John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™

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The most recent edition of ESPN’s Wednesday Night Baseball pitted the New York Yankees against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rick Sutcliffe, former major leaguer and current ESPN color commentator, was talking about the Yankee defense in 2009 and made note of the change at first base this year, from Jason Giambi to [...]

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August 3, 2009 Tags: Bill James, Derrek Lee, ESPN, Fielding Bible, John Dewan, New York Yankees, Rick Sutcliffe, Tampa Bay Rays Posted in: John Dewan, Stat of the Week, stats One Comment

Guest Post: Philosophy 101

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Back in the day, as a first year student at Illinois State University, I recall registering late in the process and as a result got stuck with a couple of courses I otherwise would never consider taking to complete my general studies. One of them, Philosophy 101 [...]

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April 19, 2009 Tags: Adrian Gonzales, AJ, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Blackhawks, Derrek Lee, Jake Peavy, Manny Ramirez, Mark Cuban, Micah Hoffpauir, New York Yankees, Sean Marshall, Tom Ricketts, World Series Posted in: Hot Stove, Team Ownership, fan comments, guest post, lineup, observations, players, roster One Comment

Guest Post: May the Best Team Win

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The Atlanta Braves have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that the MLB playoff format is exactly what Hank Steinbrenner, Chairman of the New York Yankees, claims it to be - a new found life for the weaker teams. The Braves reeled off 14 straight division titles [...]

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