From the Eyes of a Patriots Fan
August 17, 2013 by Bob Hurte · Leave a Comment
It was a picture perfect night for baseball on Friday (August 16th). While I realize that statement this is cliché’, it is apropos that evening at TD Ballpark, home of our Somerset Patriots of Bridgewater, NJ. The park bustled with activity, from a dance performance given by a troupe of young entertainers, to the obligatory […]
Astros Hit Bottom in July
August 3, 2013 by Bill Gilbert · 1 Comment
The Astros picked up their first July win on July 3 and closed out the month with an 11-0 win over Baltimore on July 31. However, they only won four games in between resulting in a 6-18 record for the month, the worst in the major leagues. The Astro finished the month with a record […]
“Twilight Zone” At The World Series
October 28, 2011 by Gabriel Schechter · Leave a Comment
I was going to write about Tony LaRussa’s “Twilight Zone” experience in Game 5 (“I keep calling for Motte. Where’s Motte? When I tell Derek Lilliquist he’s fired, will he think I said ‘your fly is open’?”) and decided to wait until the World Series ended, but after last night’s bizarre Game 6 I’d like […]
And your 2011 World Series Winner is…
October 17, 2011 by Mike Lynch · 4 Comments
About 30 years ago, Bill James introduced a prediction system that picked the World Series winner with 70% accuracy. He wrote about the system for Inside Sports magazine in 1982, then expounded on it in his 1984 Baseball Abstract. He developed the system in 1972 and it accurately predicted the World Series winner at a […]
A New Beginning, The Same Ending
April 1, 2011 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
In all the hoopla surrounding the start of the season, perhaps I misunderstood.  I thought we were turning the page to 2011, not reliving 2010.  Yet, for one game at least, a lot of last year’s issues reared their head in St. Louis. It was extremely frustrating to see how many two on, nobody out innings […]
Who Were the Most Productive Offensive Players in 2010?
December 7, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
Numerous methods have been devised to measure offensive performance. The most common are batting average, on-base percentage and slugging average. Since none of these averages provides a complete picture by itself, a more comprehensive measure of offensive performance is useful. Such a measure would include the following elements: 1. The ability to get on base. […]
Bill James’ World Series Predictor Goes With…
October 26, 2010 by Mike Lynch · 2 Comments
More than 25 years ago, Bill James introduced a prediction system that picked the World Series winner with 70% accuracy. He wrote about the system for Inside Sports magazine in 1982, then expounded on it in his 1984 Baseball Abstract. He developed the system in 1972 and it accurately predicted the World Series winner at […]
Comeback Kids Do It Again
June 12, 2010 by Paul Gotham · Leave a Comment
(Webster, N.Y.) For the second time in three nights the Webster Yankees used late-inning heroics for a win. Chase Grissom (UNC-Pembroke) beat out an infield single and plated Matt Delewski (Toledo) with the eventual winning run as the Yankees knocked out the Niagara Power 5-3 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Basket Road […]
Cox preaches patience on Bad-News Braves
April 26, 2010 by Dan Schlossberg · 1 Comment
After making more errors than runs during a three-game disaster at CitiField this past weekend, the Atlanta Braves are poisoning the well of good will left by the pending retirement of manager Bobby Cox. Meeting with reporters before Sunday’s game in Flushing, Cox probably felt like applying the local name to most of the men […]
