- Replacing Joe Nathan
Joe PawlikowskiFor the past six seasons the Twins haven't had to think about the ninth inning. If they had a lead in a close game, Joe Nathan was there to ensure victory. In only 25 of 272 instances did he fail
- Joe Morgan And The A's
Dave CameronAt the risk of digging up the carcass of a dead horse just to kick it again, I want to take a second and point out something Joe Morgan said about the A's in his his most recent chat on ESPN.com.
- Selective Joe
Eric Seidman for a rebuilding phase; one that would not necessarily bring with it much success this year. Despite this, the Twins are no cakewalk and catcher Joe Mauer is a major reason why.
Though Joe is yet to hit his
- Joe West at the Olympics
Navin Vaswani
Joe West. Umpire. Singer-songwriter. Golfer. President. Equipment -- "West Vest" -- designer. Actor. Cowboy. Adventurer. The Great Ejector.
Last, and probably most impressive of all
- Joe West Tossing Knowledge
Navin Vaswani
NBC Universal's "The More You Know" star doesn't toss itself, you know.
Big ups: Shockingly enough, to NBC Universal. And Joe West. Always Joe West.
- Joe West Tosses SOPA
Navin Vaswani
Joe West wants the Internet to be free. We stand united.
SOPA: You're outta here.
Original image credit: Salon.com.
- Joe West ... In Peril?
Dayn PerryThe latest dispatch from Joe West is perhaps the most haunting and worrisome of all ...
It may be that Joe West is merely ejecting a fiery celestial body from the firmament
- Joe West on the Moon
Navin Vaswani
If you thought the amazing Joe West Montage meant the end of the Adventures of Joe West, you were sorely mistaken.
The Soviet Union wasn't there, on the moon, on June 20th, 1969
- Joe West in the Garden of Eden
Carson Cistulli
"And therefore Joe West sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken." - Genesis 3:23
- Joe West Was There in Spirit
Navin Vaswani
This one comes courtesy of NotGraphs reader -- and quite possibly New York Mets relief pitcher extraordinaire -- Francisco Rodriguez.
When there's an ejection in baseball, I like to think Joe
- Joe West in a Dark Alley
Navin Vaswani
Joe West will meet you -- and toss you -- any time, any place, boy.
Original image credit: Daily Dose of Imagery.
- Today in the Adventures of Joe West
Navin VaswaniIt warms my most Canadian of Canadian hearts to know that I'm not the only one enjoying the incredible Adventures of Joe West. You, dear readers, have too embraced The Great Ejector.
Joe West's
- Joe West Ejects Pilot
Navin Vaswani
In the most recent adventure of Joe West's remarkable career, brilliant and undoubtedly handsome commenter Matt Defalco dubbed our Lord of the Umpires, "The Great Ejector." I don't know about
- The Joe West Montage
Dayn PerryProceed to the nearest mountaintop and bellow: "Joe West will stop ejecting the world when the world stops doing things that merit ejection."
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- Prehistoric Joe West
Navin Vaswani
Just so we're clear, there was no meteor. There was -- and always will be -- fearless Joe West.
High five, down low, to my esteemed -- and much, much smarter -- colleague Albert Lyu
- Mustache Watch: Joe Maddon
Dayn PerryRays pit boss Joe Maddon has always been a gentleman of fashion and leisure, and being a gentleman of fashion and leisure means bowing to the times. Your Daguerreotype of the Evening proves that Mr
- Joe Blanton Is Sticking Around
Matthew CarruthThe Phillies agreed to terms on a three-year deal with Joe Blanton today. The salary breakdown is reportedly $7 million this season and $8.5 million in each of 2011 and '12 for a total of $24 million
- Today in Baseball Joe
Mississippi Matt Smith
"Baseball Joe" was the star of a series of novels written by "Lester Chadwick." "Lester Chadwick" wasn't his real name, but when he wasn't writing "Baseball Joe" books he was writing "Bobbsey Twins
- The Thoughts Joe Blanton Is Thinking
Carson CistulliJoe Blanton is both (a) a pretty good, probably underrated, major-league pitcher (averaging 2.9 WAR per season over his six-year career) and (b) not as talented as his Phillie rotation mates
- Joe West Tosses 2011
Navin Vaswani get funner."
Oh yeah: 2011, you're gone!
On Friday March 4, 2011, shortly after 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, reader Matt. D. sent us a whited-out picture of Joe West, along with the words
- Sorry, Cowboy Joe
Brandon WarneIn a bit of breaking news, we here at NotGraphs have been able to procure the video footage of Bud Selig breaking the news to Cowboy Joe West that his services would not be needed
- The Feast of Joe the Superlative
Patrick Dubuque of the Van Buren descendents. We also, coincidentally, celebrate the latest in our universally beloved, if intermittently scheduled, feast days.
Joe the Superlative
Life: Little is known of Joe
- Joe Mauer's Un-Joe Mauer-Like Afternoon
Mike AxisaLost in all the hoopla created by Mike Trout, Miguel Cabrera's run at the Triple Crown, and the various pennant races is the fact that Joe Mauer is having another amazing season. He currently leads
- This: A Thing Joe West Will Not Abide
Dayn PerryThere are things in this world that Joe West will not abide: bad clams, people talking over his Artie Shaw records, barmen given to ungenerous pours of the Maker's Mark, use of the Single-Windsor
- Joe Mauer Swings Away
Jeff Sullivan a sense of a hitter's eye, and you can get a sense of a hitter's passiveness. Or, you might prefer, pickiness.
