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Archive for September 2007

September 30th, 2007

Tom Glavine: Theory vs Practice

In theory, Tom Glavine should have been the perfect pitcher to start against Florida in the finale. In practice, he failed to make it through the first inning for just the second time in his career.
The Mets are down, 7-1, after two innings. They are running their third pitcher of the morning out there now.
[Update: […]

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September 30th, 2007

Sunday Playoff Scramble

This is it. The final day of the regular season. Four teams are fighting for the final two playoff spots in the National League. Baseball Prospectus is tracking the odds as each game finishes this weekend, while David Pinto keeps us posted on his massive tie scenario.
Meanwhile, here are the games that matter:

Marlins at Mets, […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

September 30th, 2007

Preseason Picks Revisited: NL Central

Preseason Picks Revisited
The story so far:

AL West
AL Central
AL East
NL West

Ladies and gentlemen, the least interesting division in Major League Baseball:

Cubs – Somebody had to win the division; it might as well be the team that spent $300 million on free agents.
Astros – Why did I like this team so much? Perhaps their recent track record […]

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September 29th, 2007

Preseason Picks Revisited: NL West

Preseason Picks Revisited
The story so far:

AL West
AL Central
AL East

First off, I’d like to thank all the spammers for their excellent suggestions. Some pretty imaginative stuff, although much of it I fear is not physically possible. But really, what are we without ambition?
To the topic at hand. Here are my preseason predictions for the NL West, […]

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September 28th, 2007

Pledge to the Yankees

Does anyone else find this a bit creepy?

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September 28th, 2007

The Mets Are Falling, The Mets Are Falling

Sucks to be the New York Mets right about now. After Thursday’s 3-0 loss to St. Louis, they’ve slipped into a tie for first in the NL East. Yes, the Phillies are playing well (14-6 over their last 20, 20-10 over their last 30), but this shouldn’t even be close.
The Mets, in case you have […]

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September 28th, 2007

Preseason Picks Revisited: AL East

Now for the latest installment of holding myself accountable. We’ve already looked at the AL West and AL Central. Today we move to the AL East, which is about as exciting to predict as the sunrise. Lessee, two guys with money enough for machine guns versus two guys with slingshots and another who has no […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

September 27th, 2007

More MVP Talk

The latest MVP breakdowns have been posted at Vegas Watch. Good stuff from VW, as always.
The AL race is (or should be) a slam dunk. I’m fascinated that some folks have voted against A-Rod in our poll. I’d love to hear reasons behind that (”Yankees are teh suck” isn’t a reason).
I also find it surprising […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

September 27th, 2007

Preseason Picks Revisited: AL Central

Yesterday we looked at my preseason picks for the AL West. Today we move to the AL Central:

Tigers – They enjoyed a solid season and stayed in the wild card race for a long time, but no repeat in Detroit. Despite some tremendous individual offensive performances, there just wasn’t enough pitching to carry them back […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

September 26th, 2007

Yes, Another Dose of Rookie Hazing Photos

Look, people keep searching for this stuff. Okay, then, here you go (tip o’ the Knuckle Curve cap to Red Sox Monster).
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