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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 13, 2013
The Manager of the Year Award went to Terry Francona and NOT John Farrell.
I did not agree with the results but as a Red Sox fan, I’m not going to get worked up about it. Francona winning was similar to Morgan Freeman winning the Oscar for Million Dollar Baby and NOT The Shawshank Redemption. The analogy makes sense. Trust me.
That and also Ervin Santana’s contract demands on today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 12, 2013
Today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast is the second part of my conversation with A’s relief pitcher Sean Doolittle.
I took questions from some of my Oakland A’s fan friends and passed them along to Sean.
And along the way, we got to the bottom of the meaning of a unicorn and the identity of a juggler. It all makes sense.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 11, 2013
Oakland Athletics left handed reliever Sean Doolittle was the guest on today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
He talked about his career, the A’s, having two Champagne celebrations in three days and an interesting story about Josh Donaldson and his knowledge of a pitcher he faced in a critical game.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 11, 2013
To Listen to Part 2, just scroll down some more….
Today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast is the second part of my conversation with A’s relief pitcher Sean Doolittle.
I took questions from some of my Oakland A’s fan friends and passed them along to Sean.
And along the way, we got to the bottom of the meaning of a unicorn and the identity of a juggler. It all makes sense.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 10, 2013
It is time for The Sunday Request on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
@sullybaseball wondering what your thoughts are on #TomVerducci‘s #bonusbatter idea. I kind of like it. http://t.co/8AkeWUMR6y
— Mike (@Boston_Braves) November 7, 2013
I’m not against changes nor do I cling to tradition. But I am not sure I am in line with Verducci’s scheme.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 8, 2013
Today on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast I point out some things that we never seem to learn every off season:
The teams that dominate the off season are rarely the team that wins and inevitably some player we all wrote off will become the great hero of the next October.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 7, 2013

Photos: Andrew Wooley – Getty Images – USA Today – J. Meric/Getty Images North America – AP Photo/Toronto Blue Jays via The Canadian Press, Fred Thornhill
Today on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, I review the finalists for the off season awards and give a good long look at the results of Who Owns Baseball (WOB.)
WOB was my great experiment to try and track players value based upon how they became the big performer of individual days, taking in account stats and the significance of the game.
Four of the final names very well might line up with the real awards.
But why are Matt Moore and R. A. Dickey there? Is that a flaw in WOB? Or is it a flaw in US?
The final tally for Who Owns Baseball can be found here.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 6, 2013
The Astrodome is going to be demolished. And with it goes any uniqueness of the Astros-franchise.
That’s the topic for today’s Episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Here is the Sully Baseball video from 2011 about the Astros identity.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 5, 2013
The controversy over where the A’s are going to play is hitting a petty and infantile fever pitch.
And MLB is FINALLY acting like a parent in the situation.
What does this have to do with my son’s dinosaur toy?
Better listen to today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 4, 2013
Free Agent pickings are slim if you are looking for a star. Teams know NOT to let elite players under 30 walk. So offer these free agents more than 3 years at your own risk.
Also the Tigers continue a strange trend of managerial hires where previous coaching experience is not required.
This and more on today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 3, 2013
Today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast is not so much a Sunday Request as it is a Sunday Response.
Andrés du Bouchet is one of the funniest and most talented comedic minds currently breathing in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide on the planet Earth. As an Emmy nominated writer and frequent performer on Conan, his brilliant comedic imagination and performing style can be seen on national TV.
And I had the privilege of seeing him as a sketch performer in the late 1990s and 2000s in venues all around New York.
A big sports fan and a lifelong Mets supporter, Andrés went to Twitter to question the adoration of David Ortiz after the 2013 World Series.
So, when the inevitable evidence finally turns up that Ortiz has been on PEDs for the entire Boston portion of his career, is baseball over?
— Andrés du Bouchet (@dubouchet) October 31, 2013
I just think it’s a shame that a city’s biggest folk hero has so clearly been a PED user since he got there. Nothing against Boston.