Joe Mauer is far from a league-average hitter, in both results and approach. For his career
- Selling You on Joe Blanton
Jeff Sullivan on Zack Greinke, and added Tommy Hanson and Joe Blanton. Hanson cost the Angels Jordan Walden. Blanton cost the Angels two years and $15 million. The Angels aren't necessarily done, but instead of having
- Joe West in Front of Imploding Kingdome
Carson CistulliClick image for great pleasure.
In the spirit of Newt Gingrich in Front of Stock Photos, here's umpire Joe West -- in front of an imploding Kingdome.
Thanks to reader Matt D. for whited-out Joe
- Joe Nathan Returns
Chris Cwik
Nine pitches; six strikes. That's all it took for Joe Nathan to rack up his five saves of the season, and second since reclaiming the closer role over Matt Capps. Capps had been terrible in July
- The "West Coast Joe Blanton"
Patrick Cain to the bored, I'd say, sure you're usually right. But McCarthy - or as he dubbed himself, "the West Coast Joe Blanton" aka WCJB - has made having an account well worth my vastly dispensable time
- Joe Satriani Is the Soundtrack to Japanese Baseball
Carson CistulliOr at least to the first 40 seconds of this video. And maybe it's Joe Esposito. I think you know what I'm trying to say.
- Mighty Joe Beimel
Eric Seidman (Giants). Will Ohman, another lefty reliever, is currently being courted by the Braves, and another lefty reliever, Joe Beimel, is rumored to be on the Giants wish-list.
Beimel had a decent year
- Mighty Joe Nelson
Eric SeidmanOn Friday, the Florida Marlins non-tendered right-handed reliever Joe Nelson, officially allowing him to hit the open market. While the market for relief pitchers has not been as lucrative
- The Greatness Of Joe Mauer
Dave Cameron for batters in WAR, you'll notice Joe Mauer has ascended to the pinnacle, as his 3.8 wins above replacement to date leads all major league position players.
Now, to rack up a +3.8 win value
- Joe Girardi and the Tragedy of the Recent
Dave CameronThis post isn't really about Joe Girardi, even though his name is in the headline and his decisions from yesterday are the inspiration for this post. It's about Girardi in that he's a human being
- Joe Blanton Joins The Angels
Chris CwikHow many times have you had to rely on Joe Blanton? You don't have to be ashamed, just admit it, we've all been there. It's the last day of your fantasy matchup, and you're looking for the one spot
- Joe Mauer and Fastballs
Dave AllenYesterday when I was looking at Joe Mauer's numbers I noticed he sees a lot of fastballs. Generally the better the hitter the fewer the fastballs he sees, but Mauer, the second best hitter
- ADP Crowdsourcing: Joe Nathan
Zach Sanders at noon (eastern) today, so don’t forget to check that out.
Joe Nathan has long been a fantasy stud, because he can give you close to 100 strikeouts a year from the relief pitcher position. Plus
- Hopeless Joe's RotoGraphs Chat
Jeremy Blachman time you see anything about a player being lost for the season, that's my handiwork you're reading. Or at least the handiwork of my unpaid intern. Which gives me an excuse to announce: Hopeless Joe
- Joe Mauer and Free Agency
R.J. AndersonGoogle the phrases “rosterbation” + “Joe Mauer” and you’ll get 106 results ranging from White Sox to Giants to Orioles links. Everyone wants a piece of the Mauer pie and nobody believes the Twins can
- Joe Maddon Spins a Gem
R.J. AndersonLast night, Joe Maddon displayed his willingness to run through every available option on the fly without erring into the danger zone of allowing momentary passion to override logic. Take his
- ADP Crowdsourcing: Joe Mauer
Zach SandersIn today’s ADP Crowdsourcing, we go back to looking at a star, and and are using pick number as our unit of measurement because of it.
Joe Mauer was a certifiable star heading into 2010 fantasy
- Joe Crede Still Available
Jack MooreIn December, I wrote a post about how Joe Crede was falling under the radar in the free agent market in 2010, much like he did in 2009, when he took a $2.5 million incentive-laden contract
- Joe Crede Lives
Jack MooreAfter sitting out the entire 2010 season without a contract offer, Joe Crede's baseball career looked to be finished. Despite Scott Boras's best efforts and solid performance in both 2008 and 2009
- The Value of Joe Mauer
Chris CwikNo catcher has quite been like Joe Mauer.
Since his first full season in the big leagues, he has easily been the best catcher in baseball. Between 2005 and 2010, he compiled a 32.7 WAR -- Victor
- Joe West at Richard Nixon's Ejection
Navin Vaswani
I promise I'll tire of the Adventures of Joe West soon. Eventually. Maybe.
But admit it: You thought President Richard Nixon resigned, didn't you?
- Joe West Ejects NotGraphs Reader
Navin VaswaniThe results of the poll are in: Andy Tworischuk hates fun.
You mess with NotGraphs, you mess with Joe West. At least that's what Joe West told the NotGraphs Investigative Reporting Investigation
- Joe West Tosses Frank McCourt
Navin Vaswani
Recently, after a raucous night of country music and beers, Joe West looked at us, the NotGraphs Investigative Reporting Investigation Team, and wistfully said, "I hate what's become
- Audio: Joe Castiglione Buys a Cake
Carson CistulliIt's clear as day from the embedded audio below that radio voice of the Red Sox Joe Castiglione bought a cake on Tuesday. What's less obvious is where he bought it. One of Life's Mysteries, is what
- Joe Serafin's Underdog Story
Brian JouraChances are you have never heard of Joe Serafin, a pitcher in the minors with the Kannapolis Intimidators, the low-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. But if Serafin ever makes it to the majors
- Joe Mauer: Catcher or Fetcher?
