I kind of went overboard today… Gunter Finally on board the sabermetrics revolution (ESPN). Bill Simmons? Oh, my. Good man, and glad to have you with us! [h/t Baseball-Reference] Closer Bell opens door on many topics (Padres.com). Heath Bell has nice things to say about teammate Will Venable: “He’s showed a lot more power than [...]
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Mini Book Review: Beyond Batting Average
Lee Panas, of Tiger Tales fame, has published a book for those interested in learning more about sabermetrics. It’s called Beyond Batting Average and… well, I’ll let the book speak for itself: This comprehensive sabermetrics primer will introduce fans to these new measures with easy to understand explanations and examples. It will also illustrate the [...]
Friday Links (19 Mar 10)
We’re a little behind, so some of these might be stale. Just pop ‘em in the oven, they’ll be crispy again in no time… The Present Team looks to Ready to end high turnover at batting coach (NC Times). Good luck with that when folks want a scapegoat for the fact that Petco Park is [...]
Friday Links (19 Feb 10)
Links? Sure, go nuts: Padres’ Blanks leaner, keener (U-T). Tim Sullivan talks about Kyle Blanks, who has dropped a lot of weight since the end of last season: “He remembers the early days of that diet as ‘miserable’, but the results were swift and gratifying.” As someone who has lost 20 pounds since October thanks [...]
Friday Links (22 Jan 10)
Link sat alone in a boggy marsh, totally motionless except for her heart… Most veteran Padre on the club since 1969 (Gaslamp Ball). Fun list from jbox that might or might not benefit from my understanding what the heck he’s trying to do. Brothers in Baseball (Baseball Daily Digest). Another year, another set of Padres [...]
Links for 22 Oct 08
Notes to self: Always add Sriracha to spaghetti sauce, stop leering at Yvonne Strahovski, listen to more Fishbone… Why not us? Comparing Royals’ moves to Rays’ decisions (Kansas City Star). Reader Didi sends this article by Joe Posnanski. There’s plenty of good stuff in here, but looking beyond the article, what gets me is the [...]
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