— Andrés du Bouchet (@dubouchet) October 31, 2013
Meanwhile ESPN continues to mythologize the knucklehead.
— Andrés du Bouchet (@dubouchet) November 1, 2013
If he were a Yankee fan, I’d chalk it up to sour grapes and remind him that Andy Pettitte was practically deified in September.
But I decided to actually respond, not as a Red Sox fan, but as a baseball observer. Why does David Ortiz and Andy Pettitte get off Scott Free while the likes of A-Rod have to fight for their baseball lives.
My conclusion is that PED’s don’t really enter into the thought process.
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Here is Andrés as seen on TV.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 3, 2013
November 3, 2013
DAVID ORTIZ AND JON LESTER OWNED THE WORLD SERIES – Final WOWS Tally
I completed WOO, Who Owns October, and showed that Michael Wacha and David Ortiz were the two dominant forces of this October.
It is difficult to argue against that result.
Now let’s take a look at the other postseason SullyMetric. Beyond owning the Postseason, who specifically owned the World Series. Who owned the World Series as a pitcher and a hitter keeping both team’s production in mind.
Each winning team for every post season game gets a pitcher and a hitter who earn a full WOWS (Who Owns the World Series.)
And at my discretion, I award a 1/2 WOWS to a worthy player on the losing team.
My explanation for Who Owns the World Series (WOWS) is HERE.
It should be no surprise that David Ortiz got the highest WOWS total. His .688 average, 1.948 OPS and 2 homers with 6 RBI were enough to earn that right. His 8 walks set the table for a lot of other heroics including the Jonny Gomes homer and the Shane Victorino double. He was the overwhelming shadow over the entire series, like it or not. His 3 1/2 WOWS total topped all hitters. Nobody else had 2.
Carlos Beltran and Matt Holliday each finished with 1 1/2. Jonny Gomes’ homer got his total to 1.
Meanwhile Jon Lester‘s two victories and 0.59 ERA in 15 1/3 innings almost got him World Series MVP honors. He struckout 15 and walked only 1, giving the Red Sox a pair wins in games where the Cardinals started Adam Wainwright.
His 2 WOWS led all pitchers.
John Lackey raised his total to 1 1/2 with the clinching win. Surprisingly Felix Doubront, who didn’t even pitch in the Division Series, also finished with a 1 1/2 total with his solid relief in Games 3 and 4.
So like WOO, WOWS crowned the two most worthy players for the World Series. Anyone who saw the Series and kept track of the games would have to agree that David Ortiz and Jon Lester owned it.
WOWS works!
Who Owns October? (WOO) Tally Updated For WS Game #6 October 30, 2013
Each winning team for every post season game gets a pitcher and a hitter who earn a full WOO.
And at my discretion, I award a 1/2 WOO to a worthy player on the losing team.
For a full explanation, click HERE.
From World Series Game #6
Receiving 1 WOO:
John Lackey redeemed his Red Sox career by pitching into the 7th, letting up a single run and getting the victory despite letting 10 Cardinals reach base. Red Sox won the game 6-1 and the World Series
David Ortiz overwhelmed the entire game. By walking 4 times (three of them intentionally) he set up rallies and put St. Louis on the defensive all night as the Red Sox won 6-1 and took the series.
Receiving 1/2 WOO:
Matt Carpenter collected 3 hits and gave the Cardinals hope briefly in Game 6. He would ultimately strikeout to end the 6-1 victory for the Red Sox.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 30, 2013
I am hoping the Red Sox win tonight, if for no other reason than to avoid baseball on Halloween.
Also I make the connection between Albert Pujols/Michael Wacha and Rogers Hornsby/Frankie Frisch.
That and more on today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Confused what a WOO and WOWS are?
An explanation for Who Owns October can be found HERE.
An explanation for Who Owns the World Series can be found HERE.
An updated WOO tally can be found HERE.
An updated WOWS tally can be found HERE.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 28, 2013
I watched Game 4 of the World Series with authors Gar Ryness (aka The Batting Stance Guy Follow @battingstanceg) and Michael X. Ferraro.
