Daily Roundup

by R.J. Anderson on Apr 1, 2008 7:00 AM EDT

Links of the Day:

Moneyball? MONEYBALL?! Yeah, another Moneyball article. Most influential baseball book since the Abstracts, no doubt.
You have to admit, Elmer Befuddled is a clever nickname.
Javier Vazquez to the Rays? I'm all for it, but not at this price, suggested by Tim Dierkes.

Pic of the Day: A legend is born

100 Words on: Brewers v. Cubs

Corey Hart drove in two runs with a double in the 9^th, giving the Brewers a 3-0 lead at the time. Kosuke Fukudome’s 3-3 performance is, to say the least, a pretty impressive debut. Previous Japanese import debuts: Akinori Iwamura 1-3 (2007), Kazuo Matsui 3-5 (2004), Hideki Matsui 1-4 (2003), and Ichiro Suzuki 2-5 (2001). Ben Sheets and Carlos Zambrano’s scoreless duel that melted into extras included 10 1-2-3 half innings, that’s 30 of the 60 outs resulting from sitting hitters down in order, pretty amazing. Carlos Zambrano left the game with forearm tightness, although not much concern has been expressed.

Chess Move to Watch for: The handling of Octavio Dotel and Tom Gordon after implosions.

Best Pitching Matchup: Roy Halladay v. Chien Mien Wang.

Hey Only 55 Left... Countless players are now 55 games from matching Joe DiMaggio's longest hit streak.

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Moneyball

An excellent book with a message that was lost on many, including those who so zealously adhere to what they think they got out of it.

I love Moneyball, but detest the view that scouts can be replaced so easily. For some reason, that's a large part of the message that stuck with those who read it, and it's a shame.

"I don't set the rosters, I just make fun of the guy who does" - Rob Neyer

by Marc Normandin on Apr 1, 2008 11:19 AM EDT reply actions

Scouts are indispensable, definitely. A lot of people fail to realize part of the reason Beane leaned heavily on stat analysts is because I think a bunch of guys studying numbers in a room is easier than a bunch of scouts on the road all the time, no?

by R.J. Anderson on Apr 1, 2008 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions