Category Archives: Baseball
‘Moneyball’
Instant Nostalgia Somewhere as a kid I used to sit there and figure out the on-base percentage of my fave players. This is way before I was introduced to Bill James. It cam about because I made the observation that … Continue reading
Calvin Marshall
Forgetting Calvin Marshall You’d think the world would have had enough of whimsical and sentimental movies about wanting to play baseball. Well, here’s a movie that goes through the exercise without actually reaching any heights. This film could have been … Continue reading
George Steinbrenner Passes Away
80 Years Young I think it dawned on me in Michael Jackson’s passing last year that he was around all of my life. The same could be said for George Steinbrenner and his ownership of the New York Yankees. The … Continue reading
Sport Nut Weekend
Get Some Perspective On The World Cup The big news this morning is how dismally Australia lost to Germany in its first match in the World Cup. 4-0 sure is a whuppin’, and nobody has anything nice to say about … Continue reading
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Nomar Retires A Red Sox
Saying Goodbye Is Hard The holy trinity of Shortstops from the late 1990s was something to behold. In the early part of 2000s, Miguel Tejada worked his name into the lofty company of shortstops who seemed to hit OPS120+. Then, … Continue reading
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From The Mailbox – 24/01/10
Doug Glanville’s View I’ve refrained from the Mark McGwire castigation on this blog since his apology. It’s because there’s not much that can be done about it now, and because his record-breaking feats were a symptom rather than the disease … Continue reading
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Yankees Update 24/12/09
A Good Year So I haven’t done one of these in a while because I’m still basking in the afterglow, and more realistically, I’ve been adjusting to the idea that this year’s World Series win might have been more of … Continue reading
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World Series Game 6
Sweet Victory Game 6 went according to some kind of plan. Pedro Martinez was willing to pitch around Mark Teixeira and A-Rod, just to get to Hideki Matsui, and for perhaps the last time Hideki Matsui played like his nickname … Continue reading
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World Series Game 5
Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose *Ugh* The Bats came to life way too late in the deal, and giving up 8 runs is never going to work.I don’t know if there’s anything profound to be said other than *ugh*. … Continue reading
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World Series Game 4
Doing It As Drawn Up Wow. The Yankees are up 3-1 in the World Series with a 7-4 win. Sabathia pitched 6.2 innings giving up 3, Joba blew the save but vultured a win as the Yankees erupted for 3 … Continue reading
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