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Both offenses are in heat?

I'm sure they have done that already with all the biomechanical work that's already been done. As far as poss. causes, better understanding of the long-term value of the pitcher, batters are more concerned with working deep into the count than they were in the 60s raising pitch counts, and they're putting more stress on their arm than it once was. What was the typical pitch count in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60s, and 70s? I understand that the mound was higher and that helped relieve the stress but I'm curious on the difference on amount of pitches. We don't have pitch count data that goes that far back.

Hell, I'd say Marmol has been more valuable than Theriot and he's only a reliever who wasn't even in the bigs in April. Marmol has a WARP3 of 4.3, while Theriot has a 3.7... and that doesn't even account for Marmol's much higher leverage. WARP for pitchers is leverage adjusted. Well sorta. It's a [expletive] way but it is. BP really has a disaster on their hands with WARP for pitchers. Its too bad theyre too dumb to know it oh and in addition, Marmol's leverage isnt all that high for a reliever. It really isnt. Thats Lous fault more than anything. I just looked it up. 53rd in the NL. Seems like it should be a lot higher. Correct me if I'm wrong (and I very well could be since I don't know a ton about Leverage Index), but isn't Leverage Index a situational stat, based on the various game state (inning, score, men on base, and outs). Its NOT based on who the pitcher is facing, right? So, while Dempster can pitch in the 9th inning of a one run game against the 7th, 8th, and whoever is left to pinch hit, Marmol could have pitched the 7th inning of a game with the same score against the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd hitters and would have a much lower leverage index, correct? As I'm writing this, I'm realizing that I'm kinda getting away from the main point of LI, but it would be cool to incorporate the OPS (or since its a Tangotiger stat, wOBA) of the batters the pitcher is facing. That would provide a more indepth picture as to how important the situation is. The difference between opponents' OPS for Dempster and Marmol is negligible.

It's not just his head that's huge. :oops: Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I asked Ray King to autograph a cheeseburger once. He didn't think it was funny.

I'm A Study of Cleats.

Hooray for fat guys!!!!!!

Program guide says Cubs/Cards, but because ROGER CLEMENS is pitching, I'm getting the Yankees game today. Yay. I really, really hate Fox. Edit: rain delay in Chicago, so Fox may show the game later. But I still hate Fox.

I'm stuck with the freaking Tigers/Yankees game. Living in between Chattanooga and Knoxville, you'd think I'd be a little closer to Chicago than New York. weird..it says i'm supposed to get the cubs/cards and i'm in mt. juliet Cubs/Cards in Nashville, too.

Urgh, I was confusing this league with the Windy City Football league. I'll be there for the draft.

Please give us a heads up before running the draft. I'll want to change some rankings. Thanks!

Same manager. Do Pittsburgh fans hate Tracy? I'm not even a Pirates fan, and I've been annoyed at his decisions since last year. Lou does a lot of stupid stuff, but I'd rank Tracy below even Dusty at this point.

Cesar Izturis is hitting first for the Pirates. Smart. Because he does all the things you expect from a traditional leadoff hitter - steal bases, see a lot of pitches, get on base often, etc.

They weren't nearly as bad as their record in the first part of the season and weren't nearly as good as their record since then.

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Lou will compensate for the lack of power by calling for more sac bunts and double steals.

There's still time for him to get picked off.

Lou Piniella is a freakin' idiot.

I won three leagues last year using Pro Football Prospectus's KUBIAK projections.

Most over there loved the Pierre signing when it happened.

No, and I wouldn't even think about it. You can probably find outfielders as good or better on the waiver wire.

Dempster is far more effective vs. righties than he is against lefties. It's been that way his entire career. He should be used against tough righties, regardless of the inning. He shouldn't be trotted out to face a bunch of lefties.

I'm in! Now I can go from being the cellar dweller in NSBB baseball leagues to the cellar dweller in an NSBB football league!

LOL at Len and Bob mulling what would happen if Koyie got on base. Of course Koyie's not going to get on base. It's a non-issue.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_cost Kevin Goldstein ranks Soto as the third-best catching prospect in the minors. Mid-season ZIPS projections predict Soto would outhit Kendall for the rest of the year. By trading for the second-worst catcher in all of MLB this year, the Cubs forgo the opportunity to give Soto at-bats. where do you get the mid-season ZIPS projections? The creator of ZIPS comments on the Kendall trade here: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/oracle/discussion/cubs_acquired_kendall/ other ZIPS projections here: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/oracle/discussion/zips_in_season_projection_tool_v_30/