Saturday, 10 May 2008
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| RC/25 for 3Bs (5/10) Nelson Lu 22:06:25 |
| | RC/25 PRC/25 Value
Chipper Jones, Atlanta 12.88 11.56 24.3
Blake DeWitt, Los Angeles-N 6.92 7.42 9.9
David Wright, New York-N 6.46 6.96 13.4
Edwin Encarnacion, Cincinnati 6.15 6.58 11.5
Garrett Atkins, Colorado 7.22 6.31 11.6
Chone Figgins, Los Angeles-A 6.14 6.05 9.5
Hank Blalock, Texas 6.01 5.90 6.2
Alex Gordon, Kansas City 5.54 5.84 9.6
Aramis Ramirez, Chicago-N 6.73 5.78 8.2
Jack Hannahan, Oakland 5.27 5.74 5.9
Jorge Cantu, Florida 5.69 5.55 8.1
Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay 5.07 5.54 5.6
Alex Rodriguez, New York-A 5.63 5.53 5.7
Adrian Beltre, Seattle 5.62 5.42 8.1
Miguel Cabrera, Detroit 5.31 5.09 7.0
Kevin Kouzmanoff, San Diego 4.13 5.01 7.3
AVERAGE REGULAR 3B 4.87
Troy Glaus, St. Louis 4.10 4.65 4.9
Pedro Feliz, Philadelphia 4.27 4.50 4.1
Joe Crede, Chicago-A 4.80 4.42 3.7
Jose Bautista, Pittsburgh 3.85 4.25 3.2
Mike Lowell, Boston 4.23 4.17 1.9
Marco Scutaro, Toronto 4.30 4.13 1.9
Mark Reynolds, Arizona 4.97 4.04 2.7
Melvin Mora, Baltimore 4.00 3.77 1.8
Jose Castillo, San Francisco 3.71 3.60 0.9
Bill Hall, Milwaukee 3.42 3.59 1.0
Ryan Zimmerman, Washington 3.68 3.51 0.7
REPLACEMENT LEVEL? 3.36
Casey Blake, Cleveland 3.32 3.09 -0.9
Mark Loretta, Houston 2.72 2.48 -2.1
Mike Lamb, Minnesota 1.92 2.23 -3.3
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| RC/25 for 2Bs (5/10) Nelson Lu 22:02:01 |
| | RC/25 PRC/25 Value
Chase Utley, Philadelphia 9.86 10.40 28.7
Dan Uggla, Florida 6.25 6.09 12.3
Adam Kennedy, St. Louis 5.22 5.93 7.7
Clint Barmes, Colorado 6.74 5.90 7.3
Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati 5.19 5.55 10.7
Ian Kinsler, Texas 5.44 5.34 9.8
Dustin Pedroia, Boston 5.34 5.26 10.6
Tadahito Iguchi, San Diego 4.23 5.13 9.2
Mark DeRosa, Chicago-N 5.89 5.06 7.3
Placido Polanco, Detroit 5.12 4.91 7.0
Brendan Harris, Minnesota 4.15 4.82 6.6
Mark Grudzielanek, Kansas City 4.54 4.78 5.7
Jeff Kent, Los Angeles-N 4.46 4.78 6.1
Luis Castillo, New York-N 4.32 4.65 5.4
Kazuo Matsui, Houston 5.11 4.64 4.2
Orlando Hudson, Arizona 5.45 4.44 5.4
Kelly Johnson, Atlanta 4.94 4.43 5.4
Brian Roberts, Baltimore 4.65 4.38 6.8
AVERAGE REGULAR 2B 4.28
Mark Ellis, Oakland 3.87 4.21 6.2
Aaron Hill, Toronto 4.20 4.03 4.9
Felipe Lopez, Washington 4.20 4.01 3.8
Jose Lopez, Seattle 4.14 4.00 4.8
Rickie Weeks, Milwaukee 3.66 3.85 4.5
Freddy Sanchez, Pittsburgh 3.42 3.78 3.7
Akinori Iwamura, Tampa Bay 3.27 3.58 3.2
REPLACEMENT LEVEL? 2.84
Eugenio Velez, San Francisco 2.78 2.70 -0.5
Maicer Izturis, Los Angeles-A 2.63 2.59 -0.6
Juan Uribe, Chicago-A 2.42 2.23 -2.0
Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland 2.14 1.99 -2.7
Robinson Cano, New York-A 1.86 1.83 -4.5
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| RC/25 for 1Bs (5/10) Nelson Lu 21:55:37 |
| | RC/25 PRC/25 Value
Albert Pujols, St. Louis 11.35 12.88 30.1
Lance Berkman, Houston 12.73 11.58 25.6
Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego 6.76 8.20 17.8
Kevin Youkilis, Boston 8.18 8.05 16.4
Joey Votto, Cincinnati 7.04 7.54 10.5
Casey Kotchman, Los Angeles-A 7.30 7.19 11.6
Derrek Lee, Chicago-N 8.27 7.11 13.4
Conor Jackson, Arizona 8.45 6.88 9.9
Carlos Guillen, Detroit 6.97 6.68 9.8
Nick Johnson, Washington 6.46 6.17 7.7
