- 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
- 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
- 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
- Eveland and Smith Paying Dividends
Eric Seidman it was time to rebuild and sent Haren to the desert for six prospects: Dana Eveland, Carlos Gonzalez, Brett Anderson, Gregory Smith, Aaron Cunningham, and Chris Carter. Many had only heard of Eveland
- 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
- Eulogizing the Departed: Bill Smith Fired
Brandon WarneThe first domino has fallen following a cataclysmic 2011 season in Twins Territory, as General Manager Bill Smith was dismissed from the position on Monday. Philosophical differences were cited
- Skyrocket Smith
Mississippi Matt Smith
The Rocket's glare. That's him at top left.
Today is the 145th birthday of Skyrocket Smith, first baseman for the 1888 Louisville Colonels, and namesake of my next-born child. These Colonels
- Daily Notes: A Brief Review of Burch Smith's Second Start
Carson CistulliTable of Contents
Here's the table of contents for today's edition of the Daily Notes.
1. Brief Review: Burch Smith's Second Start
2. Today's MLB.TV Free Game
3. Today's Complete Schedule
- Arbitrary End Points
Bryan Smith the rest of the season.
Joe Benson hit .169/.296/.271 in April. He hit .273/.350/.578 the rest of the season.
Sean Ratliff hit .259/.326/.407 in April. He hit .306/.359/.524 the rest of the season
- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - Twins
Bryan SmithOver a two week stretch earlier this month, the Twins signed three players to extensions, headlined by Joe Mauer's eight-year deal. Mauer becomes the face of the franchise and the backstop until he
- The 20-80 Scale, Saber Style (Again Yet Different)
Mark Smith Bumgarner
0.94
Wade Davis
50
2.4
Joe Blanton
0.25
Jon Rauch
40
1.0
Bronson Arroyo
-0.45
Kyle McClellan
30
-0.5
Jeff Suppan
-1.14
Chuckie Fick
20
-2.0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
- Building a Farm: National League West
Mark Smith
50.0
3.0
High
Evan Marshall
RHP
16.75
20
45.0
2.0
Medium
Jake Barrett
RHP
17.67
21
50.0
3.0
High
Joe Munoz
SS
18.00
22
50.0
3.0
High
Keon Broxton
OF
18.67
- Building a Farm: American League Central
Mark Smith
Medium
Joseph Omogrosso
RHP
17.00
23
45.0
2.0
Medium
Sammy Ayala
C
17.50
24
45.0
3.0
High
Kevan Smith
C
18.00
25
45.0
3.0
High
Brandon Brennan
RHP
18.75
26
- The Next First Round Third Basemen
Bryan Smith)
2003 - Chris Lubanski (PA), Eric Duncan (NJ)
2001 - Joe Mauer (MN)
2000 - Rocco Baldelli (RI), Corey Smith (NJ), Scott Thorman (Canada), Aaron Herr (PA)
Even there, you can see that New Jersey
- Wait Til Next Year: 2011 Draft Preview - Hitters
Bryan Smith; Casey McElroy, SS, San Diego; Taylor Motter, SS, Coastal Carolina; Austin Nola, SS, LSU; Joe Panik, SS/3B, St. John's; Tyler Rahmatulla, 2B, UCLA; K.C. Serna, SS, Oregon; Adam Smith, SS, Texas A&M
- Building the Farm: American League West
Mark Smith
OF
12.17
12
45.0
2.0
Medium
Nolan Fontana
SS
12.60
13
50.0
3.0
High
Colton Cain
LHP
13.00
14
-
-
-
Asher Wojciechowski
RHP
13.60
15
50.0
3.0
High
Joe Musgrove
- Say Heyward in May
Bryan Smith waited two weeks for a call-up at the start of the 2008 season, with Joe Maddon slotting Willy Aybar into the third baseman slot until Longoria got the call on April 12. The reason was clear
- First Round History: Catchers
Bryan Smith in the Majors. Here they are, ranked by their pre-2010 career WAR, according to Rally's historical database:
Name WAR From
Jason Kendall 37.1 HS
Joe Mauer 33.1
- New Prospects for Nats, Jays, O's
Bryan SmithJumping right into the rest of yesterday's moves...
The Nationals acquire Wilson Ramos and Joe Testa.
