Tag Archives: Bill James

John Grisham’s mini-brain fart

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Jorge Costales

Listening to the audiobook of John Grisham’s new novel, Calico Joe, I heard something which made me pause, not unlike how Jaguar Paw might have reacted to coming across a Chili’s outside a Mayan city. What I heard was that … Continue reading →

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Gaby Sanchez vs Johan Santana

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Looking for a bright spot in the loss to the hated and gratefully-seemingly-cursed New York Mets, I found it in Gaby Sanchez’s at bats against Johan Santana. As a Dodger fan long ago, I remember reading in Bill James 1985 … Continue reading →

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Is Double-A the New Triple-A?

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Jorge Costales

If you were once a position player with a MLB team and find yourself in Triple-A, unless it’s a rehab assignment, be afraid, be very afraid. The odds are high that you are not in your team’s future plans. In … Continue reading →

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Injecting Reason into the Steroids Debate

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Jorge Costales

I contend that science, sports nutrition and statistics offer us sane MLB fans a way out [see the last paragraph] of the boring steroids monologue and phony outrage which sports commentators threaten to drown us with this coming season. The … Continue reading →

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