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I’m Back.

Oct 14th, 2008
by Chris Quick.
2 comments

Dear Blog,
Jamaica was hot. The weather was nice and I did my best to soak up some Jamaican culture while I was there; read: I drank my fair share of Red Stripes. We stayed at one of those ‘all inclusive’ styled resorts and the best way I can describe the experience was like going to [...]

Free Pony Rides!

Sep 25th, 2008
by Chris Quick.
11 comments

Balloons! Cotton Candy! JT Snow?
From the Chronicle:
The team signed Snow to a one-day contract so he can wear No. 6 a final time and retire as a Giant, providing the closure that eluded him as his career ended quietly with Boston in 2006. Snow hesitated before signing the contract at a news conference Wednesday, saying, [...]

Valuing The Rotation

Aug 12th, 2008
by Chris Quick.
4 comments

A quick post today on Wins Above Replacement and our starting rotation. Tango has a nice post on how to calculate it and some other concepts associated with WAR.
WAR is wins above replacement.  Replacement is defined very specifically for my purposes: it’s the talent level for which you would pay the minimum salary on the [...]

In Your Face, Evil!

Jul 29th, 2008
by Chris Quick.
7 comments

Expert Analysis: Kevin Correia, he’s pretty good until that one inning where he’s not.
Here’s the pitch count by inning for Correia in last nights 7-6 win over the Dodgers. See if you can find where the trouble started.
Inning PC#
1 12
2 [...]

Wondering About Correia

Jul 24th, 2008
by Chris Quick.
12 comments

Thoughts after last night’s 6-4 win over the Washington Nationals
~ Washington might have one of the ugliest lineups in the National League. If you thought the Giants were punchless, have you seen the Nats? Injuries have decimated Washington, transforming their lineup into a graveyard of bad hitters. Willie Harris, Paul Lo Duca, and Ryan Langerhans [...]

Early Season Starter Review

May 1st, 2008
by Chris Quick.
5 comments

We’ve officially played a month of baseball and the Giants have done surprisingly well. Their current record of 13-16 puts them at 3rd place in the National League West. A traditionally strong NL West has looked slightly weaker this year than previous years. The Rockies and Padres have both gotten off to slow starts and [...]