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Category Archives: Diamondbacks
Handicapping the Award Races
We’ve entered the final six weeks of the 2013 baseball season, leaving teams with anywhere between 36 and 40 games to play. How teams in Miami, Phoenix, and a dome in St. Petersburg have played four fewer games than the … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Brewers, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Mariners, Mets, Orioles, Pirates, Postseason Awards, Tigers, Uncategorized, White Sox, Yankees
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Franchise Player Mock Draft
I understand ESPN presented its annual franchise player mock draft today. I’d link to it, but I want to make my picks in a similar draft before I see who their experts picked. When I’m done, I’ll check out ESPN’s … Continue reading
An Early All-Star Ballot
In the past, I’ve used this space to name my quarter-season All-Star team. With the actual All-Star ballot now out, I’m tempted to post both a novelty piece about the players enjoying unexpected success through 40-45 games and an actual … Continue reading
Will Transparency Destroy Us?
Here’s one I posted at High Heat Stats. Enjoy. The Baseball Writers Association of America, whose contract with Major League Baseball references as many third-party transactions with Satan as Fox’s World Series contract and the liner notes to a Robert … Continue reading
Posted in Diamondbacks, Nationals, Postseason Awards, Reds, Rockies
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BBA Gets ’em Right
With about as much fanfare as the release of a new Wallflowers album, the Baseball Bloggers Alliance unveiled its postseason awards over the past week. The collective wisdom of my peers disagreed with three of the five awards we issued … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Athletics, Braves, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Giants, Mets, Nationals, Orioles, Postseason Awards, Rays, Tigers
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Stan Musial Award Ballot, 2012 Edition
This is it. Night five of my five-night series of Baseball Bloggers Alliance-demanded postseason award ballots. I’ve covered managers, rookies, relievers, and pitchers. Now let’s take a look at the game’s best players, or as I interpret the Stan Musial … Continue reading
Goose Gossage Award Ballot, 2012 Edition
Today marks the midpoint in the series I must post to avoid banishment from the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (you all know how I hate ranking baseball players). Today, it’s the Richard M. Gossage Award, for the top reliever in each … Continue reading
Posted in Braves, Diamondbacks, Postseason Awards, Rays, Reds, Royals
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Willie Mays Award, 2012 Edition
The second in my series of Baseball Bloggers Alliance-required postseason award ballots is the Willie Mays Award, for each league’s top rookie. One of these awards is worth some discussion. I’ll save that one for last. American League 1. Mike … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Athletics, Brewers, Diamondbacks, Nationals, Postseason Awards, Rangers
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Ten Quick Thoughts About the 2012 Baseball Season
Most teams have played, or are currently playing, their 80th game of the season, which means 2012 is almost half in the books, baseballwise. The All-Star rosters are set. Most of the teams we expected to contend for division titles … Continue reading
Posted in All-Star Game, Angels, Blue Jays, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Giants, Mets, Orioles, Pirates, Predictions, Rangers, Rays, Red Sox, Tigers, Yankees
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2012 Baseball Preview- NL West
With Prince Fielder and Edwin Jackson finally finding employers for the 2012 season, the free agent market is drying up, which is exciting for baseball fans, as it signals the proximity of spring training. In mere weeks, pitchers and catchers … Continue reading
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