December 1, 2008
Now shipping The 2009 Hardball Times Annual is now available. You can read about it here, but just make sure you order it directly from ACTA today. 
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Monday, August 11, 2008Dunn in the SunPosted by Alex EisenbergJim from AZ Snakepit looks at the D-backs' acquisition of Adam Dunn. On the face of it, this looks like an excellent deal for Arizona. Dunn's bat helps off-set the Dodger acquisition of Manny Ramirez. They get a big bat to put in the middle of their line-up and all they had to give up was Dallas Buck (a mid-level pitching prospect) and two other to-be-determined minor leaguers. Obviously we'll have to see just who the other two prospects are, but considering the help Dunn will provide Arizona down the stretch, plus the two draft picks Arizona will be provided should Dunn sign with another team after the season ends...it's tough to see how they don't come out winners when all is said and done. Sean’s best playersPosted by Dave StudemanSean Smith ranks the best players so far this year, using Win Above Replacement and THT's defense rating system (Hat tip: Tango). One interesting note: when he switches to WPA instead of his own batting system, Josh Hamilton moves from seventh to first in the American League, while A-Rod drops from second to something over tenth. In other words, A-Rod has not been "clutch" this year. Sean also tries to start a "Torri Hunter for MVP" campaign. Baseball and poetryPosted by Dave StudemanIt's poetry day at Shysterball, where Craig has highlighted this lyrical poem by Jonathan Holden as well as Levi Stahl's piece drawing parallels between baseball and poetry. Levi quotes Marianne Moore: Fanaticism? No. Writing is exciting
and baseball is like writing.
You can never tell with either
how it will go
or what you will doThe question about pitching and agePosted by Dave StudemanPhil Birnbaum takes another look at the typical aging curve of a major league pitcher. I tend to believe his interpretation of the studies: that pitchers do generally improve as they age (up to a certain age), but the average aging curve of a major league pitcher drifts downward from the beginning of his career due to injuries impacting some of the best young pitching talents. |
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