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Graph of the Day: Boggs vs. Brett
Boggs vs. Brett in... Career hitting RAA: +451 vs. +459 Career baserunning RAA: -5 vs. +34 Career fielding RAA: +105 vs. +45 Career position RAA: +4 vs. -53 Career P.T. rep runs: 357 vs. 381 Career WAR: 92.3 vs. 89.3 Career pine tar violations: 0 vs. 1 0 WAR data from Sean's historical...
Graph of the Day: Boggs vs. Gwynn vs. Ripken
Today's GotD is also a link to four more graphs, as part of my article that appeared on The Hardball Times yesterday. I took a look at the careers of Wade Boggs, Tony Gwynn, and Cal Ripken, Jr. using Sean's WAR database. The short story is that Boggs and Gwynn were equally awesome hitters,...
Cesspool scheduled for demolition
So, you may have heard, they just finished playing the last game ever at Yankee Stadium — once the home to the greatest organization in sports, a symbol of American excellence. Back then, there was nothing preening about calling it The House That Ruth Built, because baseball was the sport...
Random All-Star Sox thoughts
via d.yimg.com Congrats to JD Drew for winning the All-Star MVP award. I was worried he wouldn't win it because of the 'B' on his hat, but he definitely deserved it. He deserves the spotlight and it couldn't have happened to a better guy. And to think, he was voted in by players -- makes it...
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