Brandon WarneOn a different website, I’ve made my opinions pretty clear: Joe Mauer should not catch much longer. But luckily for most fantasy owners -- myself included -- there seem to be no indications
- Ejecting The Joe West Google Alert
Jack MooreIn order to properly keep myself up to date on all things Joe West, I did what all rational human beings under the ever watchful gaze of SkyNet Google would do in the same situation: I set up
- Joe West Appreciates Street Justice
Dayn Perry assume the hitter had it coming because otherwise Joe West would've done what he does and ejected the offending pitcher. In this righteous instance, though, it wouldn't surprise me if Joe West deputized
- Joe West on the Playground
Navin Vaswani
- Joe West on a Balcony
Navin Vaswani
- Joe Maddon: Boxers or Briefs?
Navin Vaswani
- Hopeless Joe's FanGraphs Chat
Jeremy Blachman
- The Real Life Adventures of Joe West
Navin Vaswani.
Anyway, you can imagine my chagrin upon learning that I missed a Joe West ejection, two Chad Fairchild ejections, and all the drama that accompanied them. Life isn't fair.
Thankfully, though
- Joe West in World 1-1 of Super Mario Bros.
Carson CistulliClick image for great pleasure.
Umpire Joe West is off on a great adventure.
- Joe West Does Us a Solid
Dayn Perry would go away and leave us to our base-ball.
You know, they call Joe West a cowboy because he is exactly that. For instance, upon discovering that this town was not big enough for both him
- Today in Baseball Joe, Pt. 2
Mississippi Matt Smith
The madcap adventures; the uproarious hijinks; the wholesome schoolyard violence; the uncannily articulate young men continue! -- in the second installment of "Baseball Joe." Published in 1912
- Joe West Makes Things Right
Dayn PerryJoe West has been known to kick the sh*t out of an ungentlemanly scoundrel or three, but he won't kick the sh*t out of this one ...
You're welcome, Jim Joyce. The Great Ejector has laid aside
- Joe Mauer Not so Freely Available
Jeff Sullivan beyond that. It's all just something that happens, something that teams do because there's not a lot of reason not to do it.
The big-time waiver player of the day right now is one Joe Mauer. Ken
- Hot Tip: Joe West Show at the Guggenheim
Mississippi Matt Smith at the Guggenheim. It's called "(R)Ejecting the Status Quo: 600 Years of Joe West Images," and though the title pretty much speaks for itself, here's a bit from the official description as well as a few
- Joe West Ejects Barry Zito's Mustache
Navin Vaswani
It gives me great pleasure to announce that, yes, friends, memes -- Adventures of Joe West and Mustache Watch -- have collided. And we have FanGraphs reader SYH to thank. You may remember SYH
- Hopeless Joe's World Series Chat
Jeremy Blachman
Q: Hi Joe, with the Giants having home field advantage in the World Series, how will the Tigers pitchers fare when having to bat in San Francisco?
A: Terribly. And that's if they even get
- ALDS Game 3 Preview: New York Yankees
Joe Pawlikowski gauntlet in Joe Mauer,Jim Thome , and Jason Kubel.
In his first full season as a starter, Phil Hughes had problems at times keeping the ball in the park. His 1.28 HR/9 ranked sixth among qualified AL
- Joe Mauer's Deal Finally Finalized
Matthew CarruthWorry no more Minnesota fans; a soothing balm to news on Joe Nathan's season-ending surgery has quickly arrived. According to sources, Joe Mauer has done what we mostly all expected and come
- Matt Wieters: Joe Mauer With Power?
Peter Bendix walks (38) than strikeouts (29).
Wieters’s season is eerily reminiscent of another young catching prodigy: Joe Mauer, in 2003. That year, Mauer began the season at high-A ball, where he hit .335/.395
- Joe Torre on Yadier Molina and Catching
David Laurila of the list probably came as a surprise to many. It was Joe Torre.
The legendary manager, and current MLB executive, was an outstanding player from 1960 to 1977. Spending the bulk of his career
- Rays Lock Up Zobrist
Joe Pawlikowski and 2.9 percent during his 2006 and 2007 stints, to 11 percent in 2008.
Everything came together in 2009. Zobrist's .408 wOBA ranked third among AL hitters, trailing just Joe Mauer and Kevin Youkilis
- ALDS Game One Review: Yankees
Joe Pawlikowski straight heading into his half of the sixth, and he quickly made that 11 by getting Joe Mauer to strike out and Delmon Young to hit a heart attack of a fly ball to the warning track. After that point he
- Yankees Agree to Terms with Russell Martin
Joe Pawlikowski is Joe Mauer.
Martin can help the Yankees immediately this off-season. After losing out on Cliff Lee, the Yankees could turn to the trade market in search of a starter who can fortify the 2011
- ALDS Game Three Review: Yankees
Joe Pawlikowski, and then Hudson singled him home. But with five more runs to make up and just five outs with which to score them, that barely put a dent in the WE. It got as low as 93.3 percent when Wood walked Joe
- Neil Walker Swinging Out of His Shoes
Joe Pawlikowski. Even then, he's only managed to foul off two. One was right in the middle of the zone.
From Joe Lefkowitz's PitchFX tool.
There has been plenty of fun baseball to watch in the early going
- Catchers Good Enough to DH
Joe Pawlikowski career OPS ranks just ahead of Tettleton on the all-time catcher list.
