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Author |
Date |
| Prospectus Hit and Run: Trevor Hoffman and the Coming Wave | Jay Jaffe | 2011-01-13 |
| The Week In Quotes: January 3-9 | Alex Carnevale | 2011-01-10 |
 | Prospectus Hit and Run: Blyleven in '11 and Other Tales from the Ballot | Jay Jaffe | 2011-01-06 |
| Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Relief at List | Jay Jaffe | 2011-01-05 |
| On the Beat: One Man's Ballot | John Perrotto | 2011-01-04 |
| Prospectus Q&A: Scott Kazmir | David Laurila | 2010-05-27 |
| Prospectus Hit and Run: Protracting the Process | Jay Jaffe | 2009-01-22 |
| Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch | Caleb Peiffer | 2008-07-02 |
| Can Of Corn: Pitching Milestones in Reach | Dayn Perry | 2008-04-24 |
| The Week In Quotes: February 11-17 | Alex Carnevale | 2008-02-11 |
| The Class of 2008: Relievers | Jay Jaffe | 2008-01-04 |
| Prospectus Matchups: The Freshmen | Jim Baker | 2007-11-30 |
| Every Given Sunday: Saves, Strikes, and Retreads | John Perrotto | 2007-06-03 |
| Prospectus Q&A: Pete Palmer | David Laurila | 2007-03-11 |
| Prospectus Matchups: The Best Ever | Jim Baker | 2006-03-14 |
| Transaction Analysis: July 1-8 | Christina Kahrl | 2005-07-08 |
| Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres | Jason Karegeannes | 2005-05-12 |
| Transaction Analysis: Offseason - The Centrals | Christina Kahrl | 2005-03-11 |
| Lies, Damned Lies: How Do You Rate Relief? | Nate Silver | 2005-01-06 |
| Prospectus Today: New Ways to Spell Relief | Joe Sheehan | 2004-10-08 |
| Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets | Baseball Prospectus | 2004-10-06 |
| Teams: A Critical Guide: One Week at a Time, NL Edition | Steven Goldman | 2004-07-29 |
| Teams: A Critical Guide: National League, First-Half Edition | Steven Goldman | 2004-07-09 |
| Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets | Baseball Prospectus | 2004-04-16 |
| The Class of 2004: Analyzing the Pitchers | Jay Jaffe | 2004-01-14 |
| Transaction Analysis: The Easts | Baseball Prospectus | 2004-01-12 |
| Free Agent Health Report: National League | Will Carroll | 2003-11-04 |
| Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets | Baseball Prospectus | 2003-09-10 |
| 6-4-3: Overhang | Gary Huckabay | 2003-06-20 |
| Transaction Analysis: May 27-June 5, 2003 | Christina Kahrl | 2003-06-07 |
| Under The Knife: Who'll Stop the Pain? | Will Carroll | 2003-05-29 |
| Under The Knife: Severe Seems to be the Hardest Word | Will Carroll | 2003-05-19 |
| Under The Knife: Changing the Game | Will Carroll | 2003-05-12 |
| Under The Knife: Not Again | Will Carroll | 2003-05-08 |
| Under The Knife: Long and Bitter | Will Carroll | 2003-04-24 |
BP Chats
| Date | Question | Answer |
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| 2010-01-06 13:00:00 | Jay, who are the pitchers coming onto the ballot next year? I've heard that there's going to be a wave which will cut into Blyleven's vote count. Is that true?
Also, do you see the Vets Committee enshrining Lou and Tram after Tram drops off the ballot (this seems, rather unfortunately, inevitible).
(David from Huntersville NC) | Pitchers eligible for next year's ballot include Kevin Brown, John Franco, Al Leiter, Wilson Alvarez, Ugueth Urbina, Ismael Valdez, Paul Quantrill, Cal Eldred, Kirk Rueter and Steve Reed. I don't see any of them cutting into anybody's support, and other than the first three, I don't see any of them even getting through the nomination stage. Though if Mike Jackson can... (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2008-02-04 13:00:00 | Is anyone going to sign Julio Franco? He turns 50 in August, and his goal was to play until then.
(Rich from Columbus,OH) | My guess is that someone will give him that chance. Minnie Minoso was certainly a better player than Franco -- he had a lifetime 130 OPS+ -- but Franco was better after the age of 40. While Minoso’s cameos came at ages 50 and 54, his “real” career ended at age 38.
Minoso trivia: His one base hit at age 50 or over came off Sid Monge.
Franco trivia: He has reached base all 4 times he has faced John Franco.
Franco trivia part 2: He went 1-for-7 in his career against Gaylord Perry, who is now 69 years old. (David Laurila) |
BP Roundtables
| Date | Roundtable Name | Comment |
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| 2009-06-09 14:30:00 | 2009 Draft Coverage | The Mets wake up from their nearly four hour nap and take Steven Matz, a solid lefty from Long Island with their fist pick at #72. John Franco making the pick with his accent was especially fitting. Not a sexy, exciting pick, but he belonged around here. (Kevin Goldstein) |
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