Month: August 2009
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(Almost)-September Scoreboard Watching
It has become fun to watch the standings lately. The Yankees have the best record in baseball at 82 wins, and it’s not lost on me that the last time the won the World Series, in 2000, they managed only 87 wins on the season. That was back when the Red Sox front office was…
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SABR in DC: Day Four
Day Four of the SABR Convention First up: Starbucks. Tea and coffee cake are necessary to get through the morning. Second: Baseball’s Global Trend in Emergence of China (Dominican) Player (Non-)Promotion in the Global Baseball Labor Market Alexander Cartwright — mythologized much? Awards Banquet Talk by an MLB Lawyer Negro League Players Panel The Rise…
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SABR in DC: Day Three
Day Three of the SABR convention in Washington, DC. I am so not used to getting up this early every day. I got in from dinner last night and could barely keep my eyes open while blogging. I conked out earlier than I have in years, two nights in a row. But I’m still sleepy.…