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Ultimate Base Running added to fWAR
I was so excited to see that Fangraphs has added UBR (Ultimate Base Running) to the site and more importantly to fWAR. I have been longing for a value stat like WAR to add base running. It already has...
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Who’s on First?
Our ballots are coming together nicely and I am continuing now with my first basemen. National League Joey Votto (CIN) – Last year’s NL MVP is having another great season hitting .319/.441/.503 with a...
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Homerun Derby Picks
First off, I love the idea of the new homerun derby format. For those of you that don’t know, a captain was selected from both the NL and AL and they will each chose three other players from their own...
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Best Pure Hitters In Baseball
This is all Jonathan Mitchell’s fault. His fabulous post on the nastiest pitches in baseball has now spawned not just one post from the Fan, but now two. The exercise in question is looking at...
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2012 – The Year of the Laboratory?
There are a surprising number of experiments going on in Major League Baseball for this coming season. Players are trying out new positions, relief pitchers are trying to be starting pitchers. Heck,...
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Paul Konerko – More Than a Chicago Treasure
Scoring and hitting have declined the last three seasons. Despite that fact, Paul Konerko keeps hitting and putting up terrific numbers at the plate. And yet, he is not a statistical darling because...
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Carlos Beltran and The 300/300 Club
I have always been a fan of players who possess both the skill of speed and power. As a kid I was a big Jose Canseco fan who was the first player member of the 40/40 club. I was also a big fan of Eric...
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American League Position All-Star Starters
The other day I revealed my starting position players for the National League and today I give you my American League starters. The All-Star game is just days away but here are the guys who I think...
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2012 All-Underrated Team
As Major League Baseball heads into the second half of its season chatter increases about the frontrunners for various end-of-year awards. Although these awards recognize some of the greatest players...
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By The Numbers
Just a few interesting numbers: In 1999, Paul Konerko had four triples. From 2000-2012, he’s hit a total of four triples. Don Kessinger was the starting SS for the Cubs for 12 years and totaled 11...
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