80 Results for rany jazayerli

Saving the Gold Gloves

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...doesn't appear in these rules, the nice person at Rawlings tells me that yes, as Rany Jazayerli suggested earlier, each voter is asked to vote for just nine players; that is, no second...

Blog | November 12, 2009

Can we replace Gold Gloves?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

In the wake of the latest round of atrocities, Friend of the Blog Rany Jazayerli shows up with a welcome and constructive idea: This annual trashing of the Gold Glove Award...

Blog | November 12, 2009

Monday Mendozas

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...interest in acquiring Milton Bradley. One of those teams is Kansas City, and Friend of SweetSpot Rany Jazayerli suggests, reasonably enough, a straight Jose Guillen-for-Bradley swap. • As Dave Cameron notes, recent...

Blog | September 28, 2009

Greinke takes Cy Young lead!

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Shortly after Joakim Soria locked up Zack Greinke's 15th win last night, I saw this Tweet from Joe Posnanski: @robneyer Blog readers want to know...

Blog | September 23, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Kansas City Royals

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN Insider

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the rapid April-to-late summer decline of the Kansas City Royals in 2009.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009

Monday Mendozas

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...attendance vs. wins and asks, "Where are the fans in Colorado?" • It took Rany Jazayerli a year or two longer than it took me, but it's happened: He'...

Blog | September 14, 2009

BP Daily: The ghost of Mark Prior

Christina Kahrl, Baseball Prospectus

As the postseason approaches, there is concern (as always) about limiting young pitchers' workloads because of previous flameouts. Baseball Prospectus finds teams are already heeding the call.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009

Monday Mendozas

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...curveballs and we're still just calling him "Zack Greinke?" Where's Rany Jazayerli when you need him? What I really want to know is this: Take those eight metrics...

Blog | August 31, 2009

The Royals' lost decade

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Rany Jazayerli's been working, for at least a few weeks now, to evaluate the Royals'...

Blog | August 24, 2009

Wednesday Wangdoodles

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...to Triple-A? No, he hasn't played well since coming off the DL. But Rany Jazayerli wonders if the timing isn't a bit odd; if perhaps Gordon was sent down...

Blog | August 19, 2009

Friday Filberts

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...break ... • If you're in Kansas City this weekend and you want to join Rany Jazayerli and a few dozen of his closest friends at Kauffman Stadium, here's how (and...

Blog | July 17, 2009

Statistically, Royals stuck in '70s

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...of hours to post my reaction to the Royals' trade for Yuniesky Betancourt. It took Rany Jazayerli nearly 24 hours to post his but then, he had a good excuse: Rany's...

Blog | July 13, 2009

Cubs' Jim Hendry speaks

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

From David Laurila's recent interview with Jim Hendry ($): DL: When the decision was made to sign Milton Bradley, were you, [manager of baseball ...

Blog | July 13, 2009

Royals add Betancourt, save season

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...give up a couple of prospects for Yuniesky Betancourt. Lately, the Royals seem close to losing Rany Jazayerli and Joe Posnanski. They lost me a long time ago, and it's because of...

Blog | July 10, 2009

Monday Mendozas

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...impression that the Royals are floundering, organizationally? One of their biggest and most optimistic fans is Rany Jazayerli, right? Well, Rany's now persona non grata at Kauffman Stadium (more on that here...

Blog | July 06, 2009