scouting report

Fun with Run Support

Thursday, September 18, 2008
by Geoff Young

My latest article at Hardball Times focuses on a technique Bill James employed in his 1988 Baseball Abstract to evaluate the degree to which a pitcher might be aided (or not) by his offense. James used it to compare Danny Jackson and Walt Terrell from 1985 to 1987; I use it to compare Jarrod Washburn and Ramon Ortiz in 2003. . . . Elsewhere, Tom Tango is doing his annual fan scouting report. Go lend your expertise to the project and scout the Padres (h/t It Might Be Dangerous... You ...

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Friday Links (26 Oct 07)

Friday, October 26, 2007
by Geoff Young

I'm terrible at faking enthusiasm. This World Series means nothing to me. I'd just as soon not see Tom Werner win another championship, but I don't even care much about that anymore. Does this make me a bad baseball fan? I dunno. Maybe... Nevin: Poway looks like 'Mars' (San Diego Union-Tribune). Several Padres (and Chargers) have been affected by the fires. It's very foggy in my part of town this morning; hopefully folks on the front line will benefit from this weather shift. Yankees likely to offer Jorge Posada $40 million (New York Daily News). Some folks have mentioned Posada as a possible target for the Padres. ...

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