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From Peter Gammons: “The sabermetrics guys in their garages never understand these things.” Garage? What kind of lap of luxury do you think I live in? Garages are for people with servants and stable ponies, Pete. Most of the rest of the article is behind ESPN’s pay service. While I normally might consider, I have […]

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My plan for global domination is coming together nicely. My new computer parts have arrived and soon I’ll be ready to speed down the information superhighway. Once I’m up and running, expect far more regular posting than recently.

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I’m sure this will solve all their problems. I always wondered why new sports teams often handed such an important part of their new product to marketing folks with dubious ideas. Nothing was worse than early MLS with ridiculous names like “The Wiz”, “Fusion”, “Burn” and “Clash”. Somewhere along the lines verbs became very in […]

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It’s funny because it’s true. I gain 30 pounds every time I go back home. mmmmm gyros Still waiting on my new components. Digital photos when they arrive. (H/T) My sister.

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The New York Times seems to think they’ve found a massive loophole in baseball’s testing policy. Reading the article, it appears the front office is given notice the night before so the testers won’t get roughed up at the gate (see how they like it for a change) trying to gain access to the clubhouse. […]

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MLB Team Front Office Exec: Hello Voros this is Joe Blow from the Mudville Nine (team and executive name changed to protect the innocent), we got your letter and wanted to talk to you.

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Enough with the giving, it’s time for me to take, take, take. You may not know it by perusing this high-tech 21st century blog, but here at vorosmccracken.com headquarters we’ve fallen well behind in the technology race; I’m reduced to penning these sorts of witty comments on borrowed equipment.

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Seems like for the near future, every time the Yankees or Red Sox win the World Series will have to deal with the complaints that teams are “buying championships.” This discussion on Baseball Think Factory is an example.

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I’m sure Dan Shaugnessy already owned the publishing rights to “The Curse of Voros” but it looks bad as the Red Sox need to avoid losing four straight to notch another World Series title (I won’t even get a watch for this one). I joke, but am happy for everyone there that I worked with […]

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Part 1 here. One of the things I always wanted to do with DIPS was to come up with a bit more rigorous way of calculating runs via only DIPS stats (BFP, HR, BB, SO, HBP). I’d always BSed it in the past, and the way I’m going to do it now is only slightly […]

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