Daily Archives: July 7, 2014

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 7, 2014

(LM Otero/AP)

(LM Otero/AP)

On today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast., former Texas Rangers outfielder Kevin Mench talks to me about all sorts of things, including the fact that we both miss the much maligned but oddly wonderful Veterans Stadium,

Jeff Locke, Corey Kluber, Paul Goldschmidt, Desmond Jennings, Jesse Hahn, Matt Adams and Trevor Plouffe all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball.

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Who Owned Baseball Yesterday (July 6th) – Updated Yearly WOB Totals For 2014

 

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DAVE ARRIGO/PIRATES

Jeff Locke pitched 8 innings of 3 hit and 1 walk baseball, allowing just 1 earned run and getting the decision as Pittsburgh topped Philadelphia, 6-2.

Corey Kluber made it to the 9th inning, finishing with 8 1/3, striking out 10 and letting up 1 run, giving the Indians a 4-1 win over the Royals.

Paul Goldschmidt got on base 3 times and homered, helping the Diamondbacks beat the Braves, 3-1.

Desmond Jennings kept the red hot Rays winning with a 3-5 performance, missing the cycle by a triple and driving in 2 runs in the 7-3 Sunday Night victory in Detroit.

They owned baseball on July 6, 2014.

To view the Yearly Leaders for Who Owned Baseball Standings, plus see who gained 1/2 WOB’s – Click the READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY ICON OR SCROLL DOWN.

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MLB Reports ‘Junior Reporter’ Haley Smilow Interviews Padres OF Will Venable

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Will Venable  Q&A With Haley Smilow

The Padres OF recently had a chance to talk about some things with our Junior Reporter Haley Smilow.

The questions covered a lot of parameters that Venable is not asked on a regular basis.

He is a baseball lifer, coming from a long standing tradition of baseball that goes back to his dad Max.

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What is ‘My Favorite Baseball Game’ Ever Attended?: A New Method To Historically Score As A Ballpark Fan

 

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By Josh Robbins (Special Guest Writer And Co – Creator for The Factor12 Rating Pitching Metric.)

The Factor 12 (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers on 60ft6in.com.

 “Bill James has a pitcher stat called game score. So, I renamed my stat, “My Favorite Game.”

What is My Favorite Game?

Baseball fans often rekindle memories of their favorite games using anecdotal stories.  The accounts are often muddled by faint and inaccurate details lost over time.

My Favorite Game is intended to provide an unbiased statistical analysis using a points-based system to properly assign a value to every MLB game attended.

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