Joe Mauer
The Twins do well by playing Joe Mauer at DH instead of giving him full days off. That keeps his potent bat
- Yankees End Posada's Time as DH
Joe PawlikowskiIt wasn't long ago that Jorge Posada was one of baseball's best backstops. From 2000, the first season he stepped out of Joe Girardi's shadow, through 2007, his last fully healthy season, he ranked
- Discovery: Dinner with Joe Maddon Likely Fun
Carson Cistulli
Other things that are likely fun with Joe Maddon:
• Turkish Bath
• Cricket Analysis
• Double Dare
- Poll: What Did Joe West See?
Robert J. Baumann
We are used to seeing Joe West throwing things out of various contexts. Here, we witness Joe West pre-throwing out -- though we can be sure that whatever Joe is looking at, he is about to throw
- Jorge Posada's Place Among Aging Catchers
Joe Pawlikowski attained last year. But does this bode well for his age-38 season?
At the Bloomberg Sports blog, Tommy Rancel runs down third-tier fantasy catchers. After the top tier, Joe Mauer, and the second, Brian
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for June 21st
Joe Pawlikowski, Casilla hit a sharp grounder down the third base line that was just good enough for two bases. Then Joe Mauer -- yeah, Joe Mauer! -- singled up the middle, which brought home the first run and started
- Free Agent Bargain: Joe Crede
Dave Cameron.
I'm guessing that practically no one has figured out that I'm talking about Joe Crede, because he certainly didn't get much publicity for his outstanding 2006 at the time. As defensive performances get
- Joe Saunders's Deceptive Winning Percentage
Jack Moore largely panned for this statement on why he traded Dan Haren for a package including Joe Saunders and prospects, particularly among those in the sabermetric community. Of course, we know that pitcher
- Expect Saunders to Be an Average Joe in 2009
David GolebiewskiLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim lefty Joe Saunders is fresh off of the best season of his career. Given the opportunity to make 30+ starts for the first time in the majors, the Virginia Tech product
- 2010 NL Playoff Rotations: Philadelphia Phillies
Joe Pawlikowski in Game 1, and another top of the rotation starter in Game 2.
4) Joe Blanton CHONE nERA 4.52, 4.26 FIP
2010: 1.9 WAR, 4.34 FIP, 4.04 xFIP, 4.58 tERA 4.94 ERA
As long as the Phillies hang onto
- The AL Playoff Bullpens
Joe Pawlikowski
After a shaky start to the season Robertson has turned into the Yankees true relief ace. Joe Girardi is willing to use him in any critical spot regardless of inning. He frequently comes in with men
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for July 26th
Joe Pawlikowski in the middle of the infield, and then the go-ahead run scored on a Joe Mauer double. Joe Nathan didn't make the save easy, but he did strike out the final two batters of the game.
Notables
Nelson
- David Huff Knows His Opponents
Joe Pawlikowski-hour mark. Joe West would be proud.
Clearly we can't expect this of Huff every time out. He's going to get rocked one of these days, and it will probably happen more than once. Cleveland fans have
- Orioles Unsupportive of Kevin Millwood
Joe Pawlikowski.
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I'd say Millwood is the least-supported pitcher in the league, but that would ignore Zack Greinke. As Joe Poz tweets, the Royals have failed with Greinke in the game during his last four
- Why Do Managers Bat Replacements in the Starter's Spot?
Joe Pawlikowski, then, play Kelly there for even one game? Gardenhire routinely hits Justin Morneau third when Joe Mauer takes a day off. Why, then, can't he put a hitter better than Matt Tolbert in the second spot
- Derek Jeter's Double Play Condition
Joe PawlikowskiHeading into the 2009 season, Joe Girardi knew he had a small problem on his hands. By most measures, his Nos. 1 and 2 hitters, Johnny Damon and Derek Jeter, ranked among the best in the league
- Span's Big Numbers Boost
Joe Pawlikowski, and no-out night look for a number of other disappointing hitters?
This would also with any combination of 10 total bases and no outs recorded, including the cycle.
Joe Mauer. Starting with Span's
- How Much Longer Does Kazmir Have in the Angels Rotation?
Joe Pawlikowski). Joe Saunders has been every bit as bad as Kazmir this year, though he's managed to keep a few more runs off the board. If any team could benefit from the addition of a pitcher, even a second-tier arm
- Twins Again Surge Without Morneau
Joe Pawlikowski Morneau looked like an even bigger blow this year than it was last year. Joe Mauer led the Twins then, but his production has dropped a bit this year. A .379 wOBA from a catcher is excellent
- Girardi Deals with a Short Deck
Joe PawlikowskiWhen your team wins the game it's easy to justify the decisions made therein. This morning, R.J. examined Joe Maddon's moves in last night's game against the Yankees and expressed a positive
- ALDS Game 1 Preview: New York Yankees
Joe Pawlikowski present problems for the Yankees, since the Twins rank near the top of the league in ground ball rate. Denard Span, Michael Cuddyer, Orlando Hudson, and Joe Mauer are among the top 50 in ground ball
- How the Teixeira Injury Affects the Yankees
Joe Pawlikowski the double play, it appeared as though he attempted a slide into first. Replay showed that he grabbed his hamstring and collapsed. When Joe Girardi and trainer Steve Donahue helped Teixeira off
- Getting Out of the Cellar: Arizona Diamondbacks
Joe Pawlikowski acquisition. He and Ian Kennedy constitute a solid middle of the rotation. Then there are pitchers such as Joe Saunders and Barry Enright to fill out the bottom portion. We could also see the Diamondbacks
- Players Who Out-WARred Their Entire Teams
Joe Pawlikowski -- Kansas City: 2.9 WAR
Joe Randa, 2004: 3.4 WAR -- Kansas City: 2.9 WAR
- Cubs Keep Marmol Around for Three More Years
Joe Pawlikowski the total for Johnny Cueto, even though the latter pitched more than twice as many innings. He also struck out more hitters than starters Jon Garland, Derek Lowe, and Joe Blanton, just to name a few
- Phillies in a Bind With Utley
Joe Pawlikowski, Valdez will likely take over at the start of the season. Then, as the trade deadline approaches they can reassess the situation. Perhaps by then they can trade Joe Blanton to free up some money
- 2011 Organizational Rankings: #29 - Arizona
Joe Pawlikowski the Diamondbacks, and while the team will likely finish last again in 2011, he'll likely have them out of that position in 2012. If professional scout Joe Bohringer, whom we met twice during the FanGraphs
- Struggling Hitter Atop the Lineup? Drop Him Down
Joe Pawlikowski from being universally accepted that Joe Girardi and Fredi Gonzalez are good managers, they both made smart moves, at least in terms of results, when they dropped top of the order guys down to the bottom
- Waiting for the Wheels to Fall Off Wade Davis
Joe Pawlikowski.