Justin Morneau, Minnesota 5.06 5.88 8.1
Mike Jacobs, Florida 5.91 5.75 6.4
Prince Fielder, Milwaukee 5.33 5.60 6.9
AVERAGE REGULAR 1B 5.28
Todd Helton, Colorado 5.92 5.18 5.9
Lyle Overbay, Toronto 5.35 5.13 4.9
James Loney, Los Angeles-N 4.78 5.12 5.7
Daric Barton, Oakland 4.33 4.72 4.1
Rich Aurilia, San Francisco 4.74 4.60 2.4
Paul Konerko, Chicago-A 4.94 4.55 2.9
Jason Giambi, New York-A 4.61 4.53 2.5
Mark Teixeira, Atlanta 5.05 4.53 3.3
Carlos Pena, Tampa Bay 3.92 4.29 2.3
Carlos Delgado, New York-N 3.76 4.05 1.3
Richie Sexon, Seattle 4.00 3.86 0.6
Ryan Garko, Cleveland 4.05 3.77 0.2
REPLACEMENT LEVEL? 3.70
Ross Gload, Kansas City 3.20 3.37 -0.9
Kevin Millar, Baltimore 3.55 3.35 -1.5
Adam LaRoche, Pittsburgh 3.01 3.32 -1.4
Ryan Howard, Philadelphia 2.98 3.14 -2.4
Ben Broussard, Cleveland 1.45 1.42 -6.3
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| RC/25 Introduction (5/10) Nelson Lu 21:50:57 |
| | The following posts list major league teams' regular position players' RC/25 by
position. Here are a bit of definitions:
RC/25:
A stat created by Bill James to measure how many runs a lineup of 9
of the same individual would score in a game. (The "real" version is RC/27,
since there are 27 outs in a game; however, since certain stats are not readily
available to us during the season, James has an abbreviated version known as
RC/25 to adjust for the absence of those stats. For the formula to RC/27,
please e-mail me. It is also available in Total Baseball and many other
reference manuals.)
A = H + BB - CS
B = 1.125 * 1B + 1.69 * 2B + 3.02 * 3B + 3.73 * HR + .29 * BB
+ .492 * SB - .04 * SO
(Formerly B = TB + .64 * SB + .24 * BB - .03 * K)
C = AB + BB
RC = ((A + (2.4 * C)) * (B + (3 * C)) / (9 * C)) - (.9 * C)
O = AB - H + CS
RC/25 = RC / O * 25
(The reason why HBP, among other stats, is not included is not because I think
that they're not important; it's that the data sources I use do not include
them with the "primary stats," and therefore, adding HBP and other stats would
effectively require twice the work, and the gain, while considerable, was
judged by me to be not worth it in interim reports.)
There are three additional Bill James adjustments that I do not use:
1. He adjusts for BA with runners on base. Originally, the adjustment was
not published; but it has been, in the most recent STATS Major League
Handbook and other sources. I am, however, not incorporating this
change since I have found this change to be arbitrary and also
increasing team-dependence.
2. He also adds additional points for a non-bases empty HR. Again, this
is highly arbitrary -- why not add points for a non-bases loaded
1B, 2B, or 3B? Further, this increases team-dependence as well, which
reduces the usefulness of RC.
3. He then adds up all players' RC on a team and adjusts it in a factor
that is based on whether the team scored more than it is expected or
less. I find that this defeats the point of RC, so I do not use this
adjustment.
PRC/25:
Park-adjusted RC/25. Park adjustment is a topic that I don't know how
to explain well in a paragraph, so I will not attempt to try. However, many
works that explain it are available on the net, and any search engine should
yield a number of useful articles. For these numbers, only this year's park
factors are used.