We talked a lot of baseball a little bit about Dinosaurs with my kids and turned it into today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Jonny Gomes and Felix Doubront earned full WOOs and WOWS.
Allen Craig received 1/2 WOOs and WOWS.
Confused what a WOO and WOWS are?
An explanation for Who Owns October can be found HERE.
An explanation for Who Owns the World Series can be found HERE.
An updated WOO tally can be found HERE
An updated WOWS tally can be found HERE.
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Who Owns October? (WOO) Tally Updated For WS Game #1 October 23, 2013
Each winning team for every post season game gets a pitcher and a hitter who earn a full WOO.
And at my discretion, I award a 1/2 WOO to a worthy player on the losing team.
For a full explanation, click HERE.
From today’s games:
Receiving 1 WOO:
Jon Lester was brilliant, pitching shutout ball into the 8th. He finished with 7 2/3 scoreless innings, walking 1 and striking out 8 and let up just 5 hits and got the 8-1 win for the Red Sox over the Cardinals in Game 1 of the World Series.
David Ortiz launched one homer and was robbed of a grand slam. In all he drove in 3 as Boston clobbered St. Louis 8-1.
Receiving 1/2 WOO:
Carlos Beltran gave the Cardinals their lone highlight when he caught David Ortiz’s home run and kept an early Red Sox lead from getting out of hand. He had to leave the game and eventually the Cardinals did collapse, 8-1.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 20, 2013
The Red Sox are going to the World Series!
Lots to talk about Game 6, including why me listening to my son talk about dinosaurs was critical.
Also, when Jim Leyland took Max Scherzer out of the game, I tweeted this:
Mark the time… Leyland will regret going to the bullpen
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) October 20, 2013
I wasn’t wrong.
All that and more on today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Shane Victorino and Brandon Workman received full WOO’s.
Max Scherzer and Victor Martinez received 1/2 WOO’s.
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An updated WOO tally can be found HERE.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 16, 2013
The Dodgers are down 3-1 in their series… but have the best pitchers to help them climb out.
Justin Verlander‘s luck in this post season has been dreadful.
And 10 years after “The Aaron Boone Game”, nothing is the same for Red Sox fans.
All this and more on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
John Lackey, Matt Holliday, Carlos Martinez and Mike Napoli all earned full WOO’s.
Justin Verlander, Victor Martinez and Andre Ethier received 1/2 WOO’s.
Confused what a WOO is? An explanation for Who Owns October can be found HERE.
An updated WOO tally can be found HERE.
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Who Owns October? (WOO) Tally Updated For October 15, 2013 Games
Each winning team for every post season game gets a pitcher and a hitter who earn a full WOO.
And at my discretion, I award a 1/2 WOO to a worthy player on the losing team.
For a full explanation, click HERE.
From today’s games:
Receiving 1 WOO:
Matt Holliday got a pair of hits including a massive 2 run homer in the 3rd inning that wound up being the difference in the Cardinals 4-2 win over the Dodgers.
John Lackey was magnificent, pitching shutout ball into the seventh inning. He finished with 6 2/3 innings, no runs, 4 hits, 8 strikeouts and no walks. He got the decision in Boston’s 1-0 heart stopping win in Detroit.
Carlos Martinez not only threw 2 key innings of shutout relief but also picked off Nick Punto at second base when the Dodgers were threatening to rally. St. Louis would hold on to win, 4-2.
Mike Napoli homered in the 7th inning and provided all of the offense of the game as the Red Sox beat the Tigers, 1-0.
Receiving 1/2 WOO:
Andre Ethier got on base three times and scored, giving the Dodgers some hope in their 4-2 loss to the Cardinals.
Victor Martinez was one of the only Tiger hitters whose bats were not totally dead. He went 2-4, including a single that put the go ahead run on base and the winning run at the plate in the 9th. The runs would not score and neither would Detroit who fell to Boston, 1-0.
