PWHjort
- joined Mar 24, 2009
- last login Aug 08, 2012
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My name is Peter. One time when I was a child, my mother gave me a bunch of toys. I took the toys up to my room and I broke them all. I came back down stairs and my mother said,
"Peter, how do you like your new toys?".
I responded, "I broke them".
Perplexed, she asked, "Why did you break your toys?".
I replied, "Because I don't play".
A Fan Of...
- mlb Atlanta Braves
- nba Atlanta Hawks
- nfl Atlanta Falcons
- ncaaf Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- ncaab Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- soccer Arsenal
- tennis The female ones
2011 BsRized Standings June Update
32011 BsRized standings through June.
Baltimore Orioles: Contracts and Financial Overview
An overview of the financial state of the Baltimore Orioles.
2011 BsRized Standings May Update
32011 BsRized standings through June 2.
Economics of Baseball: Billy Beane's two step
13A look at how Billy Beane turned Danny Farquhar into Scott Sizemore by exploiting other teams' frustrations.
Economics of Baseball: The Orioles' shopping spree revisited
4A re-visitation of the Orioles 2011 pre-season shopping spree, in which they spent $36 million to acquire 9 players.
Arizona Diamondbacks: Contracts and Financial Overview
An overview of the Arizona Diamondbacks' financial commitments and contracts.
Seattle Mariners: Contracts and Financial Overview
An in-depth look at the contracts and financial overview of the Seattle Mariners.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Contracts and Financial Overview
An overview of the Pittsburgh Pirates' contracts for 2011 and beyond.
Economics of Baseball: A problematic vesting option
7A look at Francisco Rodriguez's 2012 vesting option in baseball economics terms.
Economics of Baseball: Jose Reyes
24A look at the what the Mets should do with Jose Reyes
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Chart detailing how batters fare after every count. 2002-2010 MLB data was used in compiling this....
Chart detailing how batters fare after every count. 2002-2010 MLB data was used in compiling this. The chart detailing how batters fare in every count can be found here. (click to embiggen)
April 2011 BsRized standings
2April 2011 standings recreated using a Base Runs run estimator in conjunction with PythagenPat--a win% estimator.
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Chart describing how batters fare in every count. 2002-2010 MLB data was used in compiling...
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Chart describing how batters fare in every count. 2002-2010 MLB data was used in compiling this. (click to embiggen)
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Possible explanations for the 2011 offensive spike so far
5- Small sample size.
- Early games being played in more hitter-friendly parks.
- Quality of pitching hasn't been as good with some key guys on the DL.
- Change in batter and/or pitcher approach.
- Change in equipment.
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Neyer: Rangers' Choice About Neftali Feliz Seems Easy
2In Feliz's case, the question really isn't whether he's more valuable as an excellent reliever or an excellent starter. We know the answer to that one. The question is whether he will be an excellent starter. Because if he's just a good one -- or, heaven forbid, he gets hurt -- the equation changes quite a bit.
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Introducing The MLBTR Agency Database
1MLB Trade Rumors introduces another great resource.
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Morosi: Tigers won't alter alcohol policy
8"Miguel Cabrera, the Detroit Tigers superstar first baseman, has had two high-profile incidents of alcohol abuse in the last 16 months. He is currently in a treatment program for what officials are calling an alcohol addiction. However, his team has no plans to end its policy of making alcohol available to team personnel in the clubhouse after regular-season home games. "We don’t have any changes," Dave Dombrowski, the club president and general manager, said in an interview Wednesday. Dombrowski declined to say whether team officials discussed the possibility of a change." The fact that teams still supply alcohol to players and staff after games strikes me as one of the dumbest things in baseball, and that the Tigers will continue to do so even though one of their players has a serious disease that the presence of alcohol in the clubhouse can only exacerbate strikes me as even dumber. I understand that Cabrera probably doesn't wanted to be treated any differently despite his illness--just as someone with diabetes wouldn't--but the policy of serving alcohol after games seems very backwards and foolish to me, in general and especially in this case. Discuss.
BoaB -- Buzz Bissinger League Draft Rounds 6-15
Draft order1 - KittenMittons2 - sexbobomb3 - bfkrams34 - BlackOps5 - Cole Stevens6 - SenSurround7 - edurson8 - free f.p. #149 - ***Ben Duronio*** -- League Manager10 - AirmanSD11 - Jeterian 212 -...
BoaB -- Post-Moneyballism League Draft Rounds 16-25
You know the drill by now. Draft spreadsheet. Salary and position eligibility information. League rules and roster information. Draft order1 - Bobby Flashpants2 - CajoleJuice3 - todmod4 - epatl5 -...
BoaB -- Wells' Bells League Draft Rounds 17-25
You guys know the drill by now. Salary and position eligibility information. League rules and roster information. Draft spreadsheet. Draft order 1 - ajfriedman2 - BrendanHarrisLives3 - ronjba4 -...
BoaB -- Wells' Bells League Draft Rounds 6-15
Good job getting the first five rounds done with haste. Keep on truckin'. Salary and position eligibility information. League rules and roster information. Draft spreadsheet. Draft order 1 -...
BoaB -- Post-Moneyballism League Draft Rounds 6-15
You guys are crushing it so far, having flown through the first five rounds. Great stuff. Draft spreadsheet. Salary and position eligibility information. League rules and roster information. Draft...
BoaB -- Buzz Bissinger League Draft Rounds 1-5
Draft order1 - KittenMittons2 - sexbobomb3 - bfkrams34 - BlackOps5 - Cole Stevens6 - SenSurround7 - edurson8 - free f.p. #149 - ***Ben Duronio*** -- League Manager10 - AirmanSD11 - Jeterian 212 -...
BoaB -- Garfoosian Logic League Draft Rounds 1-5
Draft order1 - keanuthon2 - ***Jevant*** -- League Manager3 - Dandretti4 - CEW5 - LG476 - Adam Banks7 - nick52538 - ThePetis9 - frankman1010 - CarLoogy11 - Okobojicat12 - mattb723Remember it's a...
BoaB -- Post-Moneyballism League Draft Rounds 1-5
Draft order1 - Bobby Flashpants2 - CajoleJuice3 - todmod4 - epatl5 - mcboyt6 - Varroa Destructor7 - Barold8 - Tommy Bennett9 - EamusCatuli0610 - dmm3366@hotmail.com11 - John Lopiano12 - Paul CreweR...
BoaB -- Wells' Bells League Draft Rounds 1-5
Draft order 1 - ajfriedman2 - BrendanHarrisLives3 - ronjba4 - grantjg15 - doublej47256 - Satchel Price7 - jfcincotta8 - jar759 - stvfres10 - Robert L. Bishop11 - k26dp12 - 3cardmonty Remember it's...
BtB's "Ball on a Budget" Fantasy League -- 2011 League Assignments
66The team sheets are finished and the first two leagues have been formed. We're ready to start drafting this afternoon. Whee. Below 'the jump' I've listed the assignments for the first two leagues....
"Ball on a Budget" Fantasy League 2011 -- Draft Prep
113So far we have 56 sign-ups, enough for four leagues with eight alternates. Sign-ups are still open, but I'll get to that in a minute. Right now we need to establish the player pool. We're looking...
Economics of Baseball: Podsednik's Option
9A look at Scott Podsednik's decision to void the $2 million club option the Los Angeles Dodgers exercised for his 2011 services.
BtB's "Ball on a Budget" Fantasy League -- 2011 Edition
81Announcing the 2011 edition of Beyond the Box Score's saber-slanted fantasy baseball league: Ball on a Budget.
