Archive for December 2009

Will that be one win or two?

Another pitcher learns that keeping the ball on the ground makes all the difference in the world.

Will three of last season’s unexpected breakouts Aaron Hill, Russell Branyan and Mark Reynolds retain their value in 2010

It’s time to get our kicks with the might-have-been Yankees of ’56.

Will it be a swanswong for Sweet Lou in Chicago? Bruce Markusen looks at the highlights of a playing and managing career in this week’s “Card Corner.”

This week, two emerging sluggers, Lind and Morales, and a couple closers are examined, plus discussion on the role of “reputation,” and a preview of some of the cool graphs which give “Graphical Player” its name!

We fast-forward a bit, in order to highlight more of the Graphical Player 2010. We’ll start the countdown—or, really, count-up—to the top NL roto producers of 2009. This week, we look at RBI stalwart Carlos Lee, the concussion-challenged David Wright, and young phenom Josh Johnson.

If MVPs were handed out like the old-timey award that banned repeat winners.

Texas has a deep, pitching-heavy farm system, but Seattle’s system may not be as far off as some think.

Seattle needed Chone in a bad, bad way.