By Chris Quick on September 8, 2009
Before this season started, I quipped the following when the Giants signed Juan Uribe: If Juan Uribe makes the team, speculation is that he’ll earn about $1M for his services. That contract is paying him like he’s a .25 WAR player, which is about right. I don’t like Juan Uribe as a player but I [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged barry bonds, juan uribe, matt williams, multi-hr games, willie mays, willie mccovey
By Chris Quick on March 16, 2009
Good morning on a Monday. I hope everyone had a nice weekend and is strapping in for another work week. Something I had forgotten about Spring Training — it’s really long. The games have been going on for a couple of weeks now and yet, we’re still about 20+ days away from Opening Day. Trust [...]
Posted in General Baseball, Giants | Tagged aaron rowand, Edgar Renteria, links, willie mays
By Chris Quick on March 5, 2009
I’m borrowing (stealing) an idea from my fellow blogmate Sky Kalkman over at Beyond the Boxscore. Attached below is a line graph showing the career production, in terms of WAR, for Barry Bonds, Wilie Mays, and Willie McCovey. (Historical WAR numbers gleaned from BaseballProjection.com) Note: Since the win values only go back to 1955, Willie [...]
Posted in Giants, Plots | Tagged barry bonds, historical WAR, willie mays, willie mccovey
