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Is Carlos Silva's Start For Real? A Discussion About Discussing Statistical Analysis
Last Saturday, Shawn Goldman made this BCB post arguing that the numbers suggested that Carlos Silva should be the one going to the bullpen when Carlos Zambrano returned. Shawn wrote his post before Silva's great outing on Saturday was completed (and now that we know that Tom Gorzelanny will be...
Testing Conventional Wisdom: Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez in the Playoffs
Derek Jeter - the Captain, the True YankeeTM He took his first 12 teams in New York to the playoffs, winning the world series 4 times. A .309 playoff batting average and a .302 World Series average among other memorable playoff exploits earned him the name Mr. November. On the other hand, we...
Nature Vs. Nurture
While the Cubs have the day off today, let's both have some fun -- check out BCB reader gary varsho's FanPost about great performances you have personally witnessed -- and also discuss something that I've been thinking about writing for some time, this post regarding the ongoing debate between...




