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baetown415

Mar 13, 2008 May 31, 2012 59 13421

I am a Giants fan for life. I dislike lazy analysis and bad trades for superfluous players. I dislike terrible free agent signings even more. But all is pretty much forgiven with Brian Sabean.

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Jeff Sullivan at Lookout Landing matched up team AVG/OBP/SLG lines to the players that most similarly matched them (over the past 3 years).

Check out the Giants' most similar player. LOL us

over 1 year ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 17 comments

I don't know if this was discussed in the GDT's, but WHY IS BUMGARNER?

almost 2 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 2 comments

I was hoping for a Steve Treder/Anticon23 collaboration for the Giants but oh well.

about 2 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 7 comments

If he's right, major OUCHIES for us.

I would not advise reading too much into any projected standings until near the beginning of the season.

P.S. SG also has us in the high 70s and PECOTA has us in the low 80s. I think xanthan (if the dude will get over his buttpee and blizzards) will post his WAR projections soon... should be around 83-84 wins probably.

over 2 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 34 comments

Reminded me of similar complains about DeRosa, although Winn isn't coming off a wrist injury.

over 2 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 1 comment

Headline: "Molina Still Doesn't Understand Why Mets Failed to Sign Him."

(h/t: Buster Olney)

over 2 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 76 comments

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Some Cy Young winning fun, courtesy of walkoff baltimore chop

over 2 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 15 comments

I'd make this into a fanpost, but I don't have the desire to go through and pick out the projections that intrigue me (like last season).

So have at it...

over 2 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 22 comments 1 recs

Courtesy of devil_fingers from Driveline Mechanics

over 2 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 8 comments

5. San Francisco Giants
I think this is three years in a row I've put San Francisco in the top five, although the past two years' rankings were just based on the top five rounds, and in 2006 they didn't do too badly with that Lincecum kid. The Giants grabbed four guys from my top 100, including No. 8 Zack Wheeler and the underrated Tommy Joseph, a power-hitting catcher from Scottsdale who has the arm to catch but needs help on the rest of his receiving game. They also spent to get Matt Graham -- a Texas prep righty with a good two-pitch combo -- away from a scholarship to North Carolina. One pick that stood out in the wrong way for me was Chris Dominguez, a big, strong third baseman from Louisville who hits with metal but who is going to swing and miss far too often with wood.

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insider/news/story?id=4409866

Keith Law, ESPN Insider (sorry Klaw), regarding the Giants' draft

almost 3 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 21 comments

I linked to the 2009-2013 MLB payrolls resource.

Payroll by Percentage and Spending by Positiion are also pretty cool.

(H/t to Sky of Beyond the Boxscore)

almost 3 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 0 comments

McCovey Chronicles The McC-Meme that just won't die (but absolutely should)....

It really surprises me that so many of the McCoven faithful are still talking about this, considering we're all mostly level-headed and rational when it comes to this organization. In fact, because of this, it drives me up the wall anytime someone mentions this...

Poll
So what do you think about potentially bringing Guzman up soon?
You're crazy. Dude's mashing and will keep on doing so.
40 votes
It's not worth it now but will be a good option somewhere down the line.
23 votes
Trade Matt Cain.
24 votes

87 votes | Poll has closed

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Pitchers Wins Above Replacement from the Retrosheet Era (1956-2008), provided by Sean Smith.

A brief explanation can be found here.

(h/t to Tango)

about 3 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 0 comments

Money quote: ""When you lose a game, you think about what you could have done better -- instead of pointing the finger at someone else." "

about 3 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 13 comments

The article explaining how to help is here.

UPDATE: Tango has added some more players to the survey, so if you want to project playing time for those players, you can fill in a ballot with only those guys (leaving the other ones blank).

about 3 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 28 comments

McCovey Chronicles OT: ESPN and/or Yahoo Sports NCAA Tournament Pool WITH FINAL UPDATE

Poll
Yes/no, and if so, how should it go?
Yes, ESPN only, men's bracket only
6 votes
Yes, ESPN only, men's and women's brackets
1 votes
Yes, ESPN only, women's bracket only
1 votes
Yes, Yahoo only, men's bracket only
16 votes
Yes, Yahoo only, men's and women's brackets
2 votes
Yes, Yahoo only, women's bracket only
0 votes
Yes, ESPN and Yahoo, men's bracket only
7 votes
Yes, ESPN and Yahoo, men's and women's brackets
2 votes
Yes, ESPN and Yahoo, women's bracket only
0 votes
Go away,-'town
2 votes
Trade Matt Cain
7 votes

44 votes | Poll has closed

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I almost feel bad when I post these for everyone to pick apart, but then I read the mailbag questions and wonder how Mr. Haft can go through his inbox without losing his sanity.

So rip away!

about 3 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 28 comments

Now more user-friendly. Still only non-pitchers.
Also, note the dates. Please don't freak out because Ted Williams has the same WAR as Mike Lowell, Mickey Rivers and Ron Hunt. That WAR has only Williams' last 6 seasons.

about 3 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 10 comments

Wow, just wow.... huge kudos to Rally

EDIT: Here's his blog post talking about what goes into his WAR.

EDIT 2: Blurb from the blog entry -

"Future enhancements will be, with no definite timetable:

Pitchers
Leaderboards
Team Pages
Players before 1955 - I'll need to develop a crude stand in for defensive ability."

over 3 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 15 comments

Along with his predicted standings, Sean Smith gives us his "power rankings" based on the team's true talent level relative to the other teams.

over 3 years ago Sbc_park_tiny baetown415 16 comments