After the game, Rays manager Joe Maddon tweeted, "Davis bettter." The previous sentence mentioned Ricky Romero's efficiency, so his statement came off as a comparison. One look at this morning's
- Mauer Still Tops Among MLB Catchers
Joe Pawlikowski. That honor belongs to another household name, Joe Mauer.
In all of the weighted categories, Mauer is McCann's better. It starts with wRAA, where Mauer is 11.4 runs better, despite coming
- Tribe’s Ongoing Draft Difficulties
Joe Werner did well when he acquired Sandy Alomar Jr. and Carlos Baerga in a trade with San Diego for Joe Carter.
The foundation was set for Hart to succeed.
Hart, as he should, receives a lot
- Season on the Line, Joe Saunders on the Mound?
Dave Cameron the stuff to dominate on any given night. The Orioles are throwing Joe Saunders, who they acquired in an August trade after he cleared waivers. This seems to be the definition of the word mismatch
- Is Joe Mauer's ADP Too High?
Howard Bender and, more often than not, a complete disappointment by season's end. With a top five ranking amongst catchers and an overall ADP of 79.64, Joe Mauer seems like a candidate who fits this description
- Joe Sheehan Gives a Free Peek
Eno Sarris
Get your mind out of the gutter: not that kind of peek.
Former Baseball Prospecticator Joe Sheehan struck out on his own in late 2009, and in early 2010, he started a email newsletter. What
- The Morning After: Games of 4/5/11
Joe Pawlikowski game, +.340 WPA. With a 4-0 lead after seven, Joe Girardi turned to his eighth inning man (and seriously, he used the term "eighth inning guy" no fewer than a half dozen times during the postgame
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for July 18th
Joe Pawlikowski would score until the ninth.
Notables
Joe Mauer: 3 for 4. He has 19 hits this month, but just one has gone for extra bases.
David Huff: 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K. His last start in the majors
- Four Reasons Teams Are Staying Away from Jermaine Dye
Joe PawlikowskiWe would like to welcome Joe Pawlikowski to the FanGraphs team. We don't hold his Yankee fandom against him, and neither should you.
When Jermaine Dye finally decides to call it a career, his
- Twins Skidding, But No Need to Panic
Joe Pawlikowski numbers but still not to the standard he set earlier in the season. That brings his season marks to .346/.445/.612, which, if he could finish there, would still be quite remarkable. Joe Mauer, too
- James Shields Dominating Hitters With His Changeup
Joe Pawlikowski to a curve, and sometimes maybe he outthinks himself. Joe Magrane used to say he gave the hitter too much credit by not throwing his change more often and maybe he had a point.
It does seem that leaning
- What the Cliff Lee Signing Means for New York
Joe PawlikowskiThey call it Plan B for a reason. Last week, while meeting with the press at the Winter Meetings, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that the team had a list of five or so players the team had
- The Mike Young Bad Contract Swap
Joe Pawlikowski that would open a spot for Ben Revere, but that would give the Twins a mostly powerless outfield. Joe Benson could be another option, but it's debatable whether the Twins would consider taking him north
- 2011 Organizational Rankings: #3 - Philadelphia
Joe Pawlikowski arbitration signings, such as Carlos Ruiz and Joe Blanton, that will save the team in the long run. It would take a laundry list of poor moves to offset the good Amaro has done. Yes, there's the head-scratching
- The Morning After: Weekend No. 1, AL Edition
Joe Pawlikowski WPA. This is one of those teases that WPA comes up with every once in a while. The Jays were down two headed into the ninth, and managed to close the gap to one off Joe Nathan. They then loaded
- Team Preview: New York Yankees
Joe Pawlikowski a madman. As Joe Posnanski wrote last month, it's not often we see these players recover. Age is an uncompromising factor for ballplayers, and they can only do so much to stave it off. Yet Jeter
- The Morning After: Recaps for the Weekend of May 20th
Joe Pawlikowski Hudson couldn't keep the ball on the ground.
Braves 5, Angels 4. Joe Mather put on a show in this one. In the seventh he swatted a three-run homer, which put the Braves on the board
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for June 26th
Joe Pawlikowski that led to a big inning for the Tigers.
Notables
Jhonny Peralta: 3 for 4, 1 HR. The homer was mentioned before, but Peralta deserves mention for his two-hit, two-RBI day as well.
