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Baseball’s premier hustler, Chase Utley, has a special skill set that includes the triple-threat of hitting, baserunning, and fielding, making him the gold standard for all second basemen.
Filed under General · Tagged with baserunning efficiency, Bill James, Charlie Manuel, Chase Utley, Chase-inator, Fangraphs, Fredi Gonzalez, George Brett, Hanley Ramirez, hustle, Ichiro Suzuki, Jeff Kent, Jimmy Rollins, Kirby Puckett, Mike Schmidt, Mitchel Lichtman, Pete Rose, Rogers Hornsby, Ultimate Zone Rating, UZR
My, have the one-time accessories known as pitchers evolved. You see, when baseball began, pitchers served as a launching pad for batters’ rockets. Standing 50 feet from their counterpart, only a few moments snuck by before their rockets went up, up and away on contact. As recently as 1980, relievers milled around in the shadows. […]
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“Wanna know a secret? A lot of your heroes weren’t the men you thought they were. The reality of the game they played differs from your ideal picture too. OK, I guess that’s not really a surprise. But more often than not, histories paint romantic pictures of yesterday’s stars. Perhaps some childhood mischief or an […]
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“It’s a park that could make you a hero or a bum.” – Stan Musial on the Polo Grounds, 1957 Stan Musial was truly one of the most consistently great hitters baseball has ever seen. With a lifetime average of .331, his slumps were like comets—showing up every few years, then disappearing in a flash. […]
Filed under General, Top Stories, What's on Second: Statistical Analysis · Tagged with Bill Deane, Bill James, Carl Yastrzemski, Chase Utley, Citi Field, Citizens Bank Park, Colorado Rockies, Coors Field, Dave Winfield, David Wright, Donora Greyhound, Fenway Park, George Sisler, Greg Rybarczyk, Henry Chadwick Award, Hit Tracker, hitter's park, Home Run Park Factor, HRPF, Jack Murphy Stadium, Lee Allen, Minneapolis, Minnesota Twins, neutral park, New York Giants, New York Mets, Obp, Ops, Park Factors, Pete Palmer, Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies, pitcher's park, Polo Grounds, Sabermetrics, Sabr, Seven Times, Slg, Stan Musial, Stan The Man, statistical baseball analysis, Target Field, The Metrodome, Ty Cobb, Wade Boggs
