Spreading the Non-HDIB? Word, Again
In case you missed it, I put fingers to keys for a couple of non-HDIB? destinations this past week… ~~~ — ~~~ Had the pleasure of writing a little ditty for the guys at Baseball Press again this week....
View ArticleHow Do I Reminisce? – Nick Johnson
Nick Johnson (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Another HDIB? favorite becomes a baseball emeritus. Nick Johnson has decided to retire. Granted, this news comes years after his body decided to involuntarily...
View ArticleThe Eye Test: A Lesson In Myopic Forecasting
With this time of year comes a vast assortment of projections and prognostications for the upcoming baseball season, for both teams and players alike. There’s no shortage of opinions or methods of...
View ArticleHow Do I Comeback? (Or How Being Lefthanded Has Its Advantages)
If you’ve read this blog with any frequency, you’ll know that I am enamoured with lefty pitchers. Can’t get enough of ‘em*. I am also a sucker for a good baseball ‘underdog’ story. 239048th round draft...
View ArticleInjurious Prose
More Opening Week moving and shaking over here at HDIB? to share with you. I’ve had a couple of articles posted over Camden Depot way, one with an Orioles slant, one without. However, both delve into...
View ArticleThe No Spin Zone- Minor League Knuckleballers
With the news that Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright will be called up from AAA Pawtucket as an injury replacement, the MLB knuckleball fraternity has increased in size to…2. The call up will have...
View ArticleRoss Detwiler: One Trick Pony
In a feckless and lazy attempt at self promotion, I will be taking my cues from the writers of the great USA Network show Psych for this post, and will do a cross promotion with my most recent post for...
View ArticleClosing By Committee Poll: The Results
In my previous post, we discussed the Washington Nationals and their closer situation and did a quick poll/psychology test on who people felt should be closer, based on the statistics of four...
View ArticleHow Do I Link Dump, v2.0?
It’s been awhile since I’ve last posted here and while I would love to tell you I have spent the time away from HDIB? analyzing the L.O.M.B.O. data and results in preparation for a manuscript that will...
View ArticleHow Do I Link Dump, v3.0?
Time for another update on my non-HDIB? comings and goings, of which there are few, but for good reasons — lots of moving and shaking in my life right now, which has slowed down the usual sabermetric...
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