Joe Saunders
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for July 7th
Joe Pawlikowski in his first four starts.
Logan Morrison: 2 for 4, 1 2B. He drove in two insurance runs later in the game.
Twins 6, White Sox 2
Moving the Needle: Joe Mauer opens it up big time
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for July 17th
Joe Pawlikowski on base and failed to make up the deficit.
Notables
Joe Mauer: 2 for 3, 1 BB. He drove in the Twins's first run, tying the game at one in the first.
Jeff Francoeur: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 1 HR
- Team Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates
Joe Pawlikowski
RHP James McDonald
RHP Kevin Correia
RHP Ross Ohlendorf
LHP Scott Olsen
CL RHP Joel Hanrahan
RHP Evan Meek
LHP Joe Beimel
RHP Chris Resop
RHP Jeff Karstens
RHP Kevin Hart
RHP Charlie Morton
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for August 8th
Joe Pawlikowski
Moving the Needle: David Ortiz knocks in the go-ahead run in the ninth, _.361 WPA. This is not what the Twins had in mind when they replaced Matt Capps with Joe Nathan. With the game tied at six
- Joe Blanton Returns to Being Himself
Dave CameronThe other day someone asked me what happened to Joe Blanton this year. He's gotten torched this year after being a pretty solid pitcher for the Phillies a year ago, and his demise has been a big
- Joe Beimel Improves Bucs' Bullpen
Albert LyuThe Pirates announce the signing of Joe Beimel today, giving the organization a decent left-handed reliever since they traded Javier Lopez at this past summer's trade deadline to the eventual World
- Life is Unfair, Starring Joe Koshansky
Marc HuletSome guys get all the breaks and some guys get no breaks. Joe Koshansky of the Colorado Rockies falls squarely into the latter group, thanks in no small part to the presence of Mr. Rockie Todd Helton
- Joe West Challenges Bat Boy to a Duel
Navin Vaswani
The above is evidence of Joe West's sheer awesomeness. I didn't even have to open Photoshop.
The bat boy, fearful, as you can clearly see, declined The Great Ejector's challenge. Obviously
- The Morning After: Recaps for the Weekend of April 8th
Joe Pawlikowski a grounder into right to bring home the tying run. One batter later, Joe Mauer put one on the ground the other way, plating the winning run.
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A's 1, Twins 0
A's 5, Twins 3
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Joe Pawlikowski to your second closer, right? The Twins tried that last night, but neither Joe Nathan nor Matt Capps did their jobs. Nathan allowed a walk and a pair of doubles in the ninth that turned a 2-0 lead
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for April 18th
Joe Pawlikowski past home plate. It was as comical as Orr's hit was clutch. The Brewers re-took the lead in the 12th, but it was on a pair of sac flies, hence the low WPA marks.
Notables
Joe Blanton: 7 IP, 7 H
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for April 21st
Joe Pawlikowski, 1 HR, 1 HBP. That's two homers in two games for Cuddyer, who started off the season with a long slump. The Twins need him, too, with Justin Morneau floundering (and out with the flu), Joe Mauer
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for May 24th
Joe Pawlikowski, when he added a run to the Diamondbacks' 2-1 lead. The DBacks would add another pair in the inning to put a bow on the second game of the twin billing.
Notables
Joe Saunders: 8 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for June 5th
Joe Pawlikowski of their own in the bottom of the ninth, nipping a trio of Nats relievers for the three tying runs. In the 11th it was again bases loaded, this ime for the Nats with two outs. Joe Paterson, who had just
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for July 19th
Joe Pawlikowski 1-0 as they took their last chance. Chris Perez got a quick out to start the inning, but then he walked Joe Mauer. Michael Cuddyer doubled, leading the Indians to intentionally walk Jim Thome
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for July 27th
Joe Pawlikowski Cameron: 2 for 5, 2 HR. He has only eight hits as a Marlin, and three of them have been homers.
Twins 7, Rangers 2
Moving the Needle: Joe Mauer extends the Twins lead with an RBI single
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Joe Mauer: 1 for 2, 2 BB. He scored twice, including the go-ahead run in the eighth.
Nick Blackburn: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K. That's about as well as you can ask Blackburn to pitch against
- The Morning After: Recaps for the Weekend of April 15th
Joe Pawlikowski in, as though they were attached to his torso. The ball went way out to right, pegging Joe Nathan with the blown save.
Moving the Needle:
Honorable mention here goes to Johnny Damon , who moved
- The Morning After: Recaps for the Weekend of April 22nd
Joe Pawlikowski Pitching
Mike Pelfrey: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 HR. He battled through this one and gave the Mets just what they needed, just when they needed it.
Joe Saunders: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB
- The Morning After: Recaps for the Weekend of April 29th
Joe Pawlikowski, when you have the Twins offense and bullpen.
Joe Nathan: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K. He now has a 27.00 ERA.
Royals 4, Twins 3
Royals 11, Twins 2
Royals 10, Twins 3
Pirates over
- The Morning After: Recaps for the Weekend of May 6th
Joe Pawlikowski at any point in the game will swing the WPA needle, but when it comes in the eighth inning we get a nice, crooked number. Joe Smith could only hang his head as Aybard launched one into the left-center
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for May 16th
Joe Pawlikowski WPA. There were actually three hits within .005 WPA of each other. The first came in the bottom of the sixth, when Joe Mather singled home the runners from second and third to make it 2-1. In the top
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for June 7th
Joe Pawlikowski-hander this season.
Jacoby Ellsbury: 2 for 5, 1 2B, 1 HR. His leadoff homer set the tone for the game.
