A rejuvenated Doug Melvin is done fishing and wants Mets’ job Doug Melvin is ready to end his semi-retirement and attempt to transform the Mets into a winner, if given a chance. “I went fishing for a couple of years and I caught one fish, so I am ready to get back into the baseball…
DetailsShould Baseball Pitchers Choose Their Pitches at Random? | Immodest proposal | OZY This was my favorite part of pitching, which I haven’t done for 35 years now. I still think along with MLB pitchers. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/should_baseball_pitchers_choose_their_pitches_at_random_immodest_proposal_o
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DetailsThis World Series is a peek at the Yankees’ luxury-tax paths BOSTON — Flex or scrounge. Muscle up for today, conserve for tomorrow. The Yankees could have continued in their familiar path this season. They are, after all, the only team to have paid the luxury tax every year since the system was installed in…
DetailsWorld Series G1: Dozier leads off, Devers at 3B Two of baseball’s most historic teams — the Red Sox and Dodgers — are set to meet in what should be a thrilling World Series. Source: https://www.mlb.com/news/c-299434478
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Fall Report: Michigan LEXINGTON, Ky. — Erik Bakich and Michigan are eager to take the next step. Two seasons ago, the Wolverines had a veteran-laden team with the potential to make a promising run to the College World Series. But the Wolverines didn’t accomplish that goal. They were eliminated from the NCAA postseason in regional…
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The Best World Series Game One Matchups of All Time Tonight’s World Series game features two of the best pitchers in baseball, with Clayton Kershaw facing off against Chris Sale. Jayson Stark made the argument that it might be the greatest starting matchup of all-time based on the career WHIPs of the pitchers. Kershaw and…
DetailsContract Crowdsourcing 2018-19: Ballot 3 of 7 Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series. As in other recent offseasons, FanGraphs is once again facilitating this offseason a contract-crowdsourcing project, the idea being to harness the wisdom of the crowds to the end of better understanding the 2018-19 free-agent market. Below…
DetailsThey Went East — Not West — to the Orioles’ Nest After World War II, the urban centers of the West Coast, Texas and Midwest saw tremendous population growth. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Dallas, Minneapolis and Kansas City all set their sights on becoming “big league” sports markets. So, naturally, the American League moved…
Details2011 draft busts and stars who help explain Yankees-Red Sox divide There were 132 players from the 2011 draft in the majors this season, tied with 2012 for the most represented year. Therefore, if you did well in the draft, you would have some prime-aged players from it. The Red Sox did well. They had…
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