A couple of interesting points to bring up here. First, I think it's clear that a blocked
- Sean Gilmartin and the Gwinnett Braves
Mark Smith
440.0
SNK
Joe Blanton
89.8
4.90
4.17
4.1
430.0
SNK, CUT
Chris Narveson
88.0
4.76
4.18
3.2
325.1
2FB, CUT
That’s 30 pitchers, and all but four have other kinds of fastballs
- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - Angels
Bryan Smith slated for free agency: Mike Napoli, Ervin Santana, Jered Weaver, Joe Saunders, Maicer Izturis, Howie Kendrick, Erick Aybar. Those are just the homegrown players. Surely, the rich Angels will re-sign
- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - St. Louis
Bryan Smith knows that the production of relievers is important to what they do, as both their third (Joe Kelly) and fourth (Scott Bittle) round picks last season were college relievers.
With the development
- Opening Day, v. 2.0
Bryan Smith behind Jeurys Familia. The key for both players, however, will be the performance of their infielders.
5.On the offensive side, the breakout of Joe Benson. Yes, I probably like him a little bit
- What We Learned from MiLB: Week Three
Bryan Smith pitchers that have the confidence to attack the zone with their stuff. I always go back to a guy like Joe Mays when thinking about pitchers like Hollingsworth, and if Mays can have middling success
- What We Learned from MiLB: Week Four
Bryan Smith, but getting their biggest contributions from good ol' Joe Borchard, hitting .360/.455/.640.
- The Next First Round Catchers
Bryan Smith. So, it took 26 years before a team gambled with a catcher while drafting first, passing over the Best Ever Pre-Strasburg College Pitcher to do so: Joe Mauer.
The Nationals will look to make
- The Guys Besides Yunel
Bryan Smith trade. R.J. Anderson and Joe Pawlikowski have already tackled the deal from the perspective of each team, but I'm here to detail the analysis on the three players currently in the minor leagues: Jo-Jo
- Haren's "Haul" (UPDATED)
Bryan Smith rates.
This offseason, in ranking him the 22nd-best prospect in their system, Angels blog Halos Heavan likened Corbin to Joe Saunders, who is also headed to Arizona in the Haren deal
- Alternate Reality: Need-Based Mock Draft
Bryan Smith in the organization -- doesn't take Joe Schmo, a solid third base prospect from College X.
In a sport that admirably sticks to Best Player Available more than any other, it is worth wondering what
- The Next First Round Shortstops
Bryan Smith him a catcher, a la Joe Lawrence or Michael Barrett. We can wish for him the minor league success of Kevin Witt and Kevin Orie, the best comps as far as body type go, but better big league success
- MLB Draft: A Recent History of Criticism
Bryan Smith adamant that Hobgood was ranked higher on their boards than the other high school talents. Given this position by the Orioles, I wrote last year that Scouting Director Joe Jordan was “ballsy to not blame
- 2010 Draft Review: AL East
Bryan Smith because the first four picks were all hurlers, but the team's second-highest bonus getter was fifth-round pick Dickie Joe Thon. Toronto gave Thon $1.5 million to not attend Rice, and he becomes a perfect
- Nick Franklin's Historic Season
Bryan Smith 50 teenage player seasons in the 2000's, seasons from the likes of Miguel Cabrera (.268/.328/.382), Grady Sizemore (.268/.381/.335), Joe Mauer (.302/.393/.392) and Justin Upton (.263/.343/.413
- The Midwest Wasteland
Bryan Smith and 44 steals.
Trout possesses a combination of skills the likes of which this league has never seen. Trout showed a similar walk rate (12.5%) to what Joe Mauer had (12.8%) in the Midwest League, teamed
- The Braves Go to Beachy
Bryan Smith the organization. But while color man Joe Simpson said in the fourth inning that Beachy was "locating his fastball real well," I certainly beg to differ. I can't fault the kid for being off given
- Game 4 ALCS Review: Derek Holland
Bryan Smith pitcher, Derek Holland. After entering the game in an impossible position -- to quote Joe Sheehan's Twitter account, "100 minutes late, the Rangers get their fourth-best starter into the game" -- Holland
- Rated Rookies: Late April
Bryan Smith Florimon, Eduardo Escobar, Joe Ortiz, Stephen Pryor.
