Archive for December 2004

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December 31, 2004

A Look At The First Half

Posted by Mike J. | 10:06 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0

I originally planned to take only a few days around Christmas off from blogging, but a few stretched into almost a week and now its December 31st. Normally I’d feel bad about not updating the site regularly, but since not one goddamn thing has happened, I think I’ll get over it.
The offseason isn’t split into […]

December 23, 2004

Wooing Beltran

Posted by Mike J. | 1:03 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0

While the Yankees didn’t seem to impress Carlos Beltran in their meeting on Tuesday, it seems that the Astros are doing a far better job of encouraging him to resign. This quote from Scott Boras shows how serious the Astros are in their pursuit:
“[Astros owner] Drayton was very clear that he kept a franchise player […]

Giant Alous

Posted by Mike J. | 12:13 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0

Moises Alou is moving back in with his parents, as he’ll be wearing a Giants uniform alongside Dad in 2005 to the tune of $13.25 million for 2 years. Despite a career year in 2004 he did in fact take a paycut from his $9.5 million, but since he was bought out by the Cubs […]

December 21, 2004

Another Way to Deal Sammy?

Posted by Mike R. | 10:38 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0

This entire offseason the Cubs have been trying to trade Sammy Sosa as a means of freeing up space to sign a big name free agent outfielder such as J.D. Drew or Carlos Beltran. Much has been made about whether the Cubs can afford to fit both Sosa and one of those players in the […]

Tracking the NL Central, 3 of 5 - The Cincinnati Reds

Posted by Mike J. | 2:10 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0

After a brief interlude, we resume the tracking of the NL Central with a look at the Cincinnati Reds, who have made several moves this offseason so far but still have plenty of holes to fill.

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Overview
76-86 (4th place)
Offense
-Runs Scored: 750 (10th in NL)
-On Base Percentage: .331 (9th)
-Slugging Percentage: .418 (9th)
Defense/Pitching
-Runs Allowed: 907 (15th)
-ERA: 5.19 (15th)
-WHIP: […]

December 20, 2004

Stat o’ the Week

Posted by Mike J. | 8:20 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0

This isn’t a new feature at OSC, but it is worth checking out if you haven’t seen it before. John Dewan, owner of ACTA Sports whichs publishes the Bill James Handbooks, has a stat of the week feature that provides some pretty good insights. For example, he weighed in on Glendon Rusch’s ability to replace […]

Orioles Sign Kline

Posted by Mike J. | 7:28 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0

The Baltimore Orioles signed former Cardinals’ lefty Steve Kline today to a two-year deal. Kline was excellent last year as part of the left-handed odd couple with Ray King in the Cards’ bullpen and I’m a little disappointed to see the Cubs pass him by. In 50 innings over 67 games he posted a 1.79 […]

Waiting

Posted by Mike J. | 2:33 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0

Is there a sense of urgency yet in unloading Sosa? The Yankees are meeting with Carlos Beltran on Tuesday and while Boras is supposedly waiting until January 8th, the last day Beltran can sign with the Astros, before making a deal it wouldn’t surprise me if Steinbrenner decided to wow him right away with a […]

December 19, 2004

Oh Those Pesky Cardinals

Posted by Mike R. | 10:14 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0

Just when you thought the Cardinals were falling apart and losing all of their players and all of the players they were interested in they give you another reason to shake your fist. Last night the Cardinals pulled off a trade with Oakland that sent left-hander Mark Mulder to the Cardinals for Danny Haren, Kiko […]

December 18, 2004

MLB.com: Hurrah, Clement Signed By Red Sox: Tear

Posted by Mike J. | 3:09 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0

Its not often that I come across a corporate website that I really like, and its even less often I find a professional sports website besides ESPN that I visit more than once a month. That being said, it sometimes seems like an absolute surprise that MLB.com is as good as it is. Not only […]