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A trade idea and (hopefully) a discussion with Mariners fans: Jarrod Washburn
Hello VEB readers (and guests!), I'm posting this on VivaElBirdos because it's my home site, but I want to try to get some Mariners fans involved, too, so I'm going to post a link to this fanpost on Lookout Landing as well and see if I can lure some of you Seamen here for discussion. (Is there a...
Daryl Jones vs. Desmond Jennings
My Blog after writing a piece earlier this week about Desmond Jennings and briefly comparing him to Daryl Jones, I wanted to take the opportunity to discuss both further. The similarities between the two run deep. From being former high school football standouts with major division one scholarship...
Pythagorean Winning Percentage/Pythagorean Record
Hi everyone, it's been a while since I contributed anything at all onto Brew Crew Ball, but since this place has consistently given me some of the best Brewers-related statistical analysis and baseball coverage (I lived in Florida for much of the past five years), I figured I'd add something that's...
The Disappearance of the Elite Free Agent
Hardcore Legend recently wrote a diary about the Cardinals search for a cleanup hitter that many of you read and commented on. He referenced a certain promise from Cardinal ownership regarding our team’s pursuit of elite free agents. Most of us have heard it: “When the right guy...
On restraint (or... save the heart attack for when the zombie space aliens attack!)
Before this season began, people were debating whether this team would win 60 games or whether it would hold on and break even at 82. Almost no one expected that the pitching would hold up to the extent that it has, and virtually every surprise that we've had this season has been an overwhelmingly...
Lack of Production Behind Pujols
To piggyback on Red Baron's post from this morning, which I found to be insightful and thought-provoking, I thought I'd do a quick analysis of the post-Pujols batting order production. The normal early season caveat of *small sample size* applies. We aren't even to game #10, but it is still...







