Newsletter: Tuesday, October 9, 2012
MEDIA
WTMY - 1280 AM (Sarasota, FL)
Jason Collette - Jason joins the guys "in the box" to talk baseball each
Tuesday night at 9:18 ET
10-09 9:18 PM EST
WLQR 106.5 FM (Toledo, OH)
Jay Jaffe - Jay Jaffe talks baseball with Norm Wamer on "The Front Row,"
Wednesday at 3:15 pm CT/4:15 ET. Streaming via their website at
http://www.1065theticket.com as well
10-10 3:15 PM CST
KROD 600 AM (El Paso, TX)
Jay Jaffe - Jay Jaffe runs down the week in baseball with Steve Kaplowitz.
Streaming at http://krod.com as well.
10-10 4:20 PM MST
NEW PREMIUM CONTENT
Playoff Prospectus
NLDS Game Three: Giants at Reds
by Daniel Rathman
The Reds are looking to complete a sweep of the Giants at home today.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18552
Playoff Prospectus
NLDS Game Two Recap: Cardinals 12, Nationals 4
by R.J. Anderson
The Cardinals smack Jordan Zimmermann around to even their series at one game
apiece.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18599
Prospects Will Break Your Heart
I’ve Been Thinking About...
by Jason Parks
Jason's been thinking about the offseason, including rankings, playoff
performances, and pre-playoff non performances.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18597
Playoff Prospectus
ALDS Game One Recap: Yankees 7, Orioles 2
by Ben Lindbergh
The Orioles run out of magic bullpen beans and drop the first ALDS showdown
with their division rivals.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18593
Playoff Prospectus
ALDS Game Two Preview: Yankees at Orioles
by Daniel Rathman
Orioles Game Two starter Wei-Yin Chen has faced the Yankees four times this
season. How will he approach them tonight?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18596
Head Games
The Weirdness of Wild Card Friday
by Will Woods
Some players weren't quite themselves during last week's wild card games,
which made for some of the best baseball we've seen this season.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18594
NEW BASIC CONTENT
Out of Left Field
It's a Trap!
by Matthew Kory
Terry Francona and the Cleveland Indians
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18588
Baseball ProGUESTus
The Sanctity of the 162-Game Season
by Brent S. Gambill
An argument in support of the first six months of the season over October
alone.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18603
Tater Trot Tracker
Wild Card Weekend Trot Times
by Larry Granillo
The tater trots from the first weekend of playoff baseball.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18600
BP Unfiltered
Differences in Mitt Placement
by R.J. Anderson
Buster Posey, Alex Avila, and Ryan Hanigan are showing off different
techniques in the postseason.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18595
PODCASTS
EFFECTIVELY WILD, THE DAILY BP PODCAST - EPISODE 58: HOW ACCURATE HAVE THE
POSTSEASON NARRATIVES BEEN THUS FAR?; NOT JIM TRACY RETURNS
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18601
BP FANTASY PODCAST EPISODE 19: AN EIGHT BALL AND A LADY OF THE NIGHT
Jason and Paul discuss closer targets for the 2013 season and welcome Jason
Parks to the show.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18354
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BASEBALL PROSPECTUS 2012 APP NOW AVAILABLE
At long last, the Baseball Prospectus 2012 annual app is now available for the
iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Follow your favorite MLB teams and players
throughout the season with Baseball Prospectus analysis that includes team
overviews, player assessments, detailed stats, and 2012 projections for over
2000 players. All of that and more for just $4.99 if you purchase it in the
next two weeks. For more information and to access the download page, click
the link below.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16776
BROOKS BASEBALL AT BP
The outstanding PITCHf/x work of Dan Brooks, Harry Pavlidis, and co. is now
available through BP. For more details on the integration of Brooks Baseball,
see the post by Joe Hamrahi linked below:
bbp.cx/a/17621
SUBMIT A QUESTION TO THE RESEARCH MAILBAG
Got a burning baseball question you want answered? Submit it via email to
Bradley Ankrom (bankrom@baseballprospectus.com) and we'll do our best to find
the answer. Our research staff will select its favorite questions from the
batch and feature them in the mailbag the following week.
PLAYOFF ODDS AVAILABLE DAILY
The season is underway, and our playoff odds report is now updated to account
for the double wild card. Check it out here:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/odds/
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updates throughout the day.
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