Value:
An estimate of how many runs a player is above the ever so elusive
"replacement level" (that is, a level of performance at which a player can
easily be found at little or no cost to a team). For these posts, replacement
level is estimated at 50 points of OBP and 50 points of SLG below the average
for each position.
Notes:
1. For these posts, the players who were traded during the middle of the
season have their park factors prorated by AB + BB with the teams.
(This is not mathematically correct, but is the best I can do for now.)
2. Please send to me corrections if I misplaced someone's position.
"SABREmetrics isn't about statistics, it is about the search for new
evidence." - Bill James (thanks, Bill Reich)
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Saturday, 5 April 2008
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| Heels Smoke Jackets 8-1 Your Name Here 06:47:46 |
| | Charlie Blackman's solo HR in the eigth was all the offense Tech could
muster as they fall to #3 UNC Friday night in Chapel Hill.
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia Tech........ 000 000 010 - 1 6 1
North Carolina...... 111 005 00X - 8 11 0
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E - Plagman, T.(3). LOB - Georgia Tech 7; No. Carolina 12. 2B - Gore,
G(2); Federowicz,T 2(10). 3B - Fedroff, T(2). HR - Blackmon, C.(3);
Ackley, D(5) SB - Seager, K(4). CS - Ackley, D(1).
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Friday, 4 April 2008
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| Scoring question Guest 07:50:38 |
| | I look at the MLB website for the New York Yankees often. When they
show the stats for a game their is a column called LOB. Yesterday
Bubba Crosby batted 5 times but the LOB column showed 7. What does
that mean?
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Sunday, 30 March 2008
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| Joltin' Jackets Get First Ever Sweep of BC Your Name Here 23:56:46 |
| | Tech goes to 22-5, 8-4 n ACC play. Next up is East Tennessee in Atlanta
Tuesday and Wednesday night.
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia Tech........ 110 000 100 - 3 7 0
Boston College...... 100 000 100 - 2 7 1
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Win - Von Tersch. Loss - MacDonald, J. Save - Brad Rulon (2)
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| Tech Sweeps DH at BC Your Name Here 03:06:23 |
| | Burns gets win #4- Tech goes for the sweep tomorrow in Boston.
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia Tech........ 200 000 731 - 13 13 2
Boston College...... 200 000 000 - 2 8 2
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Win - Burns, E. (4-1). Loss - Hayer, K (0-1). Save - None.
WP - Prohovich, K(1). Inherited runners/scored: Dean, P 3/1; Kowalski, C
3/3; Ratliff, T 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Burns, E. 104/65; Robinson, A.
9/5; Jacob, K. 36/22; Houston, D 104/64; Hayer, K 18/7; Dean, P 5/1;
Kowalski, C 8/3; Ratliff, T 45/25; Prohovich, K 12/8.
Umpires - HP: Junior Creech 1B: Tom Baldinelli 3B: AJ Lostaglio
Start: 2:15 pm Time: 3:03 Attendance: 105
Weather: Sunny, 38 deg, Wind-NW-17mph
Hayer, K faced 3 batters in the 7th.
Kowalski, C faced 2 batters in the 7th.
Game: GT03292
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| Jackets Get Win #20 Your Name Here 03:02:37 |
| | Georgia Tech gets win #20 at BC- secomd game of DH in progress.
From www.ramblinwreck.com:
Duncan Pitches No. 17 Tech Baseball Past Boston College in Series Opener
The Jackets earned a win in the first game of the doubleheader
March 29, 2008
ATLANTA - David Duncan allowed just one hit through the first six
innings to lead No. 17 Georgia Tech (20-5, 6-4 ACC) to a 5-2 win over
Boston College (11-12, 2-8 ACC) in the series opener and first game of a
doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Commander Shea Field.
Duncan (4-0) faced the minimum through the first 2.2 innings and, after
allowing a single with two outs in the bottom of the second, retired
11-straight before giving up a solo home run to Tony Sanchez to break up
the shutout. The 6-8 lefty worked a season-long eight innings, giving up
two runs on four hits while striking out a season-high 10 batters.
Brad Rulon tossed the ninth inning and earned his second save of the
season. After Rulon hit the first batter he faced, Eric Campbell dropped
a single just out second baseman Thomas Nichols' reach to put runners on
first and second. Rulon worked out of the jam by forcing a pair of
flyouts before striking out pinch hitter John Spatola to end the game.
