Baseball MusingsThis is a blog about Major League Baseball. They are my opinions about what I read, see and research in the sport. If you have comments, click here.Sunday Update- July 6, 2008 The Day by Day Database is up to date....http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/027655.php Zito Finds his Groove- July 6, 2008 For one night at least, Barry Zito pitched well. His control was great tonight, striking out 10 Dodgers in seven innings of work. More importantly, he walked just one. How much of this was Zito figuring out his problem or...http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/027654.php Ten Wins for Floyd- July 6, 2008 Gavin Floyd earns his tenth win of the season with this third short shutout. He goes 7 13 innings against Oakland, allowing just three hits and three walks. He's been struggling a bit lately. In his last three starts he...http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/027653.php Winning With Andy- July 6, 2008 Andy Sonnanstine wins his tenth game of the season against three losses as the Rays down the Royals 3-0. More impressively, Tampa Bay is now 14-4 in Andy's starts. That's a very good record for a 4.31 ERA. The Rays...http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/027652.php Chipper's Fall- July 6, 2008 The Braves fall 6-1 to the Astros as Chipper Jones goes 0 for 4. The probability of his hitting .400 drops to .00020, or 1 in 5000. As you can see from the latest graph of Chipper's probability of hitting...http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/027651.php Starting Over- July 6, 2008 David Bush posts the fourth good start in a row for a Brewers pitcher. He goes eight innings, allowing one run and no walks while striking out seven. He doesn't get the win, however, as the Brewers don't score their...http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/027650.php Loaded Closers- July 6, 2008 Mariano Rivera and Kerry Wood both got themselves into trouble in the 9th inning this afternoon. With the Yankees leading 2-0, Rivera allowed the first four batters to reach base, his second hit by pitch of the inning loading the...http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/027649.php Games of the Day- July 5, 2008 The Cubs try to extend their lead over the Cardinals as Ted Lilly faces Kyle Lohse. Ted is having a very typical Lilly year in terms of his ERA and batting average allowed. He is throwing more pitches per start....http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/027648.php Saturday Update- July 5, 2008 The Day by Day Database is up to date....http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/027647.php Fibonacci Game- July 5, 2008 The Marlins lead Colorado 17-16 in the eighth inning. So far there are 8 homers and 13 doubles for 21 extra base hits out of 34. The Rockies hit six of the homers and are losing....http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/027646.php |