I have some links. You have some time, let’s share. Quick links, bullet-style: The Hardball Times: Chris Jaffe highlights some of Matty Alou’s greatest career moments. Lots of great facts in that link. SBN Baseball Nation: Grant Brisbee has a brief write-up on Matty Alou. MLB.com: Hungry for baseball? You can watch highlights of the MLB All-Stars playing in the… Read more →
I apologize for dropping the ball on last week’s update. I had to study for midterms and polish a series of articles I wrote for my internship here. I come bearing gifts from the Arizona Fall League as well as the Dominican and Venezuelan leagues. First, here’s a handy chart of who is playing where this fall and winter, at… Read more →
In 2011, Giants’ shortstops combined for a slash-line of .210/.265/.299, or a wRC+ of 62. That wRC+ score ties them with the Reds for the second-to-worst score in the majors. Braves’ shortstops were a single percentage point (61) worse than the Giants and Reds. As defined by the bold dashed line, the league average shortstop was a 87 wRC+ in… Read more →
Look who’s back! I’ve been in the Dominican Republic for a month. It’s nice here, if too humid for a native Northern Californian. I also have much more time than I anticipated, so I decided to fill the void by providing a weekly digest of winter leagues action. You will get coverage of Giants prospects in the Arizona Fall League,… Read more →
The Giants aren’t playing October baseball, and that stinks, but that won’t stop me from watching. The postseason thus far has been very entertaining and I’ve enjoyed the games. I thought it would be a fun post to share my postseason rooting order — and see what teams you guys/gals are rooting for — as we watch this crazy thing… Read more →
The Giants will enter 2012 with something to prove after failing to make the playoffs this season. Getting Buster Posey back — and hopefully healthy — will be a welcome sight, but the ugly truth is this: the team is going to need more than just Posey to be successful in 2012. For large portions of the season, the team… Read more →
Pardon me for invoking ancient internet memes, but this post is inspired by Matt Cain and his prodigious dinger against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Cain’s blast got me wondering, “What’s the most HRs hit by a Giants pitcher over his career with the team?” Well, a quick search of the Baseball-Reference Play Index and I got my answer. My… Read more →
I caught up with resident Phillies blogger for the SweetSpot Network, Bill Baer, and got to ask him some questions on tonight’s three games series against the Phillies. At the moment, the Phillies are the team to beat in the National League. They rank first in the NL in total wins (64) and they are only the second team in… Read more →
Now THIS is cool. (H/T to NotGraphs for alerting me to this.) Brandon Belt’s first career HR Pat Burrell playing soccer
‘Pitchers and Catchers Report’ is a phrase that will never get old. This is one of the best times of the year. I hope it’s no coincidence that, in my area, the forecast for the next week has several sunny days in the 60s. The sun is coming back, it’s no longer dark at 5:00 PM, and Giants’ pitchers and… Read more →