Georgia Tech took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second when Jason Haniger
was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Jeff Rowland hit a
sacrifice fly to plate Chris House. A solo home run by Derek Dietrich in
the top of the third inning staked the Yellow Jackets to a 3-0 lead and
an RBI single by Charlie Blackmon pushed the score to 4-0 in the fifth.
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia Tech........ 021 010 100 - 5 9 1
Boston College...... 000 000 110 - 2 5 1
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Thursday, 27 March 2008
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| Tech Pounds Alabama State Your Name Here 14:37:33 |
| | Up next -a weekend series in conference at BC.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From www.ramblinwreck.com:
Plagman, Dietrich Homer Twice in No. 17 Tech Win Over Alabama State,
17-4
The Jackets had seven home runs on the night
March 26, 2008
ATLANTA - Tony Plagman and Derek Dietrich combined for four of Georgia
Tech's seven home runs as the 17th-ranked Yellow Jackets downed Alabama
State, 17-4, Wednesday night at Russ Chandler Stadium. With the win,
Georgia Tech improved to 19-5 on the season while the Hornets dropped to
9-10.
Dietrich went 3-for-3 with two home runs, three runs and three RBI while
Plagman collected two hits, both home runs, in three at bats. He also
scored three runs in the game.
Jay Dantzler went 3-for-5 with a run and two RBI, and Luke Murton and
Jason Garofalo added two hits apiece for the Yellow Jackets.
Brandon Cumpton (1-0) earned his first win of the season by holding
Alabama State to four runs, only three of which were earned, on six
hits. He also fanned eight and walked three in the game. Andrew
Robinson, Brad Rulon and Chris Hicks all worked scoreless innings in
relief to polish off the Hornets.
Score by Innings R H E
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Alabama State....... 010 021 000 - 4 6 2
Georgia Tech........ 022 136 03X - 17 18 4
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E - JORDAN,J; CLEMONS,J; Burnette, C.(1); Feltes, B. 2(3); Plagman,
T.(2).LOB - Alabama St. 8; Georgia Tech 12. 2B - SHAMSUD-DIN 2(4);
Ussery, J.(2);Blackmon, C.(5); Murton, L. 2(5); Garofalo, J.(1);
Dantzler, J. 2(2). HR -Burnette, C.(1); Dietrich, D. 2(9); Feltes,
B.(5); Plagman, T. 2(7); Leonida, C.(2). HBP - Dantzler, J.; Leonida, C.
2. SF - Rowland, J.(2).
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008
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| A Dozen Runs Was Enough Your Name Here 16:00:05 |
| | To hammer cross town rival Georgia State. Great news- NO ERRORS and the
pitching was greatly improved. Mighty Alabama State next,then off to BC
for a weekend series.
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia State....... 010 000 000 - 1 8 1
Georgia Tech........ 201 600 30X - 12 13 0
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E - Bennett, D.(1). DP - Georgia Tech 1. LOB - Georgia St. 11; Georgia
Tech 12. 2B - Logan, B.(5); Long, P.(3); Murton, L.(3); House, C.(3). HR
-Feltes, B.(4); Murton, L. 2(2). HBP - Nichols, T. 2; Blackmon, C. 2. SF
-Feltes, B.(3). SB - Murton, L.(2); House, C.(5). CS - Rochon-Salva(2).
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Monday, 24 March 2008
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| Dook Avoids Sweep by Tech Your Name Here 04:39:02 |
| | Yikes...4 errors and generally sub-par pitching.
From www.ramblinwreck.com:
Duke Avoids Series Sweep to No. 17 Georgia Tech With 10-3 Win
Jackets win series, 2-1
March 23, 2008
ATLANTA - Gabriel Saade had five hits and Tim Sherlock drove in four
runs to help Duke (19-5, 4-5 ACC) avoid an ACC series sweep to No. 17
Georgia Tech (17-5, 5-4 ACC) with a 10-3 win Sunday afternoon at Russ
Chandler Stadium.
Saade went 5-for-5 with three singles, a double and a ninth-inning home
run while Sherlock collected two hits, including his first home run of
the season, against the Yellow Jackets. Sherlock's three-run home run
highlighted a four-run second inning for the Blue Devils.
Yellow Jacket starter Zach Von Tersch (2-1) lasted just two innings and
suffered his first loss of the season after giving up the four runs,
only three of which were earned, on three hits while walking two.
Derek Dietrich and Brad Feltes led Tech's offense with two hits apiece.
