http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11/02/anyone-who-saw-the-results/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Fri, 24 May 2013 05:52:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11/02/anyone-who-saw-the-results/comment-page-1/#comment-9887 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:50:35 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1954#comment-9887 It’s nice to see defense emerging as a quality to be recognized. The next level of data mining should be finding pitchers who suffered from horrible defenses, signing them cheap, and then watching as their ERA drops a full point behind a good defense.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11/02/anyone-who-saw-the-results/comment-page-1/#comment-9886 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:15:23 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1954#comment-9886 Defense and speed have already been re-emphasized as part of baseball’s return to fundamentals in the post-steroid era. Derek Jeter struggled with his range for a couple of years, I am assured by my friend “who knows things” that Jeet played hurt for most of 2007 and 2008, especially a quad injury that limited his mobility. His defense this year has been stellar, especially for an old guy.
Fielding Bible awards are just like Gold Gloves, except for the fact that they actually mean something.

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