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Graph of the Day: Offense and the Economy
This weekend, I was discussing with a reader some of the possible reasons for the offensive explosion in the mid-1990s. You're all familiar with the list of possibilities: livelier ball, smaller ballparks, bigger players (both from exercise and from steroids). For some reason, I started wondering...
The Red Sox: Low Risk/High Reward Strategy
The impact of a down economy has been felt throughout the MLB, there's no denying that. The Red Sox however, are attempting to use that to their advantage. With signings like Brad Penny, Takashi Saito and John Smoltz, Boston is looking to potentially add "All-Star" type depth to their roster...
Morning Prowl: Zumaya, Porcello, Firesales, and Rumors
Okay, this Spring Training thing isn't fun anymore if Rick Porcello isn't going to pitch well, either. In 2.1 innings against the Rays, he gave up three hits and three walks while throwing 62 pitches (and trying too hard with his curveball). Somehow, Porcello allowed only one run through all of...
Economy Hits White Sox' Sponsorships
We've often referenced the economy when talking about the upcoming baseball season, but we haven't really had any specifics cite. Today we have two separate articles filled with specifics. First, the LA Times writes about sponsorships at the Sox new spring training facility, a move which cost...
Shadows Searching in the Night
Just as I was beginning to write a piece advocating the White Sox pick up a number a former All-Stars on minor league or near-league-minimum contracts, Freddy Garcia, the Sox second possible scrap heap pick-up for the rotation, has agreed to terms with the Mets. Garcia's deal is a minor league...
Low on Funds, White Sox Play the Lottery
Google News is filled with stories about lottery ticket sales, not because it's the start of a new year, a logical point to compare year-over-year numbers, but because of the flagging economy. Economic trend pieces, lottery or (ahem) otherwise, and commemorative Obama editions are just about the...
Stadium/Ticket Tidbits
I'm sick and it's finals weekend, that means I'm digging through my inbox for every link that's been passed along since the start of December. Here's one we didn't post: A new stadium is essential to the long-term viability of the team in this area, said Michael Kalt, senior vice president of...
Forget about rebuilding -- will the A's even be <i>building</i>?
In the context of the Haren trade discussion, notah8er brought up something that I've been thinking a lot about lately myself. Namely, what effect (if any) will the respective crises in the economy as a whole, the real estate sector, and the mortgage and credit sectors have on Wolff's plan for the...
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