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Today is part two of my review, or summary of the player summaries, for the new 2010 Baseball Prospectus book. Today we feature the pitching staff (we did the hitters yesterday). Again, these are just a look at a handful of the entries for Reds players in the book; go buy it. Bronson Arroyo–doesn’t have [...] Baseball Prospectus 2010 has been released and projects more than 1600 players for 2010. No doubt, there will still be someone in spring training that makes a team by surprise, but it’s still an impressive display of statistical information, both historical and projectable in nature. Below is my effort to give you some one-line summary [...] I received both for Christmas and finished “The Machine” already…and am reading “Game Six” right now… Enjoyed “The Machine“…but believe I found at least one error..I don’t believe Waite Hoyt was on Reds Radio in the ’70’s…it went from Al Michaels to Marty along with Joe. He might have done TV for one season, but I [...] Thirty-four years ago today, after three days of heavy rain, the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox were able to resume the World Series at Fenway Park. It was to become known as perhaps the greatest game in baseball history. It was Game Six. In celebration of that game, and the effect it had on the baseball [...] I received Joe Posnanski’s new book “The Machine” Friday night and finished the entire book by Saturday evening, all 280+ pages. As a child of the Big Red Machine era, I could not put the book down and found it fascinating. What I found most interesting was Posnanski’s tellling of the Machine personnel’s emotions during [...] –Baseball Prospectus had a recent outing at PNC Park, and our buddy Justin was there. Here’s his report, which includes a very interesting Q&A with the Pirates GM. Sounds like a good time was had by all. –Micah Owings got four stitches and had trouble hearing out of his left ear after getting beaned last night. [...] Just got my edition of The Bill James Gold Mine in the mail the other day. Great stuff. It’s not quite the same as the old Bill James Abstracts, and it isn’t quite as good…but it’s pretty darn entertaining, nonetheless. I finally got a chance to see “The Wrestler” yesterday. Now, I don’t know a thing about wrestling, and I’ve never seen a single professional wrestling match in my life, but this was a superb movie. Just a fantastic film, in every respect. Not quite as good as “Slumdog Millionaire”, much better than “Benjamin Button”. If [...] Part 2 of Bill’s interview with Redleg Nation Spotlight Player Logan Parker, and Chad dives into the mailbag. Plus, another 10 second movie review…all in Episode 12 of Redleg Nation Radio. Listen at the bottom of this post or using the podcast player in the right sidebar…or right-click here to download the mp3 file to listen [...] Bill interviews Redleg Nation Spotlight Player Logan Parker, and Chad discusses Spring Training and gives a movie review…all in Episode 11 of the Redleg Nation Radio podcast. Listen at the bottom of this post or using the podcast player in the right sidebar…or right-click here to download the mp3 file to listen to at your leisure. To [...] Just wanted to mention a book I just finished: The Mysterious Montague: A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery. It was written by Leigh Montville, who wrote two other books that I enjoyed quite a bit: The Big Bam (about Babe Ruth) and Ted Williams. I won’t reveal too much of the story [...] Yes, this is an off-topic post. I just can’t bear to think about the Reds right now (even though the road trip just completed could have certainly gone worse). Recently, Rob Neyer (subscription required) posted his ranking of the best Pixar movies. In order, they were: 1. Ratatouille, 2. Toy Story 2, 3. Monsters, [...] I’ve now seen the first two of the big summer blockbusters — Iron Man and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. They are both worth watching, but Indiana Jones was clearly better, in my opinion. I thought the new Indy movie held up very well to the prior versions, though they will [...] (Want to win a copy of “MLB 08: The Show” for Playstation 3? Check out the end of this review to see how you can get one for free.) I have an admission to make. I play video games. No, I’m not a gamer; I’m not playing World of Warcraft with Leeroy Jenkins or anything. I [...] Library Journal has this good review of the baseball books set to be released in 2008. It’s worth a read if, like me, you are prone to filling your shelves with baseball books that you may never read. While I’m on the subject, I’m currently reading “Opening Day,” Jonathan Eig’s account of Jackie Robinson’s first [...] |
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