May 1, 2011

BP Unfiltered

The Paper Trail 5/1

by John Perrotto

 

Interesting stories form newspapers across the nation:

• Tim Smith of the New York Daily News writes that Terry Collins' Mets don't have the pitching to compete with the Phillies aces Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee.
• Richard Sandomir of the New York Times writes about the Dodgers, the Mets and the Commissioner.
• Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes that patience pays for "Cobra" Cano.
• Filip Bondy of the New York Daily News writes that Brian Cashman found diamonds in the rough in Russell Martin, Bartolo Colon and Eric Chavez.
• Joe Henderson of the Tampa Tribune writes that Ben Zobrist's breakthrough is a great sign for the Rays.
• Jill Painter of the Los Angeles Daily News writes that Frank McCourt is still tripping over his words.
• Phil Wood of the Washington Examiner takes a quick look at velocity.
• Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times writes that Mike Quade says he is not the "Twittering" type.
• Matt Zimmer of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader writes that the Twins' excuses for missing players are wearing thin as their skid continues.

John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus. 
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