Newsletter: Wednesday, October 10, 2012
MEDIA
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
BP chat
Colin Wyers - BP Chat moderated by Colin Wyers. Click
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/chat/chat.php?chatId=971 to join or submit a
question.
10-11 1:00 PM EST
Sports Night @1025TheGame
Dan Evans - Weekly chat about baseball on "Sports Night" 102.5 FM in Tennessee
with George Plaster, Willy Daunic, and Darren McFarland - @1025TheGame
10-11 4:00 PM CST
NEW PREMIUM CONTENT
Playoff Prospectus
NLDS Game Three Recap: Giants 2, Reds 1
by Sam Miller
Despite playing excellent defense all year, the Reds drop Game Three to the
Giants on a pair of defensive misplays.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18609
Playoff Prospectus
ALDS Game Three Recap: Athletics 2, Tigers 0
by Derek Carty
Brett Anderson and the A's beastly bullpen trio hold the Tigers scoreless to
force a Game Four.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18612
Playoff Prospectus
NLDS Game Three Preview: Cardinals at Nationals
by Daniel Rathman
Washington turns to Edwin Jackson to try to take the series lead over Chris
Carpenter and the Cards.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18613
Playoff Prospectus
NLDS Game Four Preview: Giants at Reds
by Daniel Rathman
Can the Giants survive a second elimination game against Cincinnati?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18616
Playoff Prospectus
ALDS Game Three Preview: Orioles at Yankees
by Matthew Kory
Yet again, the Yankees have the edge on paper, where we all know the games are
played.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18617
Playoff Prospectus
ALDS Game Four Preview: Tigers at A's
by Jason Wojciechowski
Max Scherzer attempts to close out the A's in Game Four of the ALDS.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18615
Sobsequy
The Shot Before the Shot
by Adam Sobsey
Remembering Dave Freese's heroics from last October, and wondering who'll join
him in the postseason pantheon in 2012.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18618
Playoff Prospectus
ALDS Game Two Recap: Orioles 3, Yankees 2
by Ben Lindbergh
In which the Orioles prove that they can win one-run games in October, too.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18604
Playoff Prospectus
ALDS Game Three Preview: Tigers at Athletics
by Daniel Rathman
Do Dan and PECOTA think the Tigers can complete the sweep?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18605
NEW BASIC CONTENT
The Lineup Card
Eight Playoff Heroes and Goats
by Baseball Prospectus
Which players rose to the occasion in October, and who fell flat on their
face?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18563
Punk Hits
A Cespedes for the Rest of Us
by Ian Miller
On Oakland's budget, a GM can't afford to spend $36 million and whiff. WIth
Yoenis Cespedes, Billy Beane didn't.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18608
BP Announcements
Wednesday Division Series Roundtable HERE
by Ben Lindbergh
Chat with the BP staff from first pitch to last while you watch the four games
going on today.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18614
BP Unfiltered
BP Spotted in Latest SportsCenter Commercial
by Paul Sporer
Cam Newton is the star of the latest SportsCenter ad, but BP gets a supporting
nod for some work on the shelf.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18560
Wezen-Ball
Earl Weaver on Changing the Postseason
by Larry Granillo
Earl Weaver offered his thoughts on the new postseason rules of 1969 on the
eve of the first ALCS game.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18606
PODCASTS
EFFECTIVELY WILD, THE DAILY BP PODCAST - EPISODE 59: THE 2-3 PLAYOFF FORMAT;
CAN THE A'S DEFEAT DETROIT?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/a/18611
BP FANTASY PODCAST EPISODE 21: LEGAL DRINKING AGE
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18584
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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