February 2008

  • Why I’m Pro PED

    Glenallen Hill apologized today for PED use. Here’s some video evidence: My opinion is that if PEDs allowed him to do something like that, then I wan’t more PEDs. If they did not, then such an accomplishment doesn’t deserve to be seen as “tainted.” Either way I think a more rational discussion of the…

  • Congratulations to Tigres del Licey

    The Caribbean World Series is over and Licey has emerged as the champion. I’ve always had a soft spot for the Caribbean World Series specifically and international baseball in general. Maybe it’s my soccer affinity or what have you, but I do find the prospect of baseball in other countries to be intriguing. The…

  • All the Couples are Doing it, Honey

    According to this report federal witness par excellence, Brian McNamee, is saying he injected Roger Clemens’ wife with HGH before a Sports Illustrated swimsuit photoshoot in 2003. I’m torn as to what I believe here. The rumor is that you can judge whether people take these types of substances by the size of their…

  • Sabermetric Drive By: Adjusting Past Statistics

    Came up with an idea for adjusting past stats and was wondering if and where I’m going to be tripped up. The idea is to take all non pitchers who played in MLB in consecutive seasons and then run a comparison of their stats from one year to the next to see how their…

  • Probably Not the Best Idea the Boston Globe Ever Conceived

    One would think they maybe could have waited a day or so on this one. Karma’s a bitch.

  • These Aren’t My Father’s White Sox

    The Chicago Tribune has a story about the White Sox new third base coach, former A’s “slugger” Jeff Cox. The White Sox want to “get back to” doing what they supposedly were doing in 2005. I find it interesting that a team that finished dead last in the Majors in On Base Percentage (despite…