Tech recorded five-consecutive hits for the first time this season to
take a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Thomas Nichols
doubled down the right field line, moved to third base on a failed
pickoff attempt by Duke's starting pitcher Grant Monroe, and scored on a
ground-rule double by Charlie Blackmon for the first run of the game.
Blackmon advanced to third on a base hit by Dietrich and scored Tech's
second run on an RBI single by Feltes.
Dietrich helped Tech narrow the gap to one with a towering home run to
lead off the third inning, but Monroe retired nine of the next 11
batters he faced to help the Blue Devils maintain the lead.
Monroe (4-1) limited Tech to three runs on seven hits and three walks
while fanning two in five innings to earn his fourth win of the season
after the Blue Devils added three runs in the seventh inning to extend
their lead to 7-3.
Score by Innings R H E
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Duke................ 040 000 312 - 10 11 1
Georgia Tech........ 201 000 000 - 3 7 4
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E - Monroe, G.; Nichols, T.; Feltes, B.; Von Tersch; McGuire, D.. DP -
Georgia Tech 1. LOB - Duke 6; Georgia Tech 6. 2B - Saade, G.; Sherlock,
T.; Nichols, T.; Blackmon, C.. HR - Saade, G.; Sherlock, T.; Dietrich,
D.. HBP - Nicolla, J.. SH - Lemmerman, J; Sherlock, T.. SB - Hassan, A..
CS - Rowland, J.; Plagman, T..
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Sunday, 23 March 2008
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| Ga Tech Notches ACC Win #5 Your Name Here 02:31:36 |
| | Joltin' Jackets go for the sweep Easter Sunday in Atlanta.
From www.ramblinwreck.com:
Burns, Rowland Carry Tech Past Duke, 4-2
Burns carries no-hitter into fifth
March 22, 2008
ATLANTA - Eddie Burns carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning, and
Jeff Rowland had two hits, including a home run, to help No. 17 Georgia
Tech (17-4, 5-3 ACC) defeat Duke (18-5, 3-5 ACC), 4-2, Saturday
afternoon at Russ Chandler Stadium.
Burns (3-1) earned his third win of the season by holding the Blue
Devils to two runs, only one of which was earned, on four hits while
recording four strikeouts in seven-plus innings.
Rowland, Derek Dietrich and Jay Dantzler each had two hits for the
Yellow Jackets while Duke's offense was led by Ryan McCurdy, who went
2-for-4 with a run scored.
Brad Rulon picked up his first save of the season, and fifth of his
career, by working out of a jam in the eighth inning and tossing a 1-2-3
ninth.
Rowland's home run, his second of the year, led off the fifth inning for
Tech after Duke had tied the game 1-1. He also started a two-run rally
for Tech in the seventh, drawing a walk and coming around to score on an
error, and Brad Feltes extended the lead to 4-1 with a sacrifice fly.
Duke got within a run in the eighth after Matt Williams was hit by a
Burns pitch to lead off, went to third on Rowland's dropped fly ball in
center field and scored on Kyle Kreick's single. But Rulon, who gave up
the hit in relief of Burns, got a strikeout and a double play to end the
threat and retired the Blue Devils in order in the ninth.
Score by Innings R H E
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Duke................ 000 010 010 - 2 6 1
Georgia Tech........ 100 010 20X - 4 8 1
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E - Lemmerman, J(2); Rowland, J.(2). DP - Duke 1; Georgia Tech 2. LOB -
Duke 7; Georgia Tech 8. 2B - Dietrich, D.(6). 3B - Dantzler, J.(1). HR -
Rowland, J.(2). HBP - Williams, M. 2; Blackmon, C.; Burnette, C.. SF -
Feltes, B.(2). SB - Rowland, J.(10); Dietrich, D.(3). CS - Burnette,
C.(1).
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Saturday, 22 March 2008
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| Tech Tops Duke Your Name Here 05:27:26 |
| | in a squeaker...three game set will resume tomorrow in Atlanta.
From www.ramblinwreck.com:
No. 17 Tech Holds Off Duke, 5-4
Four-run third key for Yellow Jackets
March 21, 2008
ATLANTA - Andrew Robinson scattered two hits over the final four innings
to help No. 17 Georgia Tech (16-4, 4-3 ACC) hold off Duke (18-4, 3-4
ACC), 5-4, Friday night at Russ Chandler Stadium.
Robinson, who made his seventh scoreless appearance of the season, faced
just two batters over the minimum and recorded three strikeouts while
walking none to earn his first career save. Starter David Duncan (3-0)
retired the first six batters he faced and picked up his third win of
the season, giving up four runs on five hits to the Blue Devils.
