Nov 08
Real Dirty Cubs Blog, November 7, 2013 The MVP of the National League was announced today, and to no one’s surprise, the award went to Jason Bay. The Chicago Cubs’ left fielder won baseball’s first quintuple crown, leading the league in batting average, home runs, RBIs, runs scored, and stolen bases. And for you sabermetricians, …
Oct 09
We already took a look at how poorly my projections turned out with regard to the Mets’ lineup, now let’s take a look at the pitching staff. The projections were made back in March, and were based on who would be in the starting rotation and bullpen on Opening Day. Tim Byrdak’s availability was in …
Oct 05
Back in March, I did a series of player projections on this very website for the projected starting lineup, starting rotation, and bullpen. Now it’s time to take a look at my projections, the projections from Fan Graphs that I compared them to, and how each player actually did in 2012. While my projections usually …
Oct 03
R.A. Dickey finished up his outstanding season on Tuesday with a no-decision. His numbers are final, as are the numbers of all the other Cy Young candidates except for Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw is the sleeper in this race. If he wins today, his record goes to 14-9. He could possibly pass Dickey for the lead …
Sep 27
R. A. Dickey (20-6) became the 6th pitcher in Mets history to win 20 games, and the…
Sep 24
As the end of the regular season draws nearer, the race for they Cy Young award gets closer. R.A. Dickey and Gio Gonzalez both won their games over the weekend, and they now lead the league in wins with 19 and 20, respectively. Dickey and Gonzalez are the front-runners (among starters…more on this in …
Sep 19
Time to take another look at the NL Cy Young award race. Despite losing his last two decisions, our man R.A. Dickey has continued to pitch well. He now leads the National League in ERA, and is second in WHIP behind Clayton Kershaw. He is also one K behind Kershaw for the league lead. Can …
Sep 10
I was asked yesterday about the Mets’ second half struggles. ”What’s going on with them?” the person in question said. Without thinking, I replied, “Lack of talent. They have a bunch of mediocre players left over from the previous front office, and no money to spend on better players because they got ripped off by …
Sep 04
With one month to go in the season, it’s time to start up the Cy Young Watch. The Mets have a horse in this race, R.A. Dickey. So how does R.A. stack up against the other Cy Young candidates in the National League? Let’s take a look. Player Team W L ERA G GS IP …
Aug 29
According to Baseball Reference, David Wright leads the National League in Wins Above Replacement (WAR) with 6.1. Only Mike Trout (9.1) has more in all of major league baseball. That (among other stats – I’m not a big proponent of WAR as the ultimate measure of a player) shows you what kind of year Wright …
MLBTradeRumors
A Look At Who’s Hot & Who’s... { Ike 0-for-4 Carson: 7 home... } – May 18, 4:11 PM
A Look At Who’s Hot & Who’s... { I don’t watch games not... } – May 18, 4:10 PM
A Look At Who’s Hot & Who’s... { That game this afternoon was... } – May 18, 4:00 PMA Look At Who’s Hot & Who’s... { I read that too. Have... } – May 18, 1:27 PMA Look At Who’s Hot & Who’s... { I do too. Enough already.... } – May 18, 12:50 PM