David Ortiz: 1 for 4, 1 HR. Apparently Joe Girardi didn't like it when he flipped his bat
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- One Day, Joe Pettini Will Show Them All
Dayn PerryOne day, Joe Pettini will show them all ...
Joe Pettini's far-off gaze -- it smoulders at the today about him just as it aches for the tomorrow before him. He is, for miserable now, a Le
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- Another Neglected Red
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- 2010 NL Playoff Rotations: Cincinnati Reds
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- 2010 NL Playoff Rotations: Atlanta Braves
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- ALDS Game Two Review: Yankees
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- Barton and Gardner Produce Without Power
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- Substituting DRS for UZR in WAR
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- Justin Upton’s Future Trade Value vs Gary Sheffield’s Career Trade Value
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- When We Learn Something About a Prospect
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- The Marcum Trade from Toronto's Perspective
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- Cubs Tab Carlos Pena for First Base
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- Projecting Defense-Heavy Players
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- How John Buck's Deal Has Held Up
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- Yanks Join the Reliever Party, Signing Feliciano
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- Choosing Among Three Walk-Heavy Lefties
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- Brewers Strengthen Bullpen With Saito
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- The Largest, and Oddest, Team Platoon Split
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- The Morning After: Games of March 31, 2011
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- The Morning After: Game Recaps for August 21st, 2011
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I think it's time we stop asking "Quis
- Judge Joe West Tosses Roger Clemens Case
Navin Vaswani
I know what you're thinking: The artist's rendition of Judge Joe West is bloody superb.
Prosecution, and a whole whack of taxpayers' dollars: You're gone!
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- All These Men Knew Joe DiMaggio, Probably
Carson Cistulli
The author has not verified, but is willing to state with some authority, that all five of the men in the image embedded here were close, personal friends of late Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio
- Joe West Tears Down This Wall
Jack Moore
- Joe West Ejects Entire UN
Carson Cistulli
- Joe West Finds, Ejects Waldo
Navin Vaswani
- Joe West Ejected by Boston Faithful
Navin Vaswani
- Joe West Buys An iPad 2
Navin Vaswani
- Hot GIF: J.J. Putz Pranks Joe Saunders
Carson Cistulli
This GIF -- from the bottom of the first inning of Friday night's contest between Arizona and Washington -- depicts reliever J.J. Putz doing to Joe Saunders roughly the same thing that Saunders
- Photo: Great Moments in Being Joe Nathan
Navin Vaswani
Before the existence of the NotGraphs Investigative Reporting Investigation Team, what happened in the Texas Rangers dugout, stayed in the Texas Rangers dugout. No more.
Joe Nathan: You nasty
- Hopeless Joe's Scouting Report: B.J. Upton
Jeremy BlachmanCarson recently directed Hopeless Joe to the Baseball Hall of Fame's scouting reports site, where you can waste an afternoon reading the original scouting reports on all of your favorite scrubs
- Reader Submission: Joe West & the Obvious Ejection
Navin Vaswani
Remember VCRs? Of course you do. So does our favorite umpire, Joe West.
You'll be happy to know that the NotGraphs Investigative Reporting Investigation Team has confirmed, with help from our
- Ecstatic Truth Prospect Analysis: Joe Panik
Carson Cistulli-infield prospect Joe Panik.
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Joe Panik, SS, San Francisco
DOB: 10/30/1990 Height/Weight: 6-1/193
Notable Achievements: Is currently atop the SCOUT batting leaderboard for prospect-age
- FanGraphs Audio: Roundtable with Cameron and Joe Pawl
Carson Cistulli speeches!
Featuring
Dave Cameron
Joe Pawlikowski
Finally, you can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things.
Audio on the flip-flop.
- Reader Submission: Joe West in Punch-Out!!
Navin Vaswani: if you've sent Joe West on an adventure, let us know about it. Let us share it with the world. Hit us up via the Team NotGraphs Hot Hotline.
- Melky Cabrera High Fives Joe West
Carson CistulliOn June 10th of last season, in the fifth inning of a Braves-Diamondbacks game, Martin Prado hit an infield single to third base. Teammate Melky Cabrera took third on the play. Famous umpire Joe West
- Baseball Bets: Forget Rose, Wattabout Joe Jackson?
Bradley Woodrum
No! Not this Joe Jackson! Oh well, he's alright too. The early stuff, at least.
Ol' Pete Rose seems to work on a lunar calendar. Because like any holiday based on a lunar calendar -- such as my
- Historical Four Factors: Joe Morgan's Peak
Jack MooreIt is incredibly unfortunate that my generation of baseball fans knows Joe Morgan primarily from his antics in the broadcast booth. Some know more about Fire Joe Morgan than they do about Hall
- Joe West Ejects Dumb, Stupid Leukemia
Carson Cistulli masthead, when I say that we look forward to Cameron recovering fully.
Joe West has a different approach, though. When he learned this morning about Cameron's condition, he did the only thing
- Watch Your Back, Smoky Joe Wood
Dayn Perry part is when threatener assures the threatened that the address on the envelope is indeed fake -- just in case Mr. Smoky Joe Wood was pondering putting the fuzz on the scent or seizing the initiative
- Joe Saunders's Plus Skill On Display Against Rangers
Jack MooreThe presentation of Joe Saunders as a joke has escalated ever since the Orioles had the gall to name him starter for Friday's American League Wild Card game. Nobody is accusing Joe Saunders
- Joe West Tosses Old Man Winter
Navin Vaswani
First things first: Yes, that is the least nefarious looking Old Man Winter in the history of Old Man Winters. Not that Old Man Winter's nefariousness matters to Joe West, one way or the other
- Joe West Ejected Another Vancouver Rioter
Navin Vaswani is ejecting the defeated Canucks fan or the officer who dared sully the good name of the Vancouver P.D. by carrying his riot gear upside down.
