Anything can happen in baseball. The Yankees know that as they came back from a 14 game deficit in July of 1978 to win the division. Just three years ago the Yankees looked dead on Memorial Day, 14.5 games out of the division and miles away from the Wild Card. Joe Torre’s final season still […]
Defensive statistics have been a hotly contested debate, especially at this site. Just three short years ago, when I started the radio show, the only defensive statistics I bothered to look at were errors and my mental database on range. Now every website (radio as usual hasn’t caught up) cites UZR or plus/minus when discussing […]
I always like to read, even if I disagree, the latest thoughts by the statistical community regarding baseball. Kerry Whisnant, an Iowa State physicist, has taken the Bill James run differential concept and studied whether a team that scores runs in bunches have a better chance of winning than a team that scores on a […]
All offseason we heard how brilliant the Red Sox were for reinventing the game of baseball. Instead of scoring runs they were going to do one better: defend and prevent them from scoring. In the modern world of advanced statistical metrics it appears the old philosophies of offense and OBP are replaced by a plus/minus […]
Two interesting pieces of business news came out yesterday regarding MLB. First, it was reported that both MLB and the players association came to an agreement with the Florida Marlins that mandated them to invest more on payroll. The agreement goes as far to state that disagreements by the three parties could lead to arbitration. […]
I said yesterday the Yankees and Sox have moved more to a pitching and defense philosophy. I am assuming we won’t see more of these types of games, which should make the scoreboard operator in Fenway resemble the “Maytag repairman”. As of today, the starting five for both would be: Yankees Sabathia (5.6) Burnett (3.3) […]
Jason Bay made no phony “I love New York” statements, canned quotes, or challenges to “wipe the smile off his face.” He simply stood at the podium and was open and honest with the New York media. He may yet to have a run, hit, or RBI in New York, but Jason Bay already may […]
I did the all decade team a little different. Instead of compiling the “best at each position”, I put a player who I felt had the “best individual” season on the team. This includes starting lineup, pinch hitting performance, bullpen, and manager. Here it goes, give me your thoughts. The Mets All Decade Team (2000 […]
I have mockingly called Theo Epstein “boy wonder” because he often gets too much credit from the media when he succeeds, and not enough blame when he fails- at least nationally. Yesterday he may have earned that moniker as he made a couple of bold moves that could vault the Sox back atop the AL […]
With rumors flying in regards to the availability of Curtis Granderson, the usual suspects, including the Yankees, have been mentioned as possibly destinations. I understand the fascination with Granderson. He’s relatively young, talented, athletic, a great clubhouse presence, and has a hardnosed mentality. All of these attributes make him appear to be a perfect fit […]
In a week where war over WAR broke out at NYBD, I spoke to Vince Gennaro of Diamond Dollars, and the sabr community again doesn’t get my position on the utilization of statistics NYBD reached out to a MLB executive to see his thoughts on moneyball and advanced metrics. Mind you this is not just […]
Those coming to the site have heard me gripe about Mike Cameron being an unacceptable option for left field for the Mets. This doesn’t mean I feel the same way about Cameron and the Yankees. If Johnny Damon prices himself out of pinstripes then Ken Rosenthal reports that baseball people believe Brian Cashman should look […]
Still think it’s too early to not worry about this Mets offseason? Take the below excerpt from Ken Davidoff’s blog: The Mets held internal discussions about acquiring former Met-killer Pat Burrell from Tampa Bay, which would love to unload Burrell. But they’re not inclined to make such a deal, because of Burrell’s weak defensive skills. […]
Whether you believe the Mets are going to stay away from big name free agents or that there is a split in the hierarchy over what direction the team should take there is one guarantee that is abundantly clear: The Mets are going to disappoint their fans again this offseason. A team that just came […]
All over New York, fans are eagerly discussing: should Mike Cameron play left field for the Mets in 2010? There also seems to be a World Series coming to New York. Hopefully, it doesn’t distract too much from the potential offseason moves in Queens. But Mike argued against the Mets bringing Mike Cameron to Queens, […]
