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Minnesota Baseball Central: August 2005
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Read analysis on all things baseball through the eyes of a Minnesota Twins fan. Wednesday, August 31, 2005. The Eve of Expansion. Do they shine forever? Plus, there are so many other storylines worth watching. Here are my four favorites, in ascending order or favoritism:. 2 Scott Baker carrying both the Twins remaining hopes and my fantasy team. After Zack Duke and Ben Sheets went down on back to back nights, I turned to the Twins rookie to patch together my rotation for the fantasy playoffs. I h...1 Jua...
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Minnesota Baseball Central: April 2006
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Read analysis on all things baseball through the eyes of a Minnesota Twins fan. Monday, April 24, 2006. So what do we really know? How dumb are the owners of the Marlins? Did the miss that five year cycle of sucking after the first title in 1997 that did not result in a new stadium? Did they think the city would respond more quickly now that D.C. has a team and San Antonio is the closest thing approaching a viable market? Posted by Andrew Berg @ 4/24/2006 09:08:00 PM. Sunday, April 23, 2006. That’s downr...
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Minnesota Baseball Central: September 2005
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Read analysis on all things baseball through the eyes of a Minnesota Twins fan. Thursday, September 29, 2005. First, I will define what I see as the Cy Young field. Santana and Bartolo Colon are the only two pitchers who have received much press explicitly mentioning their Cy Young credentials. Mariano Rivera has been on the outside of some discussions, and Mark Buehrle and Jon Garland will probably join him near the end of several ballots. That brings me to Bill James’ Cy Predictor. While the pundits ha...
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Minnesota Baseball Central: February 2006
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Read analysis on all things baseball through the eyes of a Minnesota Twins fan. Tuesday, February 28, 2006. Rank Me Like a Hurricane. With many rankings still ahead, I’ll keep the narrative brief today, but there are two updates I need to pass along. Twins: 17-19Chicago: 16-20Kansas City: 10-26. Anyway, onward to the pitching rankings. Less comments, more rankings is the motto of the day. 1 Johan Santana- It would be silly to confuse this ranking with homerism as Johan projects as the best pitcher in all...
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Minnesota Baseball Central: July 2005
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Read analysis on all things baseball through the eyes of a Minnesota Twins fan. Sunday, July 31, 2005. Will Hunter's Injury Spell Disaster? League Average Lineup: .269/.330/.426, 794.44 Runs. Hunter: .269/.337/.452, 803.53 Runs, 9.09 Runs added/162, MLVr = .056. Lecroy: .265/.325/.450, 796.59 Runs, 2.15 Runs added/162, MLVr = .013. Hunter: 3.25 runs. Lecroy: .75 runs. Posted by Andrew Berg @ 7/31/2005 05:58:00 PM. Friday, July 29, 2005. More on the diminishing K/9 and what it means. I agree with Aaron’s ...
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Minnesota Baseball Central: October 2005
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Read analysis on all things baseball through the eyes of a Minnesota Twins fan. Monday, October 31, 2005. World Series Winners Since 1985. To calculate a Championship Score start with zero points, then make the following adjustments:. Add 3 points for each regular season win above 90. Add 1 point for each Pythagorean win above actual regular win, subtract one for each one below. Subtract 1 point for each regular season win below 90. Subtract 5 points if not a division winner. Add 2 points for ROY winner.
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Minnesota Baseball Central: March 2006
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Read analysis on all things baseball through the eyes of a Minnesota Twins fan. Wednesday, March 29, 2006. National League Record Projections. Before falling face-first into the National League standings, it is worth noting that Nate Silver released his PECOTA standings. And before I lose you, here are my playoff projections:. A’s defeat Red Sox. A’s defeat Braves in five games. Posted by Andrew Berg @ 3/29/2006 05:57:00 PM. Monday, March 27, 2006. American League Record Projections. In Like a Lion.
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Minnesota Baseball Central: December 2005
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Read analysis on all things baseball through the eyes of a Minnesota Twins fan. Saturday, December 24, 2005. Speaking of relevance and going to the opposite end of the spectrum, the Royals added Joe Mays and Reggie Sanders to go along with Elmer Dessens, Doug Mientkiewicz, Paul Bako, Mark Grudzielanek, Mark Redman, Bobby Madritsch and Scott Elarton. As bad as their 106 losses were last year, spending a bunch of money on nine (9! Posted by Andrew Berg @ 12/24/2005 05:50:00 PM. Friday, December 16, 2005.
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Minnesota Baseball Central: January 2006
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Read analysis on all things baseball through the eyes of a Minnesota Twins fan. Monday, January 30, 2006. Now that I have gone through a cursory overview of several teams for the 2006 season, I can break it down just a little further, examining individual performances for the upcoming year. Baseball Prospectus recently released its 2006 PECOTA projections, providing a useful analytic tool as one of the most accurate forecasting tools known to baseball fans. What is PECOTA, you ask? First, what it’s not.
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Minnesota Baseball Central: November 2005
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Read analysis on all things baseball through the eyes of a Minnesota Twins fan. Tuesday, November 29, 2005. Before the Ink Dries. Or the Orioles, also needing about 15-20 more wins to compete for the division, signing Miguel Tejada and Javy Lopez, and failing to compete for the next two years? The Mets had to settle for committing more than $100 million to the other two in long term deals. Posted by Andrew Berg @ 11/29/2005 11:46:00 AM. Friday, November 25, 2005. Does it really have to. Probably, and tha...
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