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Thursday, June 12, 2003
Six Astros pitchers combine to no-hit Yankees. (ESPN.com)
David Brazeal interviews Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball. (Baseball Primer) James Surowiecki interviews Bill James. There's a general perception in baseball that players are now aging differently and continuing to perform better for longer (players like Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds being obvious examples). Do you think this is actually true, or is it simply a matter of a few extraordinary outliers?(Slate) Derek Zumsteg on Edgar Martinez's Hall of Fame qualifications. "Edgar's pennant races performance are almost legend in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, his game-winning doubles down the line. There is an expectation when Edgar comes up that something exciting is going to happen. Edgar is the horror story told to American League rookie pitchers around bars in spring training towns like Tempe ('And then the rookie tried to bust Edgar inside...' 'Wha-wha-what happened?' 'Game-winning three-run home run, and the ball...' 'Yes?' 'The ball was never found...')." (Baseball Prospectus) Prospectus Triple Play: White Sox, Cardinals, Rangers. "[Texas GM] John Hart performed some advanced math--addition by subtraction--by sending Ruben Sierra to the Yankees for minor-league outfielder Marcus Thames. Sierra was using at-bats better given to Mark Teixeira and fresh-off-the-DL Kevin Mench, and not using them well: .263/.333/.398 before the trade." (Baseball Prospectus) Prospectus Triple Play: Braves, Twins, Devil Rays. "As soon as Doug Mientkiewicz turns back into a pumpkin, [Justin] Morneau should take Minnesota's first base job and never look back. " (Baseball Prospectus) Bryan Smith on how MLB has ruined the Expos. (Bryball) |