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On Baseball & The Reds: Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals - First Looks at Stephen Piscotty
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Monday, July 27, 2015. Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals - First Looks at Stephen Piscotty. Jason Heyward, like Jay Bruce, has rebounded after a terrible start to the season. Photo Credit: Arturo Pardavila III. The Reds travel to Busch Stadium to visit with the St. Louis Cardinals to kick off the week. In past years, this has been a moment when I am filled with anticipation and some degree of dread. But you know what? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). You can contact him via email:. Can Billy Hamilto...
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On Baseball & The Reds: Why Mike Leake Should Threaten to Accept a Qualifying Offer
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Thursday, July 30, 2015. Why Mike Leake Should Threaten to Accept a Qualifying Offer. Mike Leake has millions on the line. Photo Credit: Keith Allison. As of right now, we are just over 24 hours until the non-waivers trade deadline, and Mike Leake is still a Cincinnati Red. The Blue Jays' acquisition of David Price is a blow, as the Jays had been connected in the rumor mill to Leake. Mike Leake is a very solid pitcher. He has been routinely worth between 2 and 3 wins. I like the principle of compensating...
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Remembering a good brawl | Baseball: Past and Present
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Baseball: Past and Present. Read my writing elsewhere. Remembering a good brawl. August 30, 2010. 16th annual PCL reunion. Pacific Coast League historical society. PCL brawl August 2 1953. Bob Usher is 85 and hasn’t played professional baseball in more than 50 years, but he hasn’t forgotten an infamous moment in Pacific Coast League history. On August 2, 1953, while with the Los Angeles Angels, Usher participated in a legendary brawl. Usher collected 259 hits over parts of six big league seasons. Our fir...
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On Baseball & The Reds: Batted Ball Velocity Data Predicts Performance
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Batted Ball Velocity Data Predicts Performance. Jay Bruce leads the Reds with 92 mph Batted Ball Velocity,. But his ISO and HR/FB rates a just middle of the pack. Photo credit: Trev Stair. The advent of StatCast batted ball velocity data in the gameday feed is an exciting development in that, for the first time, we have a direct measure of how hard hitters are striking the ball. The data are still a bit hard to come by; our best source is at Baseball Savant. After culling out anyon...
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On Baseball & The Reds: The Mike Leake Trade
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Monday, August 03, 2015. The Mike Leake Trade. The Reds have said goodbye to #44. The Mike Leake era ended last week as the trading deadline approached. No doubt having read my call to trade him. For the good of the Reds and for Mike Leake, himself), the Reds shipped him early Friday morning to the Giants in exchange for RHP Keury Mella and 1B Adam Duvall. What the Reds Gave Up. Mike Leake, RHP, 27 years old. Mike Leake has been a favorite of mine since he was drafted out of Arizona State. Other prospect...
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Babe Ruth, the White Sox, and what might have been | Baseball: Past and Present
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Baseball: Past and Present. Read my writing elsewhere. Babe Ruth, the White Sox, and what might have been. April 23, 2015. There were other potential suitors as well, such as New York Yankees owner Frank Farrell. Another offer Dunn received may have changed baseball history had he moved on it. In reporting the sale to the Boston Red Sox of Ruth, Ernie Shore, and Ben Egan, the. Allentown Democrat [Allentown, PA]. July 11, 1914 that the Chicago White Sox had offered $18,000 for Ruth alone. In uncovering co...
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Matt Walbeck | Baseball: Past and Present
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Baseball: Past and Present. Read my writing elsewhere. Category Archives: Matt Walbeck. An interview with Matt Walbeck. January 4, 2010. Chronicles of the marginally employed. The homeowner said she still knew Walbeck, and after I explained about this site and inquired about interviewing him, she gave me his email address. I sent Walbeck questions on Thursday, and he got back to me today. The interview is as follows:. BP&P: Have any of the managers that you played for influenced your coaching style?
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Sergio Romo | Baseball: Past and Present
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Baseball: Past and Present. Read my writing elsewhere. Category Archives: Sergio Romo. An interview with Sergio Romo. December 9, 2012. As some of you may know, I’ve had the opportunity over the last few months to contribute to 49ers Insider, a digital magazine from the San Francisco Chronicle. Between this gig and my day job, it’s limited my time and energy to write for BPP, though it’s given me something cool to offer. BPP: What brought you out here today? BPP: Anything you’ve been doing this off...
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