Year Player WS 1998 Pedro J. Martinez 146.3 1954 Jackie Jensen 139.3 1958 Pete Runnels 106.5 1997 Derek Lowe 96.6 1978 Dennis Eckersley 86.5 1997 Jason Varitek 80.7 2006 Josh Beckett 76.7 1962 Eddie Bressoud 69.6 1959 Gary Geiger 65.4 1968 Ray Culp 63.2 Correctly answered by Michael Danes, Neil Bush, Matthew Bloss, Jon Winkler, … Read more
In 2003, Michael Lewis published his deep dive into what became an analytics revolution. “Moneyball” popularized Bill James theories on analytics and thrust Billy Beane reluctantly into the baseball spotlight. Take away Brad Pitt, an A’s historic win streak, and the total abandonment of the ‘old school’ style of baseball and Michael Lewis accomplished one … Read more
Year Player WS 1975 Ken Singleton 221.3 2008 Adam Jones 188.7 1966 Frank Robinson 173.5 1988 Brady Anderson 153.6 2000 Melvin Mora 144.9 1969 Mike Cuellar 126.5 1976 Rick Dempsey 122.4 1976 Scott McGregor 121 1988 Chris Hoiles 115.3 1955 Gus Triandos 110.6 no correct answers! Select one of the four choices then click Vote … Read more
Year Player WS 1953 Joe Adcock 165 1951 Lew Burdette 161.6 1987 John Smoltz 126 1964 Felipe Alou 122.8 2005 Tim Hudson 102.9 1950 Sid Gordon 94.4 1978 Gene Garber 90.2 1980 Chris Chambliss 82.1 1964 Pat Jarvis 77 1976 Jerry Royster 70.8 Correctly answered by Neil Bush and Walt Koscinski Select one of the … Read more
Year Player WS 1999 Luis E. Gonzalez 178.1 2006 Chris B. Young 95.3 2000 Curt Schilling 71 1998 Matt D. Williams 64.3 1999 Tony Womack 55 2010 Patrick Corbin 54.6 2006 Orlando Hudson 54.4 2011 Brad Ziegler 46.5 2008 Dan Haren 45.3 2010 Ian Kennedy 42.3 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Matthew Bloss, Michael Danes, … Read more
Select one of the four choices then click Vote in order to lock in your selection! New users must register for an account before you can post a comment or vote on trivia polls! [yop_poll id=”611″] Bonus: Use the Comments section to identify the remaining players in the top 10. 3 incorrect guesses and you’re … Read more
Round Name WS 11 Andre Dawson 217.1 11 Mark Grudzielanek 45.1 20 F. P. Santangelo 37.5 11 John Lannan 35.9 21 David Palmer 35.5 18 Dale Murray 31.1 12 Craig Stammen 25.8 14 Jamey Carroll 19.7 18 Kirk Rueter 18 19 Steve Lombardozzi 16.5 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Matthew Bloss, Michael Danes, Paul Ivice, … Read more
This is the fifth entry in a series focusing on computer baseball simulations to supplement the chapter “Play Retro Baseball Video Games In Your Browser” from my Hardball Retroactive book along with the corresponding post at Baseball Analytics. The series focuses on baseball simulations – games in which the primary emphasis is on managerial strategy … Read more
Round Name WS 13 Alex S. Gonzalez 60.3 32 Kevin Pillar 58.6 43 Orlando Hudson 55.2 17 Reed Johnson 48.8 28 Woody Williams 36.9 54 Chris Woodward 26.9 24 Jesse Litsch 23.7 19 Ryan Tepera 19.2 15 Drew Hutchison 13.2 12 Vinnie Chulk 9.1 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Michael McConchie, … Read more
Round Name WS 17 Ian Kinsler 148.1 25 Mike Hargrove 105.3 15 Pete M. O’Brien 103.9 39 Kenny Rogers 70.4 17 Mitch Moreland 61.8 25 Derek Holland 51.3 26 Dave Schmidt 32.6 43 Steve Foucault 32.1 30 Scott Feldman 30.7 11 Kevin Reimer 28.1 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Matthew Bloss, Michael Danes, Jon Winkler, … Read more
