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"The hard part about OPS is that it's an acronym, which makes it really hard to understand. I tried to understand it, but it turns out the O stands for OBP. An acronym within an acronym. Me and Dick Williams think that's a load of fooey. Dick Williams used to told me that the situation would dictate what happens. I can't think of a situation where I would be at the plate and have to decipher acronyms. Therefore, Adam Dunn is slow and just clogs up the bases and pitchers would be stupid to walk Ichiro. Case closed."
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Braves 2010: The Curse of the High Sox Goddess
by VivaLosBravos on Sep 2, 2010 4:14 AM EDT
on Talking Chop
Forget about the Red Sox, the White Sox, and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (If any of you were bored enough to be thinking about them in the first place), because 2010 is the season of the Braves' Sox. Disclaimer: This post is libelous, incoherent, patently false, arduous, contains original research, etc.
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SBN Power Rankings
Braves up two spots to #4. Description cites 94% playoff odds and Heyward's ROY candidacy.
Cameron's Trade Values 10-6
Any Braves fan following Dave Cameron's series of trade values has certainly been doing so with great interest as to where Heyward would rank. His absence on this portion of this list guarantees a top 5 rating, much to my pleasure.
Second Half Predictions
by VivaLosBravos on Jul 15, 2010 2:08 AM EDT
on Talking Chop
I saw a post like this at Royal's Review, and thought I would further my baseball fix by coming up with a few pertinent, predictable queries for the Braves' second half.
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More Love for MB Staff
nothing really revelatory here, but the recognition's great.
I wonder if Hulet's criticism of Teheran's "durability" references his shoulder history. If not, I think it's a bit unfair to impugn his durability since we're obviously going to handle with kid gloves a 150 lb 19 year old who is probably our top prospect.
Monster Heyward Projection at BtB
Heyward comes in at #8 here, which is truly astounding considering the projection period is for his age 21-25 seasons.
Pitching Prospects All Over BA Hot Sheet
by VivaLosBravos on Jun 7, 2010 2:16 PM EDT
on Talking Chop
Baseball America's weekly prospect Hot Sheet, unveiled June 4th, featured four Braves' pitching prospects among its 13 selections.
Dave Allen on Boog on Chipper
I'd probably link any Fangraphs blog on Chipper, but this one is especially worth reading.
Erik Manning on Braves Rotation
something most of us have thought through already. Nice to get the attention, though.
Braves Rhymes
by VivaLosBravos on Aug 4, 2009 2:52 AM EDT
on Talking Chop
I've been hanging around Talking Chop a lot lately, and some sort of creative contribution seems like the only way to justify the amount of time I spend here a good way to give back to the community, even if cheesy limericks were the best I could do.
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Phillie Phleecing on BtB
Still not sure how I feel about this.
Ricciardi's offer to Philly
Apparently the Jays GM wants three of the Phillies best young talents in exchange for Roy Halladay in J.A. Happ, Kyle Drabek, and Dominic Brown. A couple of things jump out at me.
The first is that most had assumed this deal would include either Drabek or Happ (rather than both) and two or three hitters.
Secondly, it's incredible to think that Philadelphia could send three excellent prospects to Toronto and still have one of the top farm systems in baseball.
Prado Producing in Atlanta
This article predicts a regression from Prado, but a rather mild one. Not too surprising since his high BA is somewhat validated by a very low K rate and, apparently, great contact numbers.
The Dugout: The Most Even Trade Ever
I disagree with value assessment here, but the humor hits home regardless.
Vazquez's All Star snub statistically foolish
by VivaLosBravos on Jul 5, 2009 10:54 PM EDT
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Although a 5-7 record rarely merits all star consideration, the omission of Javier Vazquez from the Midsummer Classic is still a little puzzling.
As impressed as I have been with Javy this year, I did a little digging and discovered that Vazquez has a lower FIP and more strikeouts this year than every starting pitcher on the National League squad with the exception of Tim Lincecum, who will likely start the game for the Senior Circuit.
Here's a look at what Javy's done compared to the 8 SPs who were fortunate enough to make the roster:
Javier Vazquez, ATL, 2.55/ 130
- Johan Santana, NYM, 3.71/ 104
- Jason Marquis, COL, 4.19/ 51
- Ted Lilly, CHC, 4.00/ 88
- Josh Johnson, FLA, 2.92/ 97
- Dan Haren, ARI, 2.76/ 113
- Matt Cain, SFG, 3.95/ 88
- Chad Billingsley, LAD, 3.27/ 110
- Tim Lincecum, SFG, 1.96/ 141
Clearly Timmy is head and shoulders above the rest of this group, but Javy comfortably ranks second in both of these categories, which I consider two of the most important in evaluating a pitcher's performance. I understand guys like Lilly and Marquis are the only representative from their respective teams, but it's hard to understand how those concerned could shut out a pitcher that has had as dominant a first half as Mr. Vazquez.
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