- Christian Bethancourt Suffers from Goldilocks Syndrome
Mark Smith, but the main points are that he kept moving up and at least held his own, even at a very young age. What about other star catchers? Joe Mauer spent essentially two full seasons in the minors
- Building a Farm: Top Prospects
Mark Smith
101
90.6
97
Didi Gregorius
80
101
101
98
101
101
63
92.1
98
Joe Ross
101
101
88
101
101
54
101
92.4
99
Hyun-Jin Ryu
42
101
101
101
101
101
101
92.6
100
- Building a Farm: National League East
Mark Smith Peterson
RHP
14.00
15
-
-
-
Luis Merejo
LHP
14.50
16
50.0
4.0
Extreme
Navery Moore
RHP
15.75
17
50.0
3.0
High
Joe Terdoslavich
1B/OF
15.75
18
50.0
3.0
High
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for June 21st
Joe Pawlikowski was part of the ninth inning antics that actually made this a game, driving in and then scoring a run.
Rockies 4, Indians 3
Moving the Needle: Seth Smith homers to break the tie in the ninth
- 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
- When We Learn Something About a Prospect
Joe PawlikowskiAt one point during yesterday's edition of FanGraphs Audio, Carson asked an excellent question. In talking about Sean Smith's new job with a major league club, he asked what an outsider such as Smith
- Legends of Yesteryear Disapprove of Latter-Day Teammates
Mississippi Matt Smith
Joe DiMaggio disapproves of Nick Swisher.
Willie Mays disapproves of Brian Wilson.
Ted Williams disapproves of Josh Beckett.
Sandy Koufax disapproves of Matt Kemp.
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for July 21st
Joe Pawlikowski pitches really well and his team wins? Go ahead. But I don't see what anyone gains when we debit pitchers who throw games like this.
Braves 9, Rockies 6
Moving the Needle: Seth Smith triples
- 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
- How Many More Years Does Berkman Need to Play?
Joe Pawlikowski, he ranks among the best players of his time, but he falls short in terms of voter criteria. If he posts four more seasons of 5 WAR ball, he'll be up at the level of Ozzie Smith, Tim Raines
- Great Moments in Forgettable Careers II: Cocklewarming Edition
Mississippi Matt Smith, 2 BB, 5 K, 0.793 WPA) who was this epic's undisputed hero.
April 6, 1984: Mike Smith Debuts in Style
How forgettable was "Mississippi" Mike Smith? So forgettable that two other right-handed
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for May 24th
Joe Pawlikowski the lead for good.
Notables
Carlos Gonzalez: 2 for 4, 2 HR, 1 BB. He's been slowly brining up that wOBA, but this gave it a little acceleration.
Seth Smith: 2 for 5, 1 2B, 1 HR.
Diamondbacks 5
- 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. That's easily his best start of the year, and the first time since May 21st, 2009 that he allowed zero run in at least 6 IP.
Seth Smith: 2 for 3, 1 2B, 2 BB. Both walks were intentional
- 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 August 21st, 2011
Joe Pawlikowski Cabrera: 2 for 3, 1 2B, 2 BB. That broke his 0 for the series skid.
Rockies 5, Dodgers 3
Moving the Needle: Seth Smith puts the Rockies ahead with a two-run homer, +.361 WPA. The Rockies
- 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 Roy Oswalt Trade: Houston's Perspective
Joe Pawlikowski need to work on his contact and he suddenly starts making less of it. Again, either Smith or Hulet will have a fuller look at him.
The bottom line
We finish right where we started, with two
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for August 1st
Joe Pawlikowski.
Notables
Jhoulys Chacin: 7.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K. That's his 10th start, out of 22, in which he's allowed zero or one run.
Seth Smith: 2 for 4, 1 HR. He's just 30 PA away from his career high, so
- The Morning After: Game Recaps for April 11th
Joe Pawlikowski, is probably as useless as ESPN's pre-Sunday-Night graphic that depicted the players with the longest streak of at least one homer in a season.)
Seth Smith: 3 for 4, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB. A homer short
- Skipmunks
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Joe Maddon:
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- A Zany Factoid
Mississippi Matt Smith
What do these individuals have in common?
