padres visit toronto next season for the first time since interleague play began. that was the last team/location specific matchup to happen.

Detroit will be firing Ausmus

They figured out the problem

I had no idea Texas was in a playoff race in the AL. Thought when they got Hamels it was a for next year kinda thing.

Hope they get the wild card and Cole gets the play in game vs. the Yanks and takes some small measure of revenge for his 2009 WS performance

Reds have used a rookie starting pitcher for 42 games in a row??

THANKS HARANG

(or, "wow, he must be tired!")

Ace Rothstein wrote:Reds have used a rookie starting pitcher for 42 games in a row??

Ever since they traded Cueto and Leake, yea

Julio Franco still plays and manages in Japan. Amazing article.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13630 ... ball-japan

good thought provoking article (imo) from the fangraph's community page

http://www.fangraphs.com/community/stop-thinking-like-a-gm-start-thinking-like-a-player/

great read, thanks

A's called up Barry Zito. Good chance he faces off against Tim Hudson next week in what will likely be their final major league starts

ReadingPhilly wrote:good thought provoking article (imo) from the fangraph's community page

http://www.fangraphs.com/community/stop-thinking-like-a-gm-start-thinking-like-a-player/

i didnt read the whole thing but does he address the fact that some players have said they obsess over sabr stats as a way to actually get better?

CalvinBall wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:good thought provoking article (imo) from the fangraph's community page

http://www.fangraphs.com/community/stop-thinking-like-a-gm-start-thinking-like-a-player/

i didnt read the whole thing but does he address the fact that some players have said they obsess over sabr stats as a way to actually get better?

that shows where they are lacking but does not show how they go about fixing it. for that you need them gum-chewers.

ReadingPhilly wrote:good thought provoking article (imo) from the fangraph's community page

http://www.fangraphs.com/community/stop-thinking-like-a-gm-start-thinking-like-a-player/

Guy' s bursting with ideas, several good, but I don't feel like sabrmetrics began as a way to do what he'd like quants to pursue now

Interesting. I'm not sure the premise is correct. But a lot of good stuff in it, regardless.

drsmooth wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:good thought provoking article (imo) from the fangraph's community page

http://www.fangraphs.com/community/stop-thinking-like-a-gm-start-thinking-like-a-player/

Guy' s bursting with ideas, several good, but I don't feel like sabrmetrics began as a way to do what he'd like quants to pursue now

That's my feeling. There are many, many ways in which sports science could (and in some cases has) improved the playing of baseball, but I wouldn't consider much of what he mentioned within the realm of sabrmetrics. But still a worthwhile read.

the juice is flowing

is that why they strategically placed the L like that