raul-ibanez Stories - The Good Phight
Phillies vs Braves: April 5,7,8
This past October before the World Series, I wrote an article on the Phillies and Rays' players, and looked through their splits to introduce everyone to the detailed skills of the two teams facing each other. It was a sort of advanced scouting by statistics experiment, and people seemed to get a...
On Ruben
Ruben Amaro Jr.’s promotion to General Manager was not the most popular news in the blogosphere, though it was expected by many for a long time. Any time he had been interviewed, many of us—myself included—feared that he was too smug. However, how he interacts with the media is...
Pat Burrell v. Raul Ibanez - By the Offensive Numbers
It's clear that Pat Burrell and Raul Ibanez are awful left fielders. By John Dewan's metrics, they were the two worst left fielders in baseball for the last two years. So let's compare them where any difference might show up - in their offensive stats: ...
What Happens In Vegas BETTER Stay In Vegas, and Open Thread: Cubs vs. Mariners, Saturday 3/29, 2:05 CT
All you need to know about last night's 10-2 Cubs loss to the Mariners is contained in this note from the above link: Raul Ibanez added a line-drive, two-run shot barely missing an inflated cow atop the right-field fence. That's not all that happened last night, of course (Seattle hitters pounded...
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