Archive for September, 2009

Chris(t) Carpenter?

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City

From ESPN’s story on Chris Carpenter this morning:

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Typo, extreme misunderstanding of WHIP, or have the rules of baseball been made obsolete by this Sidd Finch-esque performance?

Ted Williams – Great in All-Star Games

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City

A few weeks ago, I DVR’d the Ted Williams documentary that aired on HBO. After finally getting a chance to check it out, I need to vent on one issue.

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Rey Quinones

Monday, September 7th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City

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If you check out a player’s baseball-reference.com page, you can usually find something interesting to talk about. Some weird statistical trend, an unexpected performance, a top-ten stats category you didnt know existed…unfortunately, here’s the best I’ve got for Mr. Quinones: In 1989, Mr. Quinones was 3rd in the National League in sacrifice flies (with 8).

While many baseball nerds have the “hat placement” tag bestowed upon them, Mr. Quinones is the first to receive the coveted “helmet placement” tag.

Chuck Cottier

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City

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cottier-chuckAn untapped resource for nerds–nerd managers. Why is he wearing a mesh cap? He’ll be killed on talk radio for that decision…