Jeff Rowland, Charlie Blackmon and Derek Dietrich each had two hits for
the Yellow Jackets, while Tim Sherlock led Duke's offense with a 2-for-4
performance at the plate and Matt Williams has two RBI.
Three costly errors by Duke helped Georgia Tech to a four-run third
inning to take a 5-2 lead. Jeff Rowland earned a one-out walk and moved
to third on an error by second baseman Gabriel Saade. Blackmon singled
home the first run, and Dietrich single home another to put the Jackets
in front. After Brad Feltes grounded out, Blackmon and Dietrich came
around to score on consecutive ground-ball errors by Saade and Ryan
McCurdy.
Duke closed the gap to 5-4 with a pair of two-out runs in its half of
the fifth. Saade and Williams each drew walks from Duncan, and came
around to score on back-to-back singles from Alex Hassan and Jeremy
Gould.
Score by Innings R H E
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Duke................ 002 020 000 - 4 7 3
Georgia Tech........ 104 000 00X - 5 7 0
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E - Saade, G. 2(3); McCurdy, R.(1). LOB - Duke 6; Georgia Tech 7. 2B -
Williams, M.(5); Gould, J.(5). 3B - Rowland, J.(1). SF - Nichols, T.(2).
SB - Blackmon, C.(7); Dietrich, D.(2).
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Thursday, 20 March 2008
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| Jackets Edge Bears Your Name Here 06:24:45 |
| | Dook is next this Easter weekend.
From www.ramblinwreck.com:
Blackmon Paces No. 17 Tech Baseball to 7-6 Win Over Mercer
The redshirt junior homered and drove in two runs in the eighth inning
March 19, 2008
ATLANTA - Charlie Blackmon homered and drove in two runs in the bottom
of the eighth inning to help No. 17 Georgia Tech (15-4) to a 7-6 victory
over Mercer (9-10) Wednesday night at Russ Chandler Stadium.
Blackmon went 2-for-5 with four RBI to lead the Yellow Jacket offense
while Jeff Rowland added two hits on the night.
Brad Rulon (3-0) picked up the win despite giving up the lead in the
eighth inning. The senior yielded two runs on a two-out triple by John
Dortch, but received the win after Blackmon hit a two-out single to
plate Patrick Long and Chase Burnette in the bottom of the frame.
Chris Hicks earned his team-leading sixth save of the season by striking
out John Moreland and forcing Tyler McCarty to hit into a double play to
end the game.
Taylor Wood and Andrew Robinson both worked scoreless innings in relief
of Yellow Jacket starter Brandon Cumpton, who held Mercer to four runs
on nine hits in five innings.
Back-to-back run-scoring singles from Mike Armstrong and Moreland staked
the Bears to a 2-0 lead with two outs in the top
of the first inning, but the Jackets responded with a run in the bottom
of the second and two more in the third inning to go
ahead 3-2. Derek Dietrich worked a leadoff walk of Mercer starting
pitcher David Harden in the second inning and came
around to score on a double by Thomas Nichols. After Jay Dantzler was
issued a one-out walk in the third inning,
Blackmon pulled the second pitch he saw over the right field fence to
give Tech the one-run lead.
Score by Innings R H E
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Mercer.............. 200 020 020 - 6 15 2
Georgia Tech........ 012 110 02X - 7 9 0
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E - SHAUGHNESSY(4); STUART(4). DP - Georgia Tech 1. LOB - Mercer 10;
Georgia Tech 8. 2B - BROWN(3); KARWATT(3); Nichols, T.(4). 3B -
DORTCH(3). HR - DORTCH(2); Blackmon, C.(2); Plagman, T.(5). SB -
CRAWFORD(8); Rowland, J.2(9); Dantzler, J.(3); Feltes, B.(2); Long,
P.(4).
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008
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| Paid-entry league entering 8th season, looking for more managers: J.J. 20:04:23 |
| | Hi everyone. I'm the Commish of a league named Game Face, which
is entering its 8th season as a paid-entry league. We use CBS Sportsline,
which has proven to be a reliable service. Entry fee is $115, of which
$100 goes toward the prize pool and the remainder toward league costs.
