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December 30, 2010

Seidnotes: WARP Speed

by Eric Seidman

Are major year-to-year fluctuations in WARP common occurences?

December 23, 2010

Seidnotes: The Rodrigo Lopez All-Stars

by Eric Seidman

Are there many pitchers who reach the 200-inning threshold without producing wins above replacement-level players?

September 30, 2010

Seidnotes: A Triple Short of Driving Me Insane

by Eric Seidman

Here's wishing all broadcasters would quit obsessing over something rather trivial.

September 10, 2010

Seidnotes: Loney Loves Ribeyes

by Eric Seidman

The Dodgers' first baseman doesn't hit a lot of home runs but he drives in a quite a few runs.

September 2, 2010

Seidnotes: A Streak of Myers

by Eric Seidman

Brett Myers has put together an interesting string of starts in his first season with the Astros.

August 20, 2010

Seidnotes: What Did Brown Do for You?

by Eric Seidman

Upon further review, Kevin Brown's numbers reveal that he had a better career than credited.

August 18, 2010

Seidnotes: Those Who Don't Need Support

by Eric Seidman

A look at some pitchers who won more games than should have, thanks to cooperative teammates with bats in their hands.

August 13, 2010

Seidnotes: Those Who Need Support

by Eric Seidman

Felix Hernandez is a case in point that a pitcher's win-loss record is often dependent on his team's offense.

August 4, 2010

Seidnotes: Let's Go for a Free Pass

by Eric Seidman

Continuing an examination of Cliff Lee's season, here's a closer look at his home run and walk rates.

July 23, 2010

Seidnotes: We Can Hit but We Just Can't Score

by Eric Seidman

The Royals lead the major leagues in batting average yet they rarely cross home plate.

July 14, 2010

Seidnotes: K/BB Ratio Redux

by Eric Seidman

A deeper look into Cliff Lee's rate of strikeouts to walks and how it stands against other pitchers at this point of the season.

July 8, 2010

Seidnotes: The K/BB Ratio

by Eric Seidman

Cliff Lee's number of strikeouts opposed to walks is at record-setting proportions this season.

June 18, 2010

Seidnotes: Wait, WHO has 18 Home Runs?

by Eric Seidman

Jose Bautista's outlier of a home run total is virtually unrivaled in baseball history.

June 11, 2010

Seidnotes: The .300/.500 Club

by Eric Seidman

Here are some of the select few players who have amassed a very high slugging percentage while compiling a very low on-base percentage.

May 7, 2010

Seidnotes: Livan La Vida Loca

by Eric Seidman

Livan Hernandez has somehow managed a sub-1.00 ERA while having more walks than strikeouts.

April 29, 2010

Seidnotes: Volume 1

by Eric Seidman

Is it better for a pitcher to give up runs all at once or spread them out?