Daniel Davidson
Geremi Gonzalez
Brian Boehringer
Matt Maysey
Randy Ready
Ramon Romero
Don Dillard
Joe Just
Bill Bartley
Michael Mancienne
- Chinese Postgame Quotes, 2013 Inaugural Edition
Mississippi Matt Smith Hafner
"I have yet to see what changes the attitude of Robbie, no matter what his experience. He came to the ballpark ready to work, and I am not worried in his face smiling fun." - Joe Girardi
- The Assorted Parts All-Stars
Mississippi Matt Smith
I'd put these guys up against any body.
C Ernie "Schnozz" Lombardi
1B Charlie "Piano Legs" Hickman
2B Max "Camera Eye" Bishop
3B Andy "Knee" High
SS Davy "Tom Thumb" Force
LF Joe "Muscles
- Other Pedro Martinez Day
Mississippi Matt Smith will help me think of others?
Other Bob Gibson
Other Jose Bautista
Other Frank Thomas (does he count?)
Other Joe Morgan
Other Eddie Murray
Other Randy Johnson
- The Rap All-Stars
Mississippi Matt Smith
Minus the disease, I admire my fitness
And under them jeans I admire the thickness
- C-Weav, "Chillin Wit Da Girls"
2B Joe Morgan
Michael Jordan I'm important, keep tapes recordin
Buyin
- Remembering the Tabasco Kid
Mississippi Matt Smith names, and you'd recognize most of the ballot: of the 47 guys who got votes, 40 of them eventually wound up in the Hall (and one of the other seven is Joe Jackson). This post is about one of the guys who
- Free Seth Smith
Dave CameronYesterday, we talked about Troy Tulowitzki powering the Rockies resurgence in June. While he's the main reason, he's not the only cog in the Colorado offense having a good month. Seth Smith
- Introducing Handsome-Independent Pitching
Mississippi Matt Smith, Ervin Santana, Joe Saunders, Paul Maholm, Ricky Nolasco, Zack Greinke, Bronson Arroyo, Luke Hochevar, and Ricky Romero:
Observe, first, that a lack of handsomeness does not preordain poor
- Daily Notes: May 2, 1916
Mississippi Matt Smith Joseph "Joe" Boehling
Shore's arm is rumored to receive "steam heat treatment" between innings, for he "shies the ball across...with such terrific speed." Boehling, "like all other Washington
- Chinese Postgame Quotes, 5/3 Edition
Mississippi Matt Smith
"When [Chavez] dove, when he came to the scene, he said feeling a little dizzy, but he said he felt nothing ... Then, when he passed his bat, he got dizzy." - Joe Girardi
Notes: Markakis hit a long
- Seth Smith Heads West
Erik Hahmann. Just ask Vinny Castilla or Dante Bichette. Unfortunately for Seth Smith he’ll no longer have that luxury as he’s now a member of the Oakland A’s.
Transitioning from Coors’ Field to the Oakland
- The Year the Stars Went Out
Mississippi Matt Smith was the second-lowest since 1990; Joe Mauer's OBP of .416 was the lowest since 1984; Cabrera's SLG of .606 was the lowest since 1991. And Trout's WPA of 5.32 (again, tops among qualifying hitters
- Smith and Damon: Waiver Wire
Dan WadeWith the fantasy playoffs nigh, here is a pair of outfielders who can help patch injury-induced holes in your lineup.
Seth Smith (Yahoo: 32 percent owned, ESPN: 53 percent owned)
While Smith
- Chinese Postgame Quotes: 5/30 Edition
Mississippi Matt Smith want to get a fast ball, and tug it a little bit." - Alex Cobb
"I do not have any claim to have." - Joe Maddon
Notes: Cobb worked out a bases loaded, no out in the second jam. Alejandro De Aza hit
- Lee Smith and the Hall of Fame
Wendy ThurmYes, I admit it. That's a pretty neutral headline. Doesn't tell you whether I think Lee Smith is worthy of the Hall of Fame.
Because I don't really know.
Smith appears to be more qualified than
- Why Bryan Smith Writes
Carson Cistulli be sharing their responses in these electronic pages.
What follows is the product of a lightly edited email correspondence with Bryan Smith. In addition to being a bona fide prospect maven, Smith
- Adam Smith Discusses Baseball
Patrick Dubuque“Let’s start with pins,” Adam Smith says.
