D-Rays, Twins Swap Young, Garza, and more
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Posted in MLB | No Comments »
With trade propositions swirling around the New York Yankees and Mets for left-hander Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins, the deal that is "close" to being completed between the Twins and Tampa Bay Rays looks tame. However, it could very ...
My Interview with Philly Magazine
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, November 27th, 2007Posted in Media | 3 Comments »
As a result of the Conlin fiasco, A.J. Daulerio of Philly Magazine's The Daily Examiner decided to E-mail me about the issue. We did a pre-interview on the phone, then he sent me his five questions in a couple E-mails. ...
Dangerous Free Agent Market for CF
by Bill Baer on Monday, November 26th, 2007Posted in MLB | 1 Comment »
The marquee market in this year's version of free agency is center fielders. Third baseman Alex Rodriguez excluded, there is no glitz and glamor available at any other position on the baseball diamond, talking strictly about free agency. Not surprisingly, the ...
Clarification on the Conlin Comments
by Bill Baer on Saturday, November 24th, 2007Posted in Media, MLB, Sabermetrics | 18 Comments »
I didn't expect the firestorm that ensued as a result of Conlin's comments, but when you essentially tell bloggers that they are a group worthy of an untimely demise, as the Jews were to Hitler, you're not going to win ...
Conlin’s Losing Numbers [UPDATED TWICE: See end]
by Bill Baer on Friday, November 23rd, 2007Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 73 Comments »
As you might recall from late August, I picked on Marcus Hayes of the Philadelphia Daily News for his close-minded and immature diatribe against proponents of Sabermetrics in baseball. I've found another target. Bill Conlin, also of the Philadelphia Daily News, ...
Political Correctness Has Gone Too Far
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Posted in NFL | 5 Comments »
Following the New England Patriots' complete destruction of the Buffalo Bills' defense, we learned two things: Andrea Kremer would totally go out with Tom Brady, and the Patriots are offensive (pun!!1!) simply by taking the field and playing the game ...
Gillick Isn’t Slumbering This Time
by Bill Baer on Thursday, November 15th, 2007Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 1 Comment »
After about a one-week hiatus following a move to a new apartment, I am back in front of my computer monitor, much to the dismay of the rest of the Internets (to those of you sending me mail bombs, please ...
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