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Bad Paper: The 10 Worst Contracts in the MLB

Carlos will be 29 in 2010 (32 when his contract ends in 2013) and is coming off of a year in which the hurler turned in a 3.77 ERA with an ERA+ (regular ERA measured against the league-average ERA after being adjusted for league and park factors) of 119 ...

From 643 SPORTS, Bleacher Report,  11 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Carlos Zambrano,  Alex Rios,  Toronto Blue Jays,  Travis Hafner,  Ozzie Guillen

MLB: 2010 PECOTA Projections

It's that time of year, when baseball nerds emerge from the depths of their basements, with calculators and protractors at the ready, to summarily ruin the game of baseball for everyone else. Hyperbole and satire aside, the Player Empirical Comparison ...

From 643 SPORTS, Bleacher Report,  30 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Major League Baseball,  BP p.l.c.

Good or Bad: Which Juan Pierre Will the Chicago White Sox Get?

Sox Fest has come and gone, but the talk of the Chicago White Sox that it inspired remains here in Chicago. Recently, Greg Walker has pronounced center fielder Alex Rios as "fixed" (after seeing only five swings in a batting cage) and some Sox fans ...

From 643 SPORTS, Bleacher Report,  27 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Chicago White Sox,  Juan Pierre,  Greg Walker,  Alex Rios,  Jim Thome

White Sox Hitting Coach Greg Walker, "Alex Rios Is Fixed"

In a piece from the Chicago Sun-Times, Joe Cowley reports that Walker only needed to see five swings from Alex Rios to see that the beleaguered outfielder, whom the Sox acquired on the waiver wires from the Blue Jays last season, is back to ...

From 643 SPORTS, Bleacher Report,  19 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Alex Rios,  Greg Walker,  Toronto Blue Jays,  Chicago Sun-Times,  Joe Cowley (baseball)

The Forgotten Horsemen: Redefining Second Base

In 2005, Ryne Sandberg and Wade Boggs were selected to join baseball's elite fraternity, the Hall of Fame. Sandberg, in particular, was heralded not only as the best second baseman of his era (Sandberg played from 1981 to 1997), but also as someone who ...

From 643 SPORTS, Bleacher Report,  19 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Major League Baseball,  Ryne Sandberg,  Joe Morgan,  Wade Boggs,  Willie Randolph

Chicago Bears DE Gaines Adams Dead at 26

Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams died Sunday morning after he was taken to the emergency room in Greenwood, South Carolina. He was officially pronounced dead at 8.21 a.m. EST.  There has yet to be an official word on cause of death, although ...

From 643 SPORTS, Bleacher Report,  17 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Chicago Bears,  Gaines Adams,  Adewale Ogunleye,  Rod Marinelli

Chicago Blackhawks: "Bandwagon Fan" Does Not Apply To Blackhawks Patrons

They have won seven out of their last 10 games, increasing their lead in the Central Division of the Western Conference. The 'Hawks are also tied with San Jose for the Western Conference (and the NHL) lead in overall points, with 68. On top of that, ...

From 643 SPORTS, Bleacher Report,  16 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Chicago Blackhawks,  Western Conference,  Major League Baseball,  Tampa Bay Rays,  Bill Wirtz

Kenny Williams' Off-Season in One Word: Laughable

Yesterday I was talking with a friend on-line, discussing another article I recently posted to the B/R, along with other baseball topics. In the article, I had mentioned Freddy Garcia (the fifth-man in the White Sox rotation) so naturally the talk ...

From 643 SPORTS, Bleacher Report,  15 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Kenny Williams,  Juan Pierre,  Chicago White Sox,  Mark Teahen,  Omar Vizquel

Baseball Analysis and You: The Top Five Things That Need to Go

I know, I know: Baseball-related articles--aside from the occasional trade or free agent analysis--usually don't being in earnest for about another month at the earliest, so this seems entirely premature, right? I beg of you to see things from my ...

From 643 SPORTS, Bleacher Report,  14 Jan 2010

Related Topics: National Basketball Association,  NFL,  Tim McCarver,  Joe Buck,  Joe Morgan

Joakim Noah a Pleasant Surprise

Through all of the fun-bad basketball moments the Chicago Bulls have had this season, there has been at least one pleasant surprise, Joakim Noah. Indeed, through all of the opponent shoe-tying, the timeout dancing, the fizzling of 30-point leads, the ...

From 643 SPORTS, Bleacher Report,  12 Jan 2010

Related Topics: National Basketball Association,  Joakim Noah,  Derrick Rose,  Vinny Del Negro,  Tyrus Thomas

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