Justin Verlander gave a performance on par with the other dominant Tiger starts in the ALCS. He finished with 8 innings, 4 hits, a single walk and 10 strikeouts. A solo home run in the 7th was his lone blemish, which was enough to lose the game 1-0 to the Red Sox.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 14, 2013
Right after the miraculous victory by the Red Sox in Game 2 of the 2013 ALCS, I recorded an impromptu episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
No prep. No notes. Just me and my dad sitting at the kitchen table, talking about the game.
David Ortiz and Koji Uehara got full WOOs last night.
Max Scherzer and Alex Avila got half WOOs.
Confused what a WOO is? An explanation for Who Owns October can be found HERE.
An updated WOO tally can be found HERE.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 13, 2013
The Red Sox and Dodgers seriously hurt their chances to get into the World Series.
The Dodgers are panicking against the Cardinals while I nearly matched the Red Sox hit total.
There is an air of desperation of today’s Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
The link to my short scene, a dialogue between two Fox execs, can be found HERE.
Anibal Sanchez, Michael Wacha, David Freese and Jhonny Peralta all earned full WOO’s.
Jon Lester, Clayton Kershaw and Daniel Nava earned 1/2 WOO’s.
Confused what a WOO is? An explanation for Who Owns October can be found HERE.
An updated WOO tally can be found HERE.
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Who Owns October? (WOO) Tally Updated For October 12, 2013 Games
Each winning team for every post season game gets a pitcher and a hitter who earn a full WOO.
And at my discretion, I award a 1/2 WOO to a worthy player on the losing team.
For a full explanation, click HERE.
From today’s games:
Receiving 1 WOO:
David Freese doubled off of Clayton Kershaw to start the 5th. He would come around to score the games’ only run as the Cardinals topped Los Angeles, 1-0.
Jhonny Peralta hit a 2 out, 2 strike RBI single to centerfield in the 6th inning to give the Tigers all the runs they would need in their 1-0 victory over the Red Sox. He would finish the game 3-4.
Anibal Sanchez courted history by throwing 6 no hit innings in Fenway Park for Game 1 of the ALCS. His pitch count may have been high and so was his walk total, but the Red Sox could not get a hit until the 9th and he struck out 12 batters including 4 in the first. Sanchez was credited with the 1-0 victory for Detroit.
Michael Wacha shut down the Dodgers bats with 6 2/3 innings of 5 hit shutout ball. He walked only one while striking out 8, earning the 1-0 triumph for the Cardinals.
Receiving 1/2 WOO:
Clayton Kershaw pitched 6 innings of 2 hit ball and let up only an unearned run. He also would collect one of the Dodgers’ 5 hits. He got the loss, 1-0, at the hands of the Cardinals.
Jon Lester was outstanding, pitching into the 7th, going 6 1/3 innings, 1 run and 1 walk in a hard luck 1-0 defeat by Detroit.
Daniel Nava broke up the Tigers’ no hitter in the 9th inning and briefly gave Red Sox fans hope in their 1-0 loss to the Tigers.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 12, 2013
Don Mattingly has unleashed his Grady Little within and it cost the Dodgers dearly in Game 1 of the NLCS.
That plus a plea for the Red Sox to embrace Wade Boggs on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Carlos Beltran and Joe Kelly received full WOO’s last night. Zack Greinke got 1/2 a WOO.
Confused what a WOO is? An explanation for Who Owns October can be found HERE.
An updated WOO tally can be found HERE.
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Who Owns October? (WOO) Tally Updated For October 11, 2013 Games
Each winning team for every post season game gets a pitcher and a hitter who earn a full WOO.
And at my discretion, I award a 1/2 WOO to a worthy player on the losing team.
For a full explanation, click HERE.
From today’s games:
Receiving 1 WOO:
Carlos Beltran was a one man wrecking crew for the Cardinals. Not only did he drive in the game tying runs with a 3rd inning 2 run double and ended the game with a walk off single in the 13th, but he also threw out the go ahead run at the plate in the 10th. He carried the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory.
Joe Kelly was hardly dominant, but he wiggled out of enough trouble and enough jams to give the Dodgers only 2 runs in 6 innings. The bullpen took over in St. Louis’ 3-2 extra inning victory.
