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another close loss
10 June 2007After today’s horrifically frustrating defeat, that’s 23 losses by two or fewer runs in 2007. Only two teams over the last twenty seasons dropped more than 23 close games in their first 62 overall (’03 Tigers, ‘93 Mets). The 2003 Tigers wound up losing 119 games, and the ‘93 Mets lost 103. That’s some pretty […]
the last place san francisco giants
7 June 2007… have lost 21 games already this season by two or fewer runs, the most in baseball. Ouch.
Taking it a step further, only one team since the strike (’94) lost more “close” contests through its first 58 games overall… the 2000 Astros, who lost 22. And by the way, the 2000 Astros finished […]
the benitez trade — should we be happy?
1 June 2007The 2007 San Francisco Giants….
… record when leading after eight innings: 23-0 (tied for best in baseball).
… BA, OBP, SLG and RPG: .251 (24th), .313 (27th), .388 (22nd), and 4.31 (22nd).
You tell me where the problem is.
Look, I’m not sad to see Benitez go, but this move does not get Sabean off the hook. […]
with/without zito
23 May 2007When Zito starts: 4-5, 5.13 ERA, 1.1 K/BB.
When ANYONE ELSE starts: 19-17, 3.41 ERA, 1.5 K/BB
Just thought you’d like to know.
thoughts on yesterday’s action
8 May 2007The great thing about baseball is, despite the nearly 45,000 games played each year in MLB alone, amazing and rare things happen almost every night.
Last night, the Giants scored nine runs in fifth inning. They hadn’t scored nine or more runs in a single inning since April 28, 2004 when they dropped nine on […]