I know; Steve does great work. Much like Joe West
- Defining GIF using Joe Mauer’s Handsome Neck
David G TempleJoe Mauer defines GIF, in regards to this foul tip by the Indians’ Shelley Duncan, as Getit Inda Froat.
- Closers Update: Joe Nathan and Ryan Franklin
Erik Hahmann a few saves in a row? If you’re named anything other than Mariano Rivera you’re likely in trouble. That was the fate endured by Joe Nathan and Ryan Franklin over the weekend.
At the beginning
- Ivan Nova Should Get The Joe Saunders Treatment
Dave Cameron the wise decision to pinch hit for his starting pitcher - Joe Saunders - in the bottom of the third inning, trusting his bullpen to handle the last six innings of Game 4.
Gibson's willingness
- Joe Blanton is Having One of the Weirdest Seasons Ever
Ben Duronio. To the likely surprise of many, Joe Blanton currently leads the NL with a 6.39 K/BB, and since Colby Lewis is out for the season and no other qualified starter has a mark better than 4.87
- Joe Blanton: More Sinkers, More Success?
Zach SandersIn today’s ultra-focused edition of NL Starting Pitchers, we take a look at Joe Blanton of the Philadelphia Phillies.
After pitching okay in his first three starts of the season, Blanton
- Joe Blanton & Zach McAllister: Waiver Wire
Mike AxisaThe trade deadline is behind us and we're officially in the dog days of summer. Here are a pair of starting pitchers who could boost the back of your fantasy rotation.
Joe Blanton | SP | Dodgers
- Joe Saunders: A Fit for the New-Look Marlins?
Ryan Campbell of weeks, the team might be in on another deal, albeit this time with a less sexy name: Joe Saunders.
Saunders makes some folks cringe because he was the big-league player the Diamondbacks got in the Dan
- A Joe Maddon Choose Your Own Adventure Novel
Carson Cistulli
- Joe West Clears Kevin Youkilis For Takeoff
Jack Moore
- What the Author Imagines Joe Castiglione Imagining
Carson Cistulli
- Hopeless Joe Recaps His Fantasy Auction
Jeremy Blachman
- Hopeless Joe's 10 Tepid Predictions for 2013
Jeremy Blachman
- Video: The Future of Sports w/ James, Joe Pos, et al.
Carson Cistulli
Washington University in St. Louis recently hosted "The Future of Sports," a panel discussion featuring Bob Costas, Bill James, Joe Posnanski, Gerald Early, and Michael MacCambridge.
The first
- Video: Joe West, Entire City Lose Respective Minds
Carson Cistulli befitting of his era.
0:10 -- Festive collared t-shirt!
0:22 -- Soccer player, for some reason, jogs behind correspondent at Wrigley Field.
0:44 -- "Oop, that's the wrong tape."
0:56 -- Joe
- Joe Nathan & Matt Capps Enter Potential Walk Years
Ben Nicholson-Smith agent deals this winter, signing for a combined $39 million in guaranteed money as free agents.
It could happen again after the 2011 season, since Matt Capps is set to hit free agency and Joe Nathan
- Texas Rangers Sign Joe Nathan; World Raises Brow
Bradley Woodrum
Obviously it is the horse talking.
News broke Monday night that the Texas Rangers signed once-great, maybe even possibly still-great, reliever Joe Nathan to a 2-year contract for $7M a year, plus
- Joe West Ejected the UC Davis Pepper Spray Cop
Eric Augenbraun authoritarian personality, Joe West, was there to eject the Vancouver Police Department's preeminent authoritarian personality on the spot:
The disgraced Vancouver Pepper Spray Cop then assumed the name "John
- Keeper League Would You Rather?: Joe Mauer or Alex Avila
Howard Bender been reading all season, you'll know I've never been shy about my dislike for drafting Joe Mauer as high as he usually goes and that I've been a huge Alex Avila fan all year. But this is business
- WS Coverage: Joe Blanton, Yankees Fall in Love with Fastball Early
R.J. AndersonIt would seem the theme of this World Series will be reinvention on the mound. Cliff Lee, Pedro Martinez, and A.J. Burnett set the pace and last night Joe Blanton avoided making it a trend. Blanton
- Jason Heyward, Eric Hinske and Joe Mather: NL Outfielders
Eno Sarris actually has a .339 xBABIP. Yes, his .442 BABIP will regress, but it might not regress to his career .301 BABIP. He will probably put in the best seasonal batting average of his career this year.
Joe
- Anthony Bass & Joe Wieland: Deep League Waiver Wire
Mike Podhorzer, he should still earn some positive value in NL-Only leagues from the ratio categories.
Joe Wieland | SD SP | 6% Owned
Like Bass, Wieland has had limited experience at Triple-A, throwing just
- Can Joe Nathan Still Make You Stand Up and Shout?
Dan Wade.
For reasons I’ve yet to really hammer out, the status quo hasn’t been the case for the Minnesota Twins. Neither of the last two pitchers they had undergo the procedure, Francisco Liriano and Joe Nathan
- Video: Old, Actual Italian Men Discussing Joe DiMaggio
Carson Cistulli
- Hopeless Joe Laments His Fantasy Team's First Week
Jeremy Blachman