 5+ batters hit .300 or better, while qualifying for the batting title, in the same season? Here's the answer: For single seasons, From 1901 to 2010, requiring BA>=.3 and Qualified for league batting title, sorted by teams with greatest number of players matching criteria Rk Year Tm Lg #Matching   1 [...]

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The 20 greatest position players in baseball history

Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

Here's one take on the twenty greatest position players in the history of major league baseball. In the comments on other recent posts, there has been much discussion among our readers about what qualities a Hall of Famer should possess. Certain players like Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, and Rogers Hornsby are often mentioned as prototypical [...]

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Keeping Score: Determining a Most Valuable Pitcher – NYTimes.com

Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

Keeping Score: Determining a Most Valuable Pitcher - NYTimes.com This week's NY Times piece looks at the most valuable pitchers in baseball this season. I should have also mentioned in the piece, but failed to do so, that the techniques used to determine WAR are primarily the work and research of Sean Smith who does [...]

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Trivia time: who are these pitchers?

Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

Pitcher A: 13-1 record, 101.1 IP, 1.15 ERA Pitcher B: 4-5 record, 83 IP, 4.55 ERA Click through for the answers.Both are Ubaldo Jimenez. Pitcher A was his performance from the start of the season through his June 17th start against the Twins. Pitcher B was his performance since then, starting with his June 23rd [...]

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Huge rally by the Phils

Date: Thu, Sep 2, 2010

Well, if I'm wrong and the Phillies win the NL East, tonight's huge 9-run rally in the 7th inning will be remembered as a major milestone. As I write this, they've given back a run...let's see if they hold on and win.

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10 Games Of 10+ TB

Date: Thu, Sep 2, 2010

How many batters since 1920 have 10+ games where they had 10+ TB in the contest? Here's the answer: From 1920 to 2010, Games requiring TB>=10, sorted by greatest number of games in all seasons matching the selected criteria Rk Player #Matching   PA AB H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP [...]

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The 20 biggest post-season pinch-hitting appearances

Date: Thu, Sep 2, 2010

Here are the top 20 best performances by a player entering a post-season game as a pinch-hitter, ranked by Win Probability Added: Rk Player Date Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB WPA aLI Pos. Summary 1 Kirk Gibson 1988-10-15 WS 1 LAD OAK W 5-4 1 [...]

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Rob Dibble apparently fired as Nationals’ TV analyst

Date: Thu, Sep 2, 2010

According to reports, Rob Dibble has been fired by MASN, the TV network that carries Washington Nationals games. Apparently this is in response to comments Dibble made on satellite radio, questioning Stephen Strasburg's toughness. Dibble looked like a fool after Strasburg went down with the torn ligament, since it was obviously not inappropriate for the [...]

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Justin Maxwell and doubling twice after pinch-hitting

Date: Thu, Sep 2, 2010

Justin Maxwell came in as a pinch-hitter in yesterday's crazy Marlins-Nationals game. He doubled in his first two at-bats, joining a pretty short list of players to come in as a PH and get 2 two-baggers in a game. Here are all the guys to get at least 2 doubles in a game when entering [...]

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Extra innings games vs. runs scored

Date: Thu, Sep 2, 2010

This is a follow-up to my earlier post about the correlation between run-scoring and extra-inning games. In that earlier piece, I made a scatter plot where each data point represented one year. The fraction of games going to extra innings was plotted against the average runs scored per game that year. Now I've done something [...]

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Card of the Week: 1981 Donruss #71 Bobby Bonds

Date: Wed, Sep 1, 2010

In 1975, Fleer sued Topps and the MLB Players Association over an alleged monopoly on the production of baseball cards, particularly when packaged with gum. It took years, but eventually the courts upheld Fleer's claim, opening the door for other companies to sell baseball cards. Unfortunately, this decision came down not too long before the [...]

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One Hit Or Less Games In A Season

Date: Tue, Aug 31, 2010

The Dodgers' one-hitter last night was the 24th no-hitter or 1-hitter this season, most since 1988 (26). Hat tip to to a tweeting Jon Heyman. Here's the list of seasons since 1920 with 13+ no-hitter or 1-hitters... From 1920 to 2010, (requiring H<=1), sorted by greatest Performances matching selected criteria in a Season Rk Year #Matching W L   1 1988 26 26 0 Ind. Games 2 2010 24 23 1 Ind. Games 3 1979 24 24 0 Ind. Games 4 2009 23 23 0 Ind. Games 5 1969 23 22 1 Ind. [...]

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POLL: Kenny Lofton and the Hall of Fame

Date: Tue, Aug 31, 2010

Kenny Lofton led the league in stolen bases 5 times, was a 6-time All-Star, and a 4-time Gold Glove winner. He played in the 6th-most games in center field since 1954, and was part of an incredible number of playoff teams. His 622 career stolen bases rank 15th all-time while his 160 times caught stealing [...]

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John Lackey’s home/road splits in 2010

Date: Mon, Aug 30, 2010

When the Red Sox signed John Lackey as a free agent, I was among many folks who criticized the move, citing Lackey's historical performance in Fenway Park. His numbers so far this year among his career worst, in particular his 95 ERA+. Are his difficulties this year due to Fenway Park? Let's investigate. Let's start [...]

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