Please welcome Julian Levine (aka SplashingPumpkins), our new media researcher and contributor! He will be putting together links post several times per week. -ed.
Links from around the baseball blogosphere...
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Reliever Strategy | Baseball Musings
David Pinto examines the strategy of using multiple relievers in a game. -
Coming to a Mound Near You: Pitching Helmets | Wired
Easton-Bell has developed a prototype helmet for pitchers. Could this be the future of baseball? -
Batters With WPA =.35+ In Post-Season Sudden Death Games | Baseball Reference Blog
In honor of Aaron Boone's birthday, some of the clutchest performances in postseason history. -
Phillies in a Bind With Utley | Fangraphs
Joe Pawlikowski examines how Chase Utley's injury will affect the Phillies in 2011. -
Greinke Isn't the Only One Playing Basketball | Baseball Prospectus
Cal Ripken, the pinnacle of durability, frequently played competitive basketball during the offseason. -
rWAR v fWAR: pitchers | Tom Tango
A brief discussion about the differences between Baseball Reference's pitcher WAR and Fangraphs' pitcher WAR.
More links after the jump...
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Knuckleballs and Grounders | Fangraphs
Dave Allen looks into why Tim Wakefield's knuckleballs induce fewer groundballs than R.A. Dickey's knuckleballs. -
Walk Rates and Aging Curves | Royals Review
An interesting brief look at how low-walk players age. -
Career Profile: Nick Johnson | Minor League Ball
John Sickels profiles the career of Nick Johnson.
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