AL fans could have done better, but as it is EVERY YEAR, the worst choices were by those experts, the players and the manager. The players are responsible for...
The Herkimer kickball team was just four outs away from its first non- forfeit win of the summer season. However, the Playground Bullies scored five runs with...
I posted this on SABR-L but thought I'd put it here, too, in case anyone on this list has any thoughts on it: Last year, before I was doing my first Twins game...
Don't know the answer, but with a multiplicity of factors (different parks & playing surfaces, different equipment, different players, different scorers) the...
So then the question becomes, how do you study the other factors? - The study of the AL vs NL would see to be a good chance to isolate the effect of the DH. -...
I think all of these factors are part of the story, to what degrees who knows, but I would suggest we should not ignore the possibility that -- as shocking as...
Livan large. http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=neyer_rob OK, I won't pick on bad contracts signed in the past. Just using contracts of players...
OK, I'll bite... I notice Rob doesn't actually mention wins and losses, and I'm not talking about the pitcher's W-L record, I'm talking about the games the...
... who knows, but I would suggest we should not ignore the possibility that -- as shocking as this mights might be to Crusty the Clown -- the fielders really...
... who knows, but I would suggest we should not ignore the possibility that -- as shocking as this mights might be to Crusty the Clown -- the fielders really...
Trailing by four in the top of the fifth, the Twins produced this inning: CBD S7/L Nick Punto singles on a line drive to left fielder Marcus Thames. CCD...
I'm rather confused about how the Twins being "hesitant to pay long-term guaranteed money to a stud" and doing "a poor job of spending money this year"...
Remember how this spring, despite being proven right about his steroid claims, Canseco was blasted for impugning ARod's character with allegations of...
Dear Experts, Regarding the recent discussion of whether improved fielding skill may be partly responsible for the decline in errors, I think there is more...
Mays' most famous catch was the 1954 World Series theft of Vic Wertz. It was a great catch. However, I have seen Jim Edmonds make several catches I think...
You are as credible as a Cardinal fan could possibly be. (Which to be fair, is far more credible than any Red Sox fan would even try to be.) Referring to...
Dear Baseball Experts, The NL Central, generally considered the weakest division in MLB the last two years, is doing much better so far this year. At the All-...
Agreed. Personally, I think the Cubs and Brewers are the best teams in the NL this year, the Mets' recent streak not withstanding. The Brewers bullpen is a...
I think Gregg has a good point about the 'fan base" in Minnesota. I grew up in St. Louis, then lived in the Twin Cities for 36 years (1958-94). There's a...
... degrees ... the ... have ... control ... NOT ... I ... Even if the decline in errors is statistically significant, there is no supposition that follows...
Dick Wilson, a.k.a Mr. Whipple of the Charmin ads, is credited on Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Wilson )with the following accomplishment: ...
It sure took a while, but despite the best efforts of Terry Francona and the mouth of Jonathan Papelbon, the major leaguers beat the minor leaguers yet again. ...
Yeah, I don't know why certain sports just do better in certain places. Baseball started out as the big sport in practically all the cities in question, but...
... Twins, ... possibly a ... Different Dick. Here is what I have in Baseball in Minnesota: "We're going to win Twins, we're going to score . . . " was the...
Bob Sheppard is turning into Bob Casey. No doubt an All-Star Game is more challenging, particularly for a man in his 90s, but I'm sure he has help. When Jeter...
I'll throw out two things theories that I have on this, the second of which I think might be important for comparing St. Louis and Minnesota: 1) Competition -...
John makes some good points, but of course it's hard to nail anything down exactly. I'd just like to correct him on one point, and expand on another. St....
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