THT Daily: Thome close to milestone
by Matthew CarruthSeptember 13, 2007
Major League News for September 13
Today’s LinksPlayer News
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
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THT Links
Ryan out - Twins general manager Terry Ryan is reportedly stepping down from his position today. No word on why, but he will remain in the Twins organization.
Slim pickings - Dave Cameron examines the wisdom of dropping big bucks on a free agent starting pitcher this offseason.
If a tree falls... - The Marlins are apparently drawing crowds in the hundreds these days, which is absolutely shocking for a major professional sports franchise.
Lottery ticket - The bidding on Bonds' record-breaking home run ball is up to almost $300,000. A couple months ago, I confidently predicted that the Bonds ball would be worth "a couple hundred grand, max," based on my recollection of previous record-breaking home run balls. Well, I was wrong.
Rich veins of data - More and more work is being done with the new pitch data available through MLB's new Gameday system. This piece tests out an algorithm for determining pitch type based on speed and movement data. (Hat tip to Tangotiger over at The Book Blog.)
More - Friend of THT Dan Fox points us to even more cool stuff being done with pitch data.
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Player News
Player Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldDerek Lowe was scratched from his scheduled start Wednesday night because of a bruised pitching hand. The Dodgers will start Chad Billingsley tonight and then David Wells on Thursday, both on regular rest of Monday's off day. If Lowe, who was hurt prior to Tuesday's game, isn't ready to pitch Friday, the Dodgers could go to Eric Stults.
Troy Glaus is scheduled to undergo surgery on his foot and will miss the rest of the year. Glaus has been battling plantar fasciitis in his left foot since the first week of the season. He'll undergo a nerve decompression operation on Monday that the Jays hope will alleviate the soreness. Hector Luna, Russ Adams and Ray Olmedo will fill in for him the rest of the way. It's unlikely that any will have much fantasy value.
Yesterday’s Results
American League LAA 18 BAL 6 (Recap and Boxscore) BOS 5 TB 4 (Recap and Boxscore) Ortiz: Walkoff home run NYA 4 TOR 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 7 CLE 4 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 5 TEX 1 (Recap and Boxscore) KC 6 MIN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) SEA 6 OAK 5 (Recap and Boxscore) National League FLA 5 WAS 4 (Recap and Boxscore) 12 innings NYN 4 ATL 3 (Recap and Boxscore) COL 12 PHI 0 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 5 STL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 3 HOU 2 (Recap and Boxscore) PIT 7 MIL 4 (Recap and Boxscore) LAN 6 SD 1 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI 9 SF 4 (Recap and Boxscore)You can download a compact version of yesterday's boxscores from Heater Magazine.
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Today’s Games
National League --------------- St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds, 12:35 PM (R) Adam Wainwright (13-10) vs. (R) Aaron Harang (14-4) Colorado Rockies at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 PM (L) Jeff Francis (15-7) vs. (R) J.D. Durbin (6-5) Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros, 8:05 PM (R) Steve Trachsel (0-2) vs. (R) Woody Williams (8-14) San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM (R) Greg Maddux (12-9) vs. (L) David Wells (7-8) American League --------------- LA Angels of Anaheim at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 PM (R) John Lackey (16-8) vs. (R) Jon Leicester (1-1) New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays, 7:07 PM (R) Ian Kennedy (1-0) vs. (R) AJ Burnett (8-7) Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics, 10:05 PM (R) Kevin Millwood (9-11) vs. (R) Chad Gaudin (10-11) Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Seattle Mariners, 10:05 PM (R) Jason Hammel (2-4) vs. (R) Jeff Weaver (6-12)
Standings
The graphics next to each team are called "sparklines.” They depict each team’s performance over the last month. Each "up" bar is a victory and a "down" bar is a loss. There are horizontal lines for home games and red bars represent games decided by two runs or less. "PWins" is short for Projected Wins, based on each team’s Run Differential, and is often a better measure of a team’s true strength. Other team graphs and stats can be found on our Team Page.American League East Pwins Diff BOS 89 58 .605 0.0 93 -4NYA 83 62 .572 5.0 88 -5
TOR 72 73 .497 16.0 76 -4
BAL 61 83 .424 26.5 63 -2
TB 61 85 .418 27.5 59 2
American League Central CLE 85 61 .582 0.0 82 3
DET 80 67 .544 5.5 80 0
MIN 72 74 .493 13.0 74 -2
KC 63 82 .434 21.5 69 -6
CHA 62 84 .425 23.0 57 5
American League West LAA 86 59 .593 0.0 83 3
SEA 76 68 .528 9.5 70 6
OAK 71 76 .483 16.0 73 -2
TEX 69 76 .476 17.0 70 -1
National League East Pwins Diff NYN 83 62 .572 0.0 80 3
PHI 76 69 .524 7.0 76 0
ATL 74 72 .507 9.5 79 -5
WAS 65 81 .445 18.5 61 4
FLA 63 83 .432 20.5 65 -2
National League Central CHN 74 71 .510 0.0 77 -3
MIL 74 71 .510 0.0 72 2
STL 69 74 .483 4.0 64 5
CIN 66 79 .455 8.0 67 -1
PIT 65 81 .445 9.5 66 -1
HOU 63 82 .434 11.0 62 1
National League West ARI 83 64 .565 0.0 71 12
SD 78 66 .542 3.5 79 -1
COL 76 69 .524 6.0 79 -3
LAN 76 69 .524 6.0 76 0
SF 66 80 .452 16.5 71 -5
Wildcard Standings American League NYA 83 62 .572 0.0 DET 80 67 .544 4.0 SEA 76 68 .528 6.5 TOR 72 73 .497 11.0 MIN 72 74 .493 11.5 National League SD 78 66 .542 0.0 PHI 76 69 .524 2.5 LAN 76 69 .524 2.5 COL 76 69 .524 2.5 ATL 74 72 .507 5.0
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Matthew Carruth is an editor for The Hardball Times. He welcomes any and all sorts of communication at his email.
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