Babying Pitchers, David McCarty, a little more on Mondesi
Babying Pitchers Tom Gatto of the Sporting News offers this tidbit in the latest issue (Welcome to Mannyland, May 31,…
Month: May 2004
Could Mondesi Have Been A Fit?
Over at League of Angels, Jeff Howe questions the Angels’ supposed acquisition of Raul Mondesi. Mondesi’s lifetime batting average is…
Inflammations, Tendinitis’, and Herniations, Oh My!
05/25/04 Bill Mueller is placed on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to May 20), with patellar tendinitis. 05/24/04 Byung Hyun…
David Ortiz signs an extension
David Ortiz, the 28-year old slugger for the Boston Red Sox, has agreed to a two-year extension plus a club…
Kevin Millar Coming Back in 2005
The Herald today offered the warning that Kevin Millar was about to trigger his 2005 option. This option is mutual,…
The Pinnacle of Pitching
Randy Johnson has just pitched the 17th perfect game. Of course, this number does not include such close perfect games…
Why Kevin Youkilis?
Let me first go on record saying that I enjoy Kevin Youkilis, and loved the fact that his first major…
Saves Per Inning Pitched
In this earlier post, I stumbled across a new statistic, SIP. I have decided to write an article on this.…
The West Coast Perspective of Keith Foulke
Dave Isaacs over at Athletics Supporters has done a guest post for Fire Brand. This guest post is especially interesting,…
A Rundown of the Bullpen and a New Stat – SIP
The fearsome bullpen has logged a 2.09 ERA this season, over two runs lower than 2003’s final total of 4.48,…