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Friday, June 06, 2008

First ball swinging—or not

Posted by Dave Studeman
Matthew Carruth (of THT and Lookout Landing) has a look at how often the Mariners have swung at the first pitch. His hypothesis? That the Mariners swung at more first pitches than any other team. The truth? Almost the exact opposite.

And that's why we run the numbers.

Super regional coverage

Posted by Dave Studeman
College fans can get an overview of this weekend's regionals at the College Baseball Blog.

Steven Strasburg

Posted by Matthew Carruth
He's been bantered about by some fans of teams who might be looking at the first overall pick in 2009 and if you haven't been introduced to him yet, Dave Cameron offers an introduction.

Chase for .400

Posted by Matthew Carruth
David Pinto has a graph up of Chipper Jones' probability for hitting .400 on the season. He is now at a high point so far at one chance in 1,043 attempts.

San Diego Outsider

Posted by Matthew Carruth
Gaslamp Ball gets a visiting contribution from a traveling baseball enthusiast. If you yourself plan on hitting up San Diego in the near future, it might be worth checking this, and the call for suggestions post out.

College splits from day one

Posted by Jeff Sackmann
As we did last year, Kent Bonham and I have made available splits and situational statistics on nearly every college player selected in the first day of the draft. Check out the well-balanced attack that is Pedro Alvarez, or go straight to the list of draftees.

More win shares

Posted by Dave Studeman
Our win shares are updated through yesterday's games. Over the past two weeks, Milton Bradley and Johnny Damon added the most WSAB.

The great clutch project update

Posted by Dave Studeman
David Appelman has an update on Tangotiger's Great Clutch Project. The fans are winning.

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