"You want pins? The little metal things? Cost a couple of cents each? Sure. But let’s say you can’t go to the store. Let’s say there is no store, so
- An Etherview with Sean "CHONE" Smith
Carson CistulliIf you read FanGraphs, you're probably familiar with Sean Smith's work. Mr. Smith is the progenitor of the CHONE projection system, hosted annually here at FanGraphs and also at his own website
- Liriano and Smith: Waiver Wire
Dan Wade.
Seth Smith (ESPN: 10 percent owned; Yahoo!: 7 percent owned)
It makes complete sense for a hitter who leaves Colorado for the spacious grounds in Oakland to have a higher OPS after he lands, right
- Introducing to NotGraphs: Mississippi Matt Smith
Carson CistulliPlease note, for your records, that Mississippi Matt Smith is the newest contributor to NotGraphs and submitted his first, uh, submission to our electronic pages earlier today.
Note, additionally
- Seth Smith's Platoon Split as a Crisitunity
Matt KlaassenDespite the prestige of being 2011's Most Average Player, Colorado Rockies outfielder Seth Smith has been the subject of trade rumors since the end of the season. Trading Smith might be a good idea
- Oakland Finishes Outfield With Seth Smith
Jack MooreIt seemed like only a matter of time until Seth Smith was shipped out of Colorado. The Rockies have depth in the outfield and the demand for a player of Smith's caliber was there. A suitor finally
- Ozzie Smith Did Something the Best
Carson Cistulli -- suggest that the character is based, at least in part, on Ozzie Smith.
Because his peak ended before I was really aware of him, I never got a chance to see Smith with any frequency. But his
- Q&A: Seth Smith, Evolution of an Approach
David LaurilaSeth Smith continues to mature as a hitter. Despite a recent cool stretch, the 30-year-old Oakland A’s outfielder is off to a .283/.366/.455 start. A career year may be in the offing, as well
- Is Something Wrong With Ryan Rowland-Smith?
Brendan Gawlowski-Smith were healthy and prepared to start.
What a difference forty days can make. Doug Fister and Jason Vargas have been among the few pleasant surprises in Seattle this season, while RRS has seemingly
- 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.
- Covert Colorado OF, Pt. 2: Seth Smith
David Golebiewski time for the Rox: Ryan Spilborghs and Seth Smith.
While neither comes with the championship-caliber upside of a Holliday nor the scouting pedigree of a Fowler, Spilborghs and Smith could provide
- Greg Smith: Scouting the Pirates Draft
David LaurilaThanks to an infusion of high-profile prospects into the pipeline, there is a light at the end of tunnel in Pittsburgh. Scouting director Greg Smith has brought some elite talent into the system
- 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
- Trade Fallout: Greg Smith Reluctantly Heads to the Rockies
David GolebiewskiJust like today's other Trade Fallout subject, Carlos Gonzalez, Gregory Smith has also been involved in two high-profile trades over the past two off seasons. Popped in the 6th round out of LSU
- ALCS Game 3 PreGame Chat
Bryan SmithBryan Smith will be around to talk about the playoffs tonight, starting at 5 pm. ALCS PreGame Chat
- FanGraphs Audio: Bryan Smith on Prospects, Prospect Writing
Carson CistulliEpisode 332
Just 26, Bryan Smith has written about prospects off and on (and off and on) for about a decade. He's also the guest on this edition of FanGraphs Audio.
Don't hesitate to direct pod
- 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.
- Daily Notes: The Effects of Burch Smith on the Human Brain
Carson Cistulli, What One Might Learn
A thing a spectator might learn during the course of this game is what sort of claim Burch Smith might have to a starting role in the future. Despite having posted a 30.3% strikeout
- 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
- Q&A: Ryan Rowland-Smith, Comeback from Fear
David LaurilaFrom 2007-2009, Ryan Rowland-Smith was an effective pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. The Australian-born southpaw appeared in 88 games and logged an ERA below 4.00 for three years running. His move
- 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.
- Q&A: Reggie Smith, Borderline Hall of Famer
David Laurila was Reggie Smith. Some might argue that Dwight Evans or Bobby Bonds would be a better call, but Smith certainly has his bona fides. As a seven-time all-star, he accumulated 71.8 WAR between 1966
- 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
- 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
- 2010 MLB Draft: Not Selected Day 1
Bryan Smith doesn't have much of either right now. If he makes the Major Leagues, it will be as a reliever, with his career outcomes varying as wide as Colt Griffin and Jonathan Broxton. (Bryan Smith)
Zach
- 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
- Video: The Ozzie Smith of Cuba, More or Less
Carson Cistulli
- 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
- 2010 MLB Draft Selections
Bryan Smith to right field. Harper is represented by Scott Boras, and is likely to set a draft record with the contract he signs. (Bryan Smith)
2. Pittsburgh Pirates - Jameson Taillon | RHP | Texas HS
- 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
- The Next Step
Bryan Smith Smith. Templeton provided insane value to the Cardinals.
