Archive for January 2011

Pitching sleepers for 2011!
1/27/2011 -
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Pitching sleepers for 2011!

This annotated week in baseball history: Jan. 16-Jan. 22, 1960
1/27/2011 -
1

On January 29, 1960 Steve Sax was born. Sax’s career took him from Rookie of the Year to Simpsons guest star to “Steve Sax Syndrome.” Richard looks back on these moments and more.

2011 top 10 prospects: Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres
1/27/2011 -
3

Colorado and San Diego round out the top 10 lists for 2011.

Tampa Bay and the ever revolving closer door
1/26/2011 -
4

When a good portion of Tampa Bay’s bullpen qualified for free agency this offseason what’s a small yet competitive club to do? Luckily, Friedman and co. have been down this road before…

Final at-bats of the great sluggers
1/26/2011 -
12

A lesson in humility

Read and react, part 1
1/26/2011 -
6

Beginning my 2011 research in earnest, I start by scanning ADPs and reacting to apparent bargains.

Why a save is not a save
1/26/2011 -
21

The first from our competition winners

Twisting Oliver: joining the elite
1/25/2011 -
10

Attempting to find that rare breed of pitcher who offers a useble ERA to go along with elite strikeout totals.

The telegram to Pie Traynor and the lost Pirates pennant of 1938
1/25/2011 -
30

Could the Pirates have become the pioneers of integration and assembled one of the greatest teams in baseball history? We will never know for sure.

Impact prospects and outsiders 2011
1/24/2011 -
24

I remember when I was eight. Life was simple, girls were simple. Would you believe I actually ran for fun back then? This may creep out some of my readers. Please bear with me as I reminisce. Growing up, I lived in a house that backed up to a pet cemetery. That pet graveyard was […]