New managers will have to pay via Paypal or a bank transfer, particularly
this close to the draft. Four places are paid at season's end (it's full
season), and we do pay out the ENTIRE prize pool, in a roughly 4:3:2:1
ratio, with a few more $$$ proportionately going to the top 2. Right now
we have 11 teams with a 12th team likely. Our current set of managers
are a cool group, not particularly boisterous but certainly competitive.
They live everywhere from Montana to Florida to California.
Our draft will begin on Friday the 21st at 3:00 PM EST. It is an extended
live draft, online, with 10 hours max. per pick and a draft robot that shuts
down the draft for 6 or 7 hours at night so managers don't lose much of
their allotted time while sleeping. Our drafts usually take about a week
to complete, which we like as it extends the fun and gives each manager
more time to evaluate his options. This year we'll probably ignore the
games on the 25th and 26th, unless we rip through the draft in record
time (for us).
There are no fees for transactions and you can set your roster daily.
Trades take 2 days to process, in which time managers have the right
to protest if they choose. Protests must only specify which side they
are against (we've had 4 people protest a trade, with two on each side
of the fence!). If 3+ protests are in agreement, the trade is vetoed. We
don't see many protested trades, however. Waivers claims are
processed daily.
Our scoring system is points-based and pretty straightforward. We
award 1 point for a single, 2 for a steal, 5 points for a solo homer (we
use RBI-HR), et cetera (15 categories in all, all updated live on the CBS
website). Pitchers get 10 points for a win, 3 points per IP, -1 for walks
and hits allowed, and so on (16 categories in all). If you've played in a
points-based league before, you'll be comfortable enough. Positions to
fill include C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, DH, OFx3, MI & CI. Starting pitchers
have a 162 game limit, as do relievers.
I'm sure there's more I could detail, but this should be enough to peak
some interest and I'll be happy to answer additional questions. I can
also provide a phone # (and likely the #s of a few other managers if
you want to check us out a bit more) so you can call and chat with me
a bit. Email me at jjgahr@hotmail.com if you're interested.
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| Tech Gets Win #14 Your Name Here 05:13:08 |
| | Jackets back on a winning track as they blank the Kennesaw State Owls.
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia Tech........ 000 141 400 - 10 11 0
Kennesaw State...... 000 000 000 - 0 4 3
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E - ROBBINS(5); WHITMER(1); STUBBLEFIELD(4). DP - Owls 1. LOB - Jackets
6; Owls 11. 2B - Dietrich, D.(5); Nichols, T.(3); Long, P.(2). HR -
Feltes, B.(3); Dietrich, D.(6). HBP - Haniger, J.; BAKER; BISHOP;
MORROW; SMITH. SH - Rowland, J.(4); Long, P.(2). SB - Blackmon, C.(6);
BAKER(4); MORROW(1).
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008
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| Re: Need help w/ your draft? Maybe I can help. John Poutre 22:23:44 |
| | <draft.day.help@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:4d4dd008-7e61-4dfc-a135-2106b85a5a79@q78g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
I'm pretty good at fantasy baseball. I really think my prep regarding who to pick and who not to pick could help you. I'm selling my draft kit on ebay for $5. A small price to pay when you don't have the time to draft, or you are looking for a new way of doing things.
Snake oil. That's what this is.....
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Sunday, 16 March 2008
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| Ripped by Seminoles Your Name Here 15:30:04 |
| | ACC (and season) losing streak goes to 2. Hope we can salvage the
series with a win today.
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia Tech........ 000 010 001 - 2 6 2
Florida State....... 020 040 05X - 11 8 0
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E - Dietrich, D.(4); Hutts, M.(2). DP - Florida St. 1. LOB - Georgia
Tech 6; Florida St. 5. 2B - Dietrich, D.(4); Delmonico,T.(5); McGee,
M.(5). HR -Stidham, J.(4). HBP - Blackmon, C.; Delmonico,T.; Guinn, D.;
Smierciak,L SH - Posey, J.(1). SF - Murton, L.(1). SB - House, C.(4);
Blackmon, C.(5).
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Friday, 14 March 2008
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| Re: newbie strategy question Jim McKinley 01:30:29 |
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"lyle" <lgoldstein27@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:1175242624.096105.27100@p15g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
I am playing fantasy for the first time. The league I am in has 7 categories for pitcher (w,l, era,k,w,whip, ip) and 7 categories for hitters (h,w,r,sb,hr,rbi,avg) 9 players in league. if you win one category, you get a 9. One with all the points wins. 9 position players including DH, 5 starting pitchers and 2 closers to be started daily. 6 bench players-any kind. Is it me but since most regular position players play everyday but pitchers dont, shouldnt I load up on pitchers so I can start as many on a daily basis. It would ad to my wins, ip,k just for having more pitchers starting instead of bench players sitting around. Am I wrong? Thanks for the advice lyle
Just because you have alot of pitchers does not mean they are quality
pitchers. If you have a bunch of bums, your ERA, Whip and Loses will
suffer. It is always better to have good pitchers instead of alot of them.