In fact, in their first seven seasons, Garry Templeton produced 20.5 WAR. Ozzie Smith, who peaked in Years 7-12 of his career, produced just
- 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.
- Daily Notes: Doubling Down on San Diego's Burch Smith
Carson Cistulli colloquially, and from which expression he's derived little pleasure previously.
Moving On, With Regards to This Game
Starting this game for San Diego is Burch Smith, to which right-hander's
- 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
- Weighing Dee Gordon
Bryan Smith)
Lance Johnson - 7 seasons (2.0, 3.2, 3.9, 5.1, 1.5, 3.4, 6.5)
Luis Polonia - 4 seasons (2.1, 0.6, -2.3, 0.8)
Ozzie Smith - 4 seasons (3.3, 5.4, 2.7)
Tim Raines - 3 seasons (2.8, 3.3, 6.1)
Tony
- 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
- Daily Notes: Mostly Concerning Burch Smith's Debut Today
Carson Cistulli debut in this game for San Diego -- is 23-year-old right-hander Burch Smith.
Regarding Burch Smith, Who the Hell He Is
In terms of who the hell is Burch Smith, Burch Smith is one of the minor
- Staring Down the Sinkerballers, Part One
Bryan SmithWe're really excited to introduce you to the newest writer to join the FanGraphs team - Bryan Smith. He's covered minor league and college baseball for nearly every site on the planet, and we're
- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - Seattle
Bryan Smith, but I truly believe it was complimentary -- Moore's floor is very high. The pitcher version of this would be Ryan Rowland-Smith, who will have his modest success in Seattle as long as Safeco Field
- What the Cubs Must Do
Bryan Smith, and to ensure some eventual success.
Dear Mr. Ricketts: Fire them all. Start over. Faithfully, Bryan Smith.
- Florida Marlins Farm System Discussion
Bryan Smith pick in the 2007 draft was Jameson Smith, who hasn't been able to stay on the field, and when he has, few catchers in the minors have been worse throwing out opposing baserunners (11-for-114 in full
- 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
- Risky and Rosy
Bryan Smith projection.
UZR/Fielding
Presently, there are both quantitative and anecdotal offerings available, thanks to Sean Smith's TotalZone play by play metric (offered at MinorLeagueSplits), or any
- Chicago White Sox Must-Watch Prospects
Bryan Smith of the two brave enough to tackle them. Bryan Smith will flank the rankings with a pair of articles on each team: one a micro view at the top prospects (for the fan whose minor league interest is only
- Mike Morse and Seth Smith: Outfield Help on Your Waiver Wire
Howard Bender Smith |OF| Ownership: ESPN - 41.4% Yahoo - 27%
It's tough to land a full time gig when you can't hit lefties, but Smith still plays enough, and hits well enough, to make an impact on your fantasy
- Building a Farm: American League East
Mark Smith
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- 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
- Historical Position Adjustments
Sean Smith
- Staring Down the Sinkerballers, Part Two
Bryan Smith
- Staring Down the Sinkerballers, Part Three
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- Staring Down the Sinkerballers, Final Part
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- Riley's Choice
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- Changing the Natural Order
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- NCAA Monday: Checking in with the Champs
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- Lessons from Hollywood
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- NCAA Monday: Born on the USA
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- FanGraphs Splits 3: Back to the Minors
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- NCAA Opening Day: Where the Scouts Will Be
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- NCAA Weekend Rundown
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- Comping Castro
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- NCAA Weekend Preview: The Enigmatic
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- WAR's Favorite Position
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- Blanks Canvas
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- Fan Projections: Strasburg
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- Moore Analysis
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- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - Houston
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- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - Kansas City
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- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - Pittsburgh
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- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - White Sox
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- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - Detroit
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- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - Cincinnati
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- Projecting Chapman
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- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - Cubs
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- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - Oakland
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- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - Cleveland
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- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - Milwaukee
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- Projecting Chapman Results
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- Organizational Rankings: Future Talent - Texas
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- From 5 to 25
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- What We Learned from MiLB: Week One
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- Peachy Comparison
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- April Draft Report
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- Jay Sborz's Career Revival
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- What We Learned from MiLB: Week Two
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- Will Boesch's Production Be Light?
