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Mets Tailgate: Georgetown vs. St. John's to open Citi Field

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Monday, February 23, 2009. Georgetown vs. St. John's to open Citi Field. A college baseball game between Georgetown. And St. John's. Will be the first game played at Citi Field, on Sunday, March 29th, according to mlb.com. Tickets are just $5 and go on sale Monday, March 2nd. I plan to be in attendance, as it is a cheap way to get an early look at Citi Field, and also because Georgetown is my alma mater. The Hoya basketball team will almost certainly not be alive in the NCAA Tournament (NIT? Sir mix a lot.

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Mets Tailgate: Mets 2008: The Movie

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Monday, October 13, 2008. Mets 2008: The Movie. Naturally I picked some of the strongest actors around for these roles. Here goes, with runners-up in parentheses:. Gary Cohen – Kevin Spacey. Keith Hernandez – Daniel Day-Lews. Ron Darling – Robert Downey Jr. Kevin Burkhardt – Christian Bale. Fred Wilpon - Ed Harris. Jeff Wilpon - Matt Dillon. Omar Minaya - a tossup between Terence Howard and Edward James Olmos. Willie Randolph - Ernie Hudson. Jerry Manuel - Don Cheadle. Rick Peterson - Willem Dafoe. Ramon...

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Mets Tailgate: Fun with win expectancy: June 30, 2000 - Mets 11, Braves 8

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Fun with win expectancy: June 30, 2000 - Mets 11, Braves 8. A win expectancy graph is pretty self explanatory. It tells us the the probability that a team will win a game at any point in that game, based on score, innings, situation, etc. The graph above is from the Mets-Braves game on June 30, 2000. Flyout to CF (1 out). RBI groundout (2 outs, 8-2 Braves). RBI single (8-3 Braves). RBI walk (8-4 Braves). RBI walk (8-5 Braves). RBI walk (8-6 Braves). 2 RBI single (8-8 tied!

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The Baseball Jungle: Looking at the Carlos Quentin trade

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Who is really the best baseball team in the majors? Thursday, January 5, 2012. Looking at the Carlos Quentin trade. This trade is very, uhh, interesting for Carlos Quentin. Himself. Quentin has been a pretty big fly ball hitter for his career; he has a 46.6% fly ball rate and the only reason his ground ball rate is as high as it is at 38.2% is because of his 15.2% line drive rate. I'll be honest, and I'll get it out of the way: Carlos Quentin's career is about to go down the drain. And that's not all&#46...

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The Baseball Jungle: January 2012

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Who is really the best baseball team in the majors? Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Michael Pineda and Jesus switch places. There has been so much talk around the league, blogosphere and everywhere in general about the recent deal in which the Seattle Mariners sent Michael Pineda. And colleague Jose Campos. To New York in exchange for long time top-prospect Jesus Montero. I find this trade so hard to analyze. I don't know why but I just can't tell who got the better part of the deal. The Yankees are getting a...

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Mets Tailgate: The difference between the Mets and Phillies in 2008

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Monday, November 17, 2008. The difference between the Mets and Phillies in 2008. This post is about 1.5 months too late. David Wright. Could've used it when everyone wanted their heads on a platter following the final game of the season. I think calmer heads have prevailed, and Met fans generally realize that trading one of the "core" (Wright, Reyes, and Carlos Beltran. The Mets and Phillies scored the exact same number of runs. The Phils' bullpen was far superior to the Mets' bullpen. Mets Tailgate on F...

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Mets Tailgate: High Comedy from the MLB Network

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009. High Comedy from the MLB Network. The first two minutes are an informative look at Baseball Prospectus’s PECOTA projection system. The rest descends into standard former-player-turned-analyst idiocy. If this was an SNL skit, it would be genius. (via BtB. 8220;Stats are ridiculous! 8211; “You might be hitting .215, but there’s a quality .215 that does not get translated into the stats” – what? Posted by Nick Nightingale. How can they argue with it? However, I strongly believe...

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madboy's Trash Talk: September 2012

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YES, COLLETTI FIRED! About the Dodgers, Baseball, and My personal murmurs (in Traditional Chinese). Thursday, September 06, 2012. Billingsley Had Partial Right Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Torn, Might Need TJ. MLB: Billingsley moved to 60-day DL, done for season. LAT: Chad Billingsley's season ends; just-drafted Steven Rodriguez up. LAT: Dodgers' Chad Billingsley could face Tommy John surgery. TBLA: Chad Billingsley Out For Season With Partial UCL Tear. Bill Shaikin @ Twitter. Beyond the Box Score.

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madboy's Trash Talk: March 2014

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YES, COLLETTI FIRED! About the Dodgers, Baseball, and My personal murmurs (in Traditional Chinese). Friday, March 07, 2014. Doctor Frank Jobe Passed Away. May he rest in peace. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Doctor Frank Jobe Passed Away. Beyond the Box Score. Brew Crew Ball's Minor League Splits Database. BtBS: My Wang Problem. BtBS: Which is Better Compensation: Prospects or Draft Picks? It Might Be Dangerous. You Go First (DePo). Minor League Ball (John Sickels). Minor League Splits dot com. AAA stats = =.