What else am I going to do during a rain delay? You couldn’t pay me to watch Sports Science, so naturally, I’m comparing the win values tonight’s second-string Yankees lineup to the one they fielded Sunday when they clinched the AL East. I used FanGraphs’ Wins Above Replacement (WAR) to compare each lineup. Sunday’s lineup …
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Sep 28
The one where I sympathize with the ill DeJesus
I went back to some of my classes today after a bout with what I’m pretty sure was the Swine Flu. (Health officials here have pretty much said people who come down with the flu shouldn’t even bother to have it verified as H1N1 – it probably just IS.) One knock I hear year after …
Sep 17
BREAKING: Royals come to terms with Crow
From the Royals official website: The Kansas City Royals today announced they have reached an agreement with first-round draft choice Aaron Crow, the 12th overall selection in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. The agreement covers a three-year Major League contract, beginning in 2010. Consistent with team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. So …
Sep 17
Catching up: Greinke’s x-ray negative, Crow signing? and more
Wow, has it really been that long since I’ve posted? Yuck. Sorry ’bout that. Before we go on, I did write a little behind-the-scenes look at some of my research for The Machine, which explains what Poz meant when I mentioned me “almost” getting an interview with George Clooney. You can read that here. – …
Sep 10
A shallow moment
Please indulge me in a shallow moment* as we all prepare for Lenny DiNardo to make his Kansas City debut. Dear whomever decides what photos to run with stories at royals.com,Here’s this lovely story about Lenny DiNardo getting all ready for his first big league start in a long time, and his very first as …
Sep 09
Royals, Naturals, Blue Rocks and Bees all win
The Royals won at every level* tonight. I’m confident that doesn’t happen often. *every level that is still active – KC and the 3 teams that reached the postseason. Major LeaguesKansas City lost the shutout late in the game, but still held on for a 5-1 win behind a surprising 6-inning 8 (!) strikeout, 3-hit …
Sep 04
Credit to Moore for the DGuz trade…sort of.
I’m about to do something that surprises even me – I’m going to praise Dayton Moore for trading one of my favorite Royals prospects. You read that right. But the key word is trading – as in, getting something in return for him. While the massive off-field saga of Daniel Gutierrez was going on …
Aug 24
Raines OK after colliding headfirst with wall. No, really.
When Oklahoma City DH Chris Davis cracked a ball to left-center field in the first inning of Omaha’s 2nd game Sunday afternoon, Kila Ka’aihue immediately said, “Whoa, that ball is gone.” He was wrong, but it still looked like a gapper for sure. Instead, Tim Raines, Jr. sprinted to the ball and brought it down …
Aug 19
Detour to my other site for Alex Gordon stuff
Last night, I sat down to ponder what the Alex Gordon demotion would do to the Omaha roster. As far as I’ve been able to tell, the post didn’t publish, then was published – it showed up in my Google Reader – but is gone again. So please head over to Getting to First Base …
Aug 18
What does Gordon do to Omaha’s infield?
Alex Gordon will join Omaha Wednesday night in Tacoma, which means the already-crowded Omaha infield might see some changes. The O-Royals’ current bunch of middle-infielders includes Luis Hernandez, Tug Hulett, Mario Lisson, Travis Metcalf, and Irving Falu – although Falu also plays outfield. Luis Hernandez has played shortstop exclusively since being demoted from the big …