For some interesting insights on J.D. Drew, read "3 Nights in August", Tony LaRussa's book co-authored with "Friday Night Lights" scribe Bissinger. LaRussa...
Brian Rogers listed several players who had unusually good years in their walk years. But if I recall what Phil Birnbaum did in his presentation, he also found...
I know one player who intentionally slacked off, his name, Andruw Jones. ... From: hornsby@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Cyril Morong Sent: Thu 11/1/2007 3:30...
Greetings, My dad is a life-long Yankee fan and has wanted Joe Torre out for a number of years. My dad's biggest complaint is how Torre handles the pitching ...
Frank Rechtorovic
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Nov 2, 2007 11:12 am
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Brian Rogers wrote: "I know one player who intentionally slacked off [in his walk year], his name, Andruw Jones." Besides the fact that he had a very poor...
well when you refuse to run even at a normal pace each time you hit the ball, pout about hitting 7th in the lineup while you had the 2nd most ABs with RISP in...
Frank - although not entirely on point with your question, the link below has data on Torre's managerial record. Appears he was less than .500 as a manager in...
Thanks, Monte. My dad was extremely disappointed when they hired Torre - because of Torre's record as a National League manager - but he walked into a great...
Frank Rechtorovic
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Nov 3, 2007 2:55 pm
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Greetings, all, Just had a wonderful afternoon at the Texas Book Festival. I picked up a couple of books by Charles C. Alexander -- "Spoke: A Biography of Tris...
Hornsby SABR colleagues: I need four copies of "Mound City Memories", the journal publication from this year's SABR national convention in St. Louis. I'm...
Joe Torre...Casey Stengel...if you've got the horses...both managed horrible NL teams. The pre-Torre '95 Yankees were in the playoffs and the '94 team had the...
IRA SIEGEL
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Nov 5, 2007 12:04 am
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Brian Rogers wrote, in response to my suggestion that it was unlikely that Andruw Jones intentionally had a bad year: “well when you refuse to run even at a...
Here is some info from Dave O'Brien (Braves beat writer) on his blog for the Atlanta Journal Constitution: And, of course, there are the averages with runners...
I should have added in my last email that he was not benched the last week of the season. He only missed the last 3 games, not 6 or 7. He was kept in the...
It was because Bobby Cox is a loyal manager. Also the Braves only carried 5 outfielders on the roster. If Cox wasn't a loyal manager Andruw would have been...
Brian Rogers wrote: “I don’t mean to pile on Andruw, but I was doing a story for Saturday on team hitting and a couple of stats jumped out: With bases...
I think that part of the perception about Andruw Jones is that, since the day he came into the bigs, he's had that bemused look on his face. His natural...
David Vincent recommended that I use retrosheet to find my answer. I found that Joe Torre, when managing his Yankee team that made the playoffs in each of the...
Frank Rechtorovic
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Nov 8, 2007 1:48 am
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I hear what all you guys are saying, but I don't think the Dodgers - or any other team - would be hiring Joe for his brilliant in-game strategies or his...
One thing I know that's true about Torre is they he is not the best on managing bullpens. I fear that he will ruin Johnathon Broxston's career. About next...
We are planning to meet next Tuesday evening, November 14. Chuck Kaufman suggested a couple of weeks ago that we meet to watch game 5 of the World Series...
Note: This thread was formerly "Joe Torre and the National League" ... Tuesday's meeting is scheduled for Scholz Garten at 6:00 p.m. Jan -- Want an e-mail...
It would be a good time to try out The Tavern. It's at the corner of 12th Street and Lamar. It looks like an English pub from the outside. Parking is generally...
Bill - Apparently I spoke too soon with my definitive statement about meeting at Scholz Garten. Also, Tuesday is November 13. I plan to attend. Scholz is...
Here's who the major GMs would prefer (item 3): http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=3098341 Jan -- Want an e-mail address...
... After missing (truly) the last two meetings, I will come this time. I likr Scholz but I like the Tavern for varience. I saw the Astros get beat by the ...
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3099599 the following is from the article. ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Philadelphia Phillies acquired reliever Brad Lidge...
I'll be there either way. The food at Scholz is fine, I guess, although I have yet to be served a piece of bread there that wasn't stale. Who am I that I...
... could have been his final start in his career in the third inning. As a Bosox fan I am happy to see Joe go. I think he was uniquely situated in New York....
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