Ibanez won't help Phillies all that much
Rob NeyerWhat are they saying in Seattle about officially losing their longtime left fielder? The Phillies gave Raul Ibanez a 3 year, $30 million deal to rep...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2008Rice debate gets heated
Rob Neyer...who believe Rice has no business being in the Hall. ESPN.com's Rob Neyer ran the numbers and came up with Rice as the equal of Ken Singleton (James himself established that Rice was...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2008The decision of Hall of Famers
Rob Neyer...election, another change: The Spink and Frick winners were dropped and only Hall of Famers, 64 in number, received ballots. But again, no one was elected. Of the 10 candidates on the ballot, Santo came...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2008Dahlen stands out on pre-'43 Veterans ballot
Rob NeyerContinuing our discussion of Hall of Fame candidates, next we have the 10 players on the pre-1943 Veterans Committee ballot… Twenty years ago, B...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2008Hall makes just one call
Rob Neyer...Reynolds needed nine votes but got eight. He won 182 games in his career -- an exceptionally low number for a Hall of Fame starting pitcher -- and 40 of those came during the war, when most...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2008Dreaming of the ultimate defensive metric
Rob Neyer...47 plays better than an average defensive second baseman last year. It's such an amazingly high number that, on its own, it's basically unbelievable. Did Utley really display such amazing defense that he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2008Only Clemens comparable to Maddux
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comGreg Maddux is likely one of the two greatest pitchers you've ever seen. The other? Roger Clemens.
Story | Conversation | December 05, 2008Is Pedroia the next Joe Morgan?
Rob Neyer...But let's not get too carried away. When Morgan was 21, 22 and 23, his OPS+ numbers were 131, 132 and 131. When Pedroia was 21 and 22, he was in the minors; at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2008Making defense part of the equation
Rob Neyer...seeing that below-average defenders like [Manny] Ramirez and [Pat] Burrell in the field depreciate their offensive numbers because of what they give up." Next, Jerry Crasnick: In addition, Dunn's price might be dropping...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008Baines' totals fall short
Rob Neyer...hits, ranking him 40th, but also leaving him 134 short of what has been considered the magic number for enshrinement. This particular number bothers [White Sox owner Jerry] Reinsdorf more so than Baines. [Reinsdorf], who...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer...so difficult to manage that he hurt his teams more than his big bat helped them. Any number of people have attempted to rebut Bill's charge, and to some extent I believe they've...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008Numbers don't add up for Meche
Rob NeyerHow much is Gil Meche worth? According to FanGraphs' Eric Seidman, maybe more than you think … Following the 2006 season, Gil Meche inked a [fi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2008In Division Series, nothing beats having three good starters
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comIn the division series, the teams with three good starters are the ones who stand the best chance to advance.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2008
Hamilton, Gonzalez setting noteworthy paces
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comOne can't assume players will continue a particular pace through the second half, but Rob Neyer points out several to watch.
Story | Conversation | June 27, 2008
How Zimmer lost his job to Wills
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comHow did Don Zimmer lose his shortstop job to Maury Wills? Rob Neyer checks on the veracity of Zim's story.
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