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- Good Developments on the KC farm
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- Stanton's Got That Super Swing
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- Castro Called to Cubs
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- Gibson's Great Start
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- The Recent First Round Catchers
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- Age Is Relative, Anyway
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- First Round History: Shortstops
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- The Recent First Round Shortstops
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- NCAA Regional Preview, Part 1
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- NCAA Regional Preview, Part 2
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- First Round History: Third (And Second) Base
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- Drafting the Third Plus Pitch
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- But Yeah, Catcher > Outfielder
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- Dreamweaving the Draft
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- Wait Til Next Year: Draft '11 Preview - Pitchers
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- College World Series Preview: Bracket 1
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- Futures Game Preview: The U.S. Pitchers
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- Futures Game Preview: The World Hitters
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- Colvin and Boesch Going Forward
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- Futures Game Preview: The U.S. Hitters
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- Futures Game Preview: The World Pitchers
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- The Best of the Futures Game
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- The Guys Besides Smoak
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- Why Seattle Chose Smoak Over Montero
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- 2011 Draft Summer College Notes
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- Viva Valencia
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- Wednesday's Traded Prospects
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- The Jorge Cantu Trade: Florida's Perspective
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- The Roy Oswalt Trade: Houston's New Prospects
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- Adjusting Mental Minor Adjustments
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- Slow the Lyles Express Down
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- Mike Minor's Up and Down Debut
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- The Evolution of Groundball Rates
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- Showcase Circuit Hits Wrigley
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- 2010 Draft Review: AL Central
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- 2010 Draft Review: NL Central
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- 2010 Draft Review: AL West
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- 2010 Draft Review: NL West
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- 2010 Draft Review: NL East
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- Belt Closer to the Bay
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- Prospects Chat – 8/30/10
Bryan Smith
- Myth and Legend, Meet Cincinnati
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- The First Cups of Coffee
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- Five More Early Cups of Coffee
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- Prospects Chat - 9/9/10
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- The Minors in Context: Introduction
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- The Dirt on Drabek's Debut
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- Prospects Chat - 9/20/10
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- Stauffer's Survival
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- White Sox Need Morel at 3B
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- Prospects Chat - 9/27/10
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- Numbers for the Numbered Starters
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- Prospects Chat - 10/5/10
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- ALDS Game One Review: Texas
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- ALDS Game 3 Preview: Carson Cistulli's Druthers
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- ALDS Game Five Review: Texas
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- ALCS Game 1 Review: Texas
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- ALCS Game 5 Chat
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- Prospects Chat – 10/25/10
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- AFL Thoughts: Mesa at Phoenix
Bryan Smith
- AFL Thoughts: Phoenix, Surprise Pitchers
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- AFL Thoughts: Tuesday BP
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- My Bryce Harper Experience
Bryan Smith
- AFL Notebook: Pitchers
Bryan Smith
- Prospects Chat - 11/2/10
Bryan Smith
- Chicago White Sox Farm System Depth
Bryan Smith
- Houston Astros Must-Follow Prospects
Bryan Smith
- Houston Astros Farm System Depth
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- Detroit Tigers Prospects: Top Tier
Bryan Smith
- Detroit Tigers Prospects: System Depth
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- New York Mets Prospects: Top Tier
Bryan Smith
- San Diego Padres Farm System
Bryan Smith
- Is the Corner Outfield Profile Changing?
Mark Smith
- The 20-80 Scale, SABR Style
Mark Smith
- Taijuan Walker's Journey
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- The Future of Catchers
Mark Smith
- Building a Farm: National League Central
Mark Smith
- Building A Farm: A Summary
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- Rated Rookies: Week One
Bryan Smith
- Tales of the Lexington Legends
Mark Smith
- The Visiting Asheville Tourists
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- Driving to See the Greenville Drive
Mark Smith
- Keeping Up with Billy Hamilton
Mark Smith
- Adam Morgan v. Daniel Corcino (2013)
Mark Smith
- 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
- 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
- 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