You don't say if you are using one major league or both for your players.
If you are using only one, it will be hard to find more than five starters
who are any good.
--
Jim
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Baseball is the Only Game Where
the Defense Controls the Ball
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Thursday, 13 March 2008
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| Lucky 13- Georgia Tech Notches First Road Win Your Name Here 13:02:50 |
| | After a 12-1 start at home, Tech outlasts its crosstown rival Georgia
State at Panthersville Field Wednesday afternoon.
From www.ramblinwreck.com:
ATLANTA - Derek Dietrich's two-run home run in the fifth inning sparked
a Yellow Jacket comeback to help No. 11 Georgia Tech (13-1) stop Georgia
State (9-5), 10-6, Wednesday night at The Field at Panthersville.
Trailing 5-2 in the top of the fifth inning, Dietrich sent his
team-leading fifth home run of the season over the left field wall to
pull the Jackets to within one run at 5-4.
After Georgia State extended its lead to 6-4 in the bottom of the fifth
inning, the Yellow Jackets scored three in the top of the sixth to take
the lead for good.
Chris House singled to lead off the sixth inning, stole second base and
reached third on a balk before scoring on a single by pinch-hitter Jeff
Rowland. Rowland moved to third on a double by Charlie Blackmon and the
two baserunners scored on a single by Brad Feltes to give the Yellow
Jackets a 7-6 lead.
The Jackets held the one-run lead until the eighth inning, when they
added three more runs to push the score to 10-6. Dietrich doubled for
his third hit of the game and scored on an RBI groundout by Tony Plagman
before Thomas Nichols' two-run double capped the scoring for Tech.
Dietrich went 3-for-6 with three RBI and two runs scored while House and
Rowland added two runs apiece.
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia Tech........ 110 023 030 - 10 11 1
Georgia State....... 030 210 000 - 6 14 2
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E - Ussery, J.(3); Rider, M.(1); Simmons, D.(5). DP - Georgia Tech 1.
LOB -Georgia Tech 13; Georgia St. 11. 2B - Blackmon, C.(2); Dietrich,
D.(3); Nichols, T.(2); Logan, B.(5); Mimeault, M.(4). HR - Dietrich,
D.(5). HBP - Long, P.; Hogan, N.. SH - Blackmon, C.(2); Ussery, J.(1);
Bennett, D.(2). SF - Dantzler, J.(2). SB - House, C.(3); Rowland, J.(5);
Van Horn, M.(2). CS - Mimeault, M.(1).
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Tuesday, 11 March 2008
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| Yes, I WOULD like some cheese with this whine Tony Lima 05:45:13 |
| | So Stanford sweeps Fullerton, takes 2 out of 3 at Texas.
Result?
18. Stanford
19. Texas
20. Fullerton
BaseballAmerica really knows how to recognize quality. -
Tony
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Monday, 10 March 2008
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| Stanford: gonna be one of those years ... Tony Lima 02:41:03 |
| | The Cardinal take two of three at Tejas, winning the rubber
game Sunday 11-8. The game was stopped after 8 innings
because of a 4 pm time limit agreed to by the coaches before
the game.
Better hang on for a wild ride. Mark Marquess appears to
have a bumper crop of freshman pitchers. In Saturday's
game, frosh RHP Drew Storen (Brownsburg, IN) got the win
with 3.2 innings of scoreless relief. Sunday another
freshman RHP Alex Pracher got the save in relief. Storen
seems to have especially nasty stuff.
The offense so far has been carried by C Jason Castro,
OF/LHP Sean Ratliff, 1B Randy Molina and quite a few others.
Castro hit the game-winning two-run homer Saturday. Sunday
Ratliff was 4 for 5 with a double, a triple, two home runs
and five RBI. Just a single short of the cycle <g>. He
also came in as a relief pitcher -- and got the win. Heck
of a day. It's very good news because Ratliff had been in a
bit of a slump to start the season.
Prediction: Monday morning Stanford will make its first
appearance in the top 25 in quite a while. - Tony
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