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Which Website's Box Score Is Best?
Asking the titular question is a bit like inquiring "which animal is best?" The answer will vary from person to person based on one's preferences. There is no wrong answer. For a box score, does one want a bare bones presentation, featuring traditional statistics? Or a more in-depth, sabery...
A Bridge Over Dirty Water (Part 1)
How quickly circumstances can change in the world of professional baseball. Precisely one year ago, the Boston Red Sox, having just completed an impressive three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays, improved to 85-58 and extended their winning streak to six games with a victory over John Lackey and...
It's Not Goodbye, It's See You Later
Well, the time has come. My virtual two weeks of notice have just about completed. I've cleaned out my desk and corner office at BYB HQ, while Kurt has moved in. If you scroll to the bottom of the front page, you'll notice the masthead has changed, with the new staff (and appropriate titles) in...
Evening Prowl: Updated Prospects List, Your Next Tiger, Phil Nevin, and Detroit Bad Boys
Fangraphs has updated its list of the Tigers' top 10 prospects to include Austin Jackson and Daniel Schlereth, who came to Detroit in the Curtis Granderson-Edwin Jackson trade. (via Motown Sports) At Take 75 North, Matt Wallace talks about the player who could become your next Tiger. (Hint: He...
While You Were Out: Amazin' Avenue Week In Review (8/16-8/22)
I stopped watching today's game soon after Ollie "$36 Million Titanic Chernobyl" Perez's 1st inning and saw Inglourious Basterds. Go see that movie, it's outstanding. The week's links: Jurassic Mets - I re-imagine a great scene from Jurassic Park as a meeting of the Mets' Brainstorm. I like...
Lunchtime Prowl: D-Train's Pitching, Huff the RBI Man, Smoltz Talk, and Reviewing Comerica Park
As it turns out, Dontrelle Willis will be making a rehab start tonight for Triple-A Toledo, after all. Willis was originally scheduled to pitch Monday, but that was pushed back due to a sore hip. He was initially scratched for tonight, as well, but it appears he got the "all clear" sign from...
While You Were Out: Amazin' Avenue Week In Review (8/9-8/15)
A week's worth of Amazin' Avenue posts, which aren't as entertaining as District 9 (but it's close). Is Francoeur The Cure For The Punchless Mets? - mnbv uses Base Runs to analyze some guy named Jeff Francoeur. We should post about him more often. False Hustle - Sam addresses Omar Minaya's...
While You Were Out: Amazin' Avenue Week In Review (8/2-8/8)
Here's a recap of this week's posts, which you might have missed while watching the way-too-long "Funny People": Mike Pelfrey May Have Found His Out-Pitch - Sam shows us why Big Pelf's improved slider is encouraging. Jon Niese's Strike Rates - Eric breaks down Niese's swinging and called...
While You Were Out: Amazin' Avenue Week In Review (7/19-7/25)
What you may have missed while following the events at Comic-Con: A Double Dose Of Jerry Manuel Fail - I continue the season-long criticism of Jerry's bunting and lineup construction. SB Nation NL East Blogger Roundtable: Part 1 - The Trade Deadline - Eric talks trades with the writers of The...
Clerical Issues: Mobile Commenting and Re-Tweeting
Some of you have already noticed, and a note has been included above the window where you can post a comment, but SB Nation launched mobile commenting late last night. So if you're not by a computer, or you're at work or the bar, but still want to comment on a post or participate in a GameThread,...
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