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Sat, July 05, 2008

Rays to the Top

by Brian Joseph

In the previous 10 seasons of their existence, the Tampa Bay Rays were never close to first place when they woke up on July 1. This season — after beating the Red Sox on June 30 — the Rays went to bed on June 30 knowing they would be on top of the AL East when action started in July. The closest they were before that was in 2000 when they sat in the AL East cellar and trailed the Toronto Blue Jays by 10 ½ games.

It took 11 seasons for Tampa Bay to be listed in first place at the end of June. This week, we take a look at how long it took the other 29 franchises to find their way to the top of their league or division at the start of play on July 1.

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1928 Negro National League Season Review – It’s in the Stars

The following is from the unpublished manuscript LOST LEAGUES: The 1928 Negro National and Eastern Colored Leagues. An article based on this manuscript appeared in the SABR publication “Mound City Memories.”

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Fri, July 04, 2008

Starting Fresh: The Expansion of 1998

by Brendan Macgranachan

In the final part of my six part series on major league expansion drafts, I examine the seventh expansion draft in major league history, the 1998 expansion draft for the newest members of Major League Baseball, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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Thu, July 03, 2008

It’s Time to Put the 2008 Tigers to Rest

by Richard Stroud

Detroit’s recent run was probably its high-water mark.

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Running Down the Battle for Second Place in the AL East

On Thursday night, the Yankees and Red Sox renew their rivalry. We break down the series.

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Tue, July 01, 2008

Notes From the Shadows of Cooperstown: ‘Tweener

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Ballpark Factors Now Available!

We’ve updated our Database section to include KJOK’s ballpark factors and Robert Bofors’ caught stealing estimates for individual players (1894-1919).

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Mon, June 30, 2008

Struggling to Find the Right Words

A Threatening letter targeting the African American and Latino players on the Boston Red Sox has changed the very nature of a series set to present baseball at its best.

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Diamond Rundown – Edition Thirteen

by Brian Joseph

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the thirteenth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

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Sat, June 28, 2008

Forgotten Pitchers of the 1980s, pt. 3

by Justin Murphy

The Late Bloomers: Mike Scott and John Tudor

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How I Got To “Know” Tom Filer

by Brian Joseph

For the first time since joining Seamheads, I did not spend the week formulating my Saturday appearance on the site. Typically, I take a few ideas and play with them early in the week before narrowing the choices down to one or two. After research I settle on the one I feel Seamheads’ readers will be most interested in and write it up. This week was different.

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Fri, June 27, 2008

Starting Fresh: The Expansion of 1993

by Brendan Macgranachan

In part five of my six part series on major league expansion drafts, I examine the sixth expansion draft in major league history, the 1993 expansion draft for the newest members of the National League, the Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies.

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Thu, June 26, 2008

The Great Chicago Fire of 2008

by Richard Stroud

The White Sox sure make a lot of noise, but are they actually any good?

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Wed, June 25, 2008

Statistics 101: Distributions

by Matt Mitchell

Continuing our look at statistical concepts in sabermetrics

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Omar Vizquel’s Golden Return to Cleveland

by Michael Taylor

It was a special night at Progressive Field as the city of Cleveland welcomed back past Indians great, Omar Vizquel…

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