TOOTBLAN and rundown silliness 11 Comments
Had a bit of fun with this rundown of Brett Gardner in the Yankees-Cubs game at Wrigley Field on Saturday. Officially I think it’s a 1-3-4-3-4-2-6 putout.
Based on a conversation ...
Derek Jeter has 3179 hits in his career 5 Comments
A lot of talk is being made about Derek Jeter approaching 3000 hits, but he passed that milestone a year ago. Including the postseason, Jeter has 3179 hits. I’ve never understood ...
Soriano 15th in all-star voting, cubs.com keeps talking about it like it's a big deal 2 Comments
Can someone explain to me why cubs.com keeps talking about Alfonso Soriano’s chances of getting into the all-star game? He’s now 15th in the balloting and I’m pretty ...
Whoever Had June 13 on the Kerry Wood DL Pool is a Winner 2 Comments
It turns out Quade’s bullpen was even thinner than people (translation: I) realized when Zambrano was left hung out to dry in Philadelphia the other night. It seems that Kerry ...
What the realignment proposal would mean No Comments
Dave Allen has a good piece up on Fangraphs looking at the races in the AL and NL since 1995 and how different they’d have been if it was instead two 15-team leagues as suggested ...
Robert Whitenack to have surgery on elbow, Trey McNutt pulled after 2 innings No Comments
Things couldn’t get much worse for the Cubs as far as injuries go, but it is the Cubs. Robert Whitenack was pulled from his most recent start because of elbow soreness. It didn’t ...
The emptiest batting averages No Comments
Colin Wyers looks at batting average and BP’s True Average to find the players with the emptiest batting averages. Starlin Castro and Darwin Barney at the top 2 and former Cubs ...
Cubs Are Pretty Consistent 8 Comments
I happened to realize that the Cubs just finished off their stretch where they played 18 straight games against an opponent projected to finish over .500.
The Cubs went 12-15 in the ...
Catcher Interference Skill 1 Comment
Mike Fast looks at the catcher inference leaders (batters, catchers, and even pitchers) since 2007 (subscription required). Carl Crawford, who reached base last night via catcher interference ...
Pirates (sorta) winning, attendance goes up 205 Comments
In a Hardball Talk blog today, Drew Silva reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates’ attendance is up relative to last year. A couple reasons why:
1. PNC Park is really nice. ...
Garza ——–> MRI on elbow 1 Comment
The only starting pitcher the Cubs have had this year that’s been any good is now going to miss his scheduled start on Sunday and visit a doctor. He’ll have an MRI and knowing ...
Cashner to see Dr. Yocum about shoulder 1 Comment
I haven’t found an official report, but journalists have said this is so on twitter and twitter never lies.
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Has anybody ever seen Dr. Yocum and gotten ...
Soriano's Contract: Disability Insurance 2 Comments
It makes sense for Major League Baseball teams, when handing out large multiyeared contracts that are “guaranteed,” to have an insurance policy to lessen the loss to the ...
An interview worth reading 1 Comment
Those who like stats are familiar with CHONE, which was the best projection system around. It was created by Sean Smith who is better known as Rally (rallymonkey5). Halos Heaven did ...
Cashner Back to Square One 1 Comment
According to Carrie Muskat and multiple other sources, Andrew Cashner reaggravated the injury that sent him to the DL and will return no sooner than the All Star Break.
Awesome.
Cubs Minor League Progress 96 Comments
mb21 recently had a blog post about fangraphs Cubs top 10 prospects. As the season has progressed, I’ve become increasingly interested in the farm and less with the ML club. ...
Cashner to have another MRI 3 Comments
Andrew Cashner’s extended spring training start was called off today because of tightness in his shoulder. He’ll have another MRI.
CINCINNATI- Andrew Cashner’s rehab ...
Wells to start rehab on Tuesday 1 Comment
Randy Wells will begin his rehab on Tuesday. I was thinking it would be five days later, but the Cubs could use some rotation help as it is.
CHICAGO — Cubs pitcher Randy Wells ...
