My assessment of the Houston Astros performance in April is attached. Its not much different than the one written at the end of April last year. Bill...
... Berkman's slow start is really hurting. There are plenty of players in the lineup whose 2009 performance is in question, but he is one that is certainly...
Thanks, Bill. I agree with your assessment. I recall that Berkman broke out in May last year and went on to become the NL player of the month. After last May,...
His OPS in April was .718. Last Sept it was .633. Going back to 2004, those are his two worst months except for May 2005 when it was .662. He did not play in...
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May 2, 2009 4:28 pm
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Cy-    My piece on the Astros in April is attached. Bill  billcgilbert@... ________________________________ From: "cyrilmorong@..."...
This one is a logit or binary model (you are in or not in). It is at http://cybermetric.blogspot.com/2009/05/predicting-who-makes-hall-of-fame-using.html Cy...
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May 4, 2009 1:26 am
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   The Rogers Hornsby Chapter of SABR will hold its monthly get-together on Monday, May 18 at Third Base at 6 pm. Monte Cely will have a trivia quiz...
See you there Mike ... From: Bill Gilbert To: Rogers Hornsby Chapter Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 11:57 AM Subject: [hornsby] Meeting Reminder The Rogers...
As a 10-year season's ticket holder with the Round Rock Express, I have been offered an opportunity to mark this milestone by throwing out the first ball on...
Chuck-    This sounds like it would be a good date for a Hornsby Chapter meeting at Dell Diamond. I'm sure if you bounce it, you will hear some boos. ...
Chuck: When is your gig? We're going to be there on 5/22 and 5/23. They made me the same offer but there's no way I've got the guts you do. ...
Tom Wancho
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May 13, 2009 8:17 pm
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Congratulations, Chuck. I got to throw out a first pitch for the Express back in 2002. Of course while I threw an unhittable slider that caught the black, I...
Makes you wonder what the guy could do if he wasn't in such a poor hitter's park! Jeff 2009/5/14 <cyrilmorong@...> ... -- ________________________ ...
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May 14, 2009 8:56 pm
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This is about a day late, but I just came across this interesting tidbit about the Astros' win over Colorado on Wednesday (from the Elias page on ESPN.com,...
Thanks for that! ... From: Jan Larson <janlarson@...> Subject: [hornsby] Interesting Astros tidbit To: hornsby@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 14,...
Bill Hope you are doing okay. I plan to come. Cy...
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May 18, 2009 1:07 am
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Bill: Â This is Tom Kleinworth, the Houston visitor from the last meeting. I was hoping to attend Monday's meeting, but I'm sad to report that the mother of...
Bill: Sorry, too much on my plate to make it tonight. With regards to the annual report, Norman Macht also made a presentation at the 2008 SABR convention. You...
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May 18, 2009 12:52 pm
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I was in Houston last Thursday and won 4 tickets to this Sunday's Astro/Ranger game in Houston. Three of them are up for grabs. I don't need anything for...
I'm going to Houston this weekend and would love to go to the game. Unfortunately, I won't be coming back to Austin till Monday or Tuesday. Hope to see you...
I started on New Braunfels and didn't follow up. Mike D ... From: Tom Wancho To: hornsby@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 7:51 AM Subject: RE:...
I have significant findings on spring training in Seguin, but have not pursued on how a plaque could be created for the ball park. The field still exists. ck ...
Fun meeting tongight, with another good quiz, this time from Jan Larson. Using Retrosheet, here are some interesting facts about the 1922 season. The Browns...
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May 19, 2009 3:35 am
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... One clarification to Cy's message. Monte Cely gets the credit for the Browns quiz. Based on my score (9 of 30), it is obvious that I don't know jack...