Receiving 1/2 WOO:
Zack Greinke was outstanding in 8 innings. He let up only 4 hits, walked 1 and struck out 10. One of the 4 hits was the 2 run double that tied the game. He would get a no decision in the Dodgers 13 inning 3-2 loss to the Cardinals.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 11, 2013
The Cardinals are a team of recent champs.
The A’s are a franchise of staggeringly close post season failures.
The difference between those two franchises is agonizingly slim and the topic for today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Also I reward the Division Series MVP
Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera earned a full WOO and Sonny Gray has a 1/2 WOO.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 10, 2013
Clint Hurdle and Joe Girardi are making me quote Fred Sanford.
You Big Dummy!
Why am I doing that?
You had better listen to The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
This is the big one Elizabeth!
David Freese and Adam Wainwright each received a full WOO.
Garret Cole received 1/2 a WOO.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 7, 2013
It could be a day of clinching in baseball today, or teams can get off the mat.
Today on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, we break down the 4 games being played today and why David Price should stay off of Twitter after a loss.
Dirk Hayhurst…COULDNT hack it…Tom Verducci wasn't even a water boy in high school…but yet they can still bash a player…SAVE IT NERDS
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) October 6, 2013
Chris Capuano, Francisco Liriano, Andrew McCutchen and Hanley Ramirez all earned full WOO’s.
Evan Gattis and Carlos Beltran earned half WOO’s.
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Who Owns October? (WOO) Tally Updated for October 6, 2013
Each winning team for every post season game gets a pitcher and a hitter who earn a full WOO.
And at my discretion, I award a 1/2 WOO to a worthy player on the losing team.
For a full explanation, click HERE.
From today’s games:
Receiving 1 WOO
Chris Capuano came out of the bullpen in the 4th inning and stopped the Braves offense. He threw 3 no hit scoreless innings, scattering 3 walks and allowed the Dodgers to pull away. He received the victory in Los Angeles’ 13-6 win.
Francisco Liriano was up to the challenge in Game 3 of the Division Series. He pitched 6 strong innings, letting up only 3 hits and 2 runs. He even walked for good measure as the Pirates won 5-3 over the Cardinals.
Andrew McCutchen might not have had the big highlight hit, but he was on base 4 times, scored 2 of the Pirates runs and hit the double that sparked the game winning rally as the Pirates won 5-3.
Hanley Ramirez was a home run short of the cycle, getting on base 4 times, scoring 3 runs and contributed to three different rallies as the Dodgers pushed the Braves to the brink, 13-6.
Receiving 1/2 WOO:
Carlos Beltran continued to be a force in post season play. He hit a game tying 2 run single in the 5th and crushed a game tying homer in the 8th, providing virtually all of St. Louis’ offense in a 5-3 loss to the Pirates.
Evan Gattis singled and scored in the first inning and singled in the Braves 3rd inning rally, pacing Atlanta’s offense early before they were shut down in the 13-6 loss to the Dodgers.
I’ll update the new names daily.
Ric Flair endorsing the new “SullyMetric” – WOO!!
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Who Owns October? (WOO) Tally Updated for October 5, 2013
I need to do a little catch up for “Who Owns October?” AKA WOO.
It is the post season answer to Who Owns Baseball? which I did the entire regular season.
Each winning team for every post season game gets a pitcher and a hitter who earn a full WOO.
And at my discretion, I award a 1/2 WOO to a worthy player on the losing team.
For a full explanation, click HERE.
Now that I figured it out, I need to get up to date and figure out the WOOs through the Wild Card Games and each Division Series 2 games in, and from now on I’ll update the new names daily.
Ric Flair endorsing the new “SullyMetric” – WOO!!
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 4, 2013
The Division Series is NOT off to a flying start.
Meanwhile Dusty Baker is no longer the Reds manager. Will Joe Girardi take over?
Those topics and more on today’s Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 2, 2013
The playoffs have started and there are no shortage of topics for The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
The Pirates are advancing and the A’s are shuffling their rotation. Meanwhile I give one NON playoff team, the Yankees, some advice.
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