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Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...manager for that many years, because eventually even David Glass' patience will wear thin. But a...Mauer for MVP? Well, yeah. And yes, respectable people are talking about Zack Greinke as a legitimate...
Blog | September 02, 2009Manuel of New York: Medieval Manager
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotI've been reading Joe Posnanski's new book -- and no, it's not in bookstores yet; being a BBWAA member does have its occasional perks -- a...
Blog | August 17, 2009More fuel for the Yankees-Red Sox fire
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...talking to a friend last week after the David Ortiz news dropped and he took comfort that...play ball. One thing is for sure: the people that run the game can't destroy...
Blog | August 06, 2009Mariners, Rangers unlikely contenders
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...39;t supposed to be serious contenders. On April 1, you wouldn't have found many people signing up to watch Ian Snell vs. Scott Feldman, either. Snell was either supposed to have bloomed...
Blog | August 03, 2009Cubs' Jim Hendry speaks
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotFrom David Laurila's recent interview with Jim Hendry...year. We looked at all of the other people too, and felt like, in our spot, in...
Blog | July 13, 2009Cubs playing with 24-man roster
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Cubs are trying to hide here is rookie David Patton, the Rule 5 kid out of Colorado...liked what they've seen. But the people I've talked with say Jake is...
Blog | May 21, 2009Filling Delgado's spikes
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...which they don't necessarily endorse): shift David Murphy to first base and summon top prospect...if right now turns into July and August, people might start asking questions
Blog | May 15, 2009Kazmir rings warning bells
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...his ERA to 6.00. The Rays have David Price waiting in Triple-A, and with Kazmir...they're paying good money to smart people who are looking at the same stats and...
Blog | May 05, 2009Zack Greinke: Cover boy!
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Greinke is No. 10 but the first since David Cone more than 13 years ago. Has any...fantastic cover. Particularly when one considers how few people outside the Heart of America are likely to...
Blog | April 28, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...quot;You just don't see normal people hit a ball like that." Like Sheffield...think I mentioned last week, I agree with David Pinto: Zimmerman's a good player, but...
Blog | April 20, 2009Tuesday Taters
Rob Neyer...probably isn't going to make a great deal of difference. • David Laurila interviews yet another of the really bright people working in the game these days. I don't want to discourage...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 17, 2009Pedroia plays big
Rob Neyer...best exemplified in the contemporary game by, say, David Eckstein. There's nothing wrong with that, and...know that we've seen his best. Ryan: "People have suggested in print that we already have...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 16, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer...spot with the Brewers this spring. • And people say there's nothing new in baseball. •...in the National League. • Matt Wieters and David Price are both outstanding prospects, of course. But...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 16, 2009No Hall of Fame vote for Rickey … why?
Rob Neyer...Hall of Fame include Harold Baines, Jay Bell, David Cone, Ron Gant, Mark Grace, Rickey Henderson, Jack...actually not much doubt about it, and reasonable people certainly can disagree about what that should mean...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 07, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer...But a computer does not do risk modeling. People do it. And people got overzealous and they...as a consultant. From the interview ($): Baseball Prospectus' David Laurila: Is there an actual statistical-analysis department...
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