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July 16, 2002
by Rany Jazayerli
Continuing our discussion from last week on how to build a team at Coors Field, this time, from the run-prevention side.
by Rany Jazayerli
July 11, 2002
by Rany Jazayerli
This year marks the tenth season of major league baseball in Denver. It is
clear now that none of us fully understood what we were getting ourselves into
when we allowed Rocky Mountain thin air to be unleashed on our national pastime.
Nine years and literally thousands of hanging curveballs, home runs, and
destroyed pitcher psyches later, we're still trying to wrap our hands around the
conundrum that is baseball at altitude.
(And before you mention the word "humidor", consider that with the recent run of
explosive offense at Coors Field, the Rockies and their opponents have combined
to score 11.74 runs per home game, compared to 8.61 runs per game on the road -
a 36% increase. It may no longer be the best hitters' park of all-time - Coors
Field increased run scoring by 58% from 1999 to 2001 - but it's still the best
hitters' park of our generation.)
June 18, 2002
by Rany Jazayerli
Nothing spoils us like greatness. It is so easy to take for granted the magnificence of once-in-a-lifetime talents like Barry Bonds or Alex Rodriguez, precisely because their greatness produces a consistency that lulls us into becoming accustomed to their exploits.
Greatness isn't a quality reserved for those who take the field. The most dominant baseball figure of the past 25 years hasn't played in the major leagues since 1969. It has been 12 years since the playoffs started without a team managed by Bobby Cox, and he appears to be in no hurry to end that streak.
by Rany Jazayerli
May 14, 2002
by Rany Jazayerli
When a team exceeds expectations to the degree that the Expos has, it's usually quite difficult to credit this phenomenon on a single aspect of the team's play. In this particular instance, however, it's dead simple. As Rob Neyer has waxed eloquent on two separate occasions, it's all about the walks.
by Rany Jazayerli
March 6, 2002
by Rany Jazayerli
In the last installment of DTN, we examined the topic of whether left-handed pitchers take longer to have a breakout season than right-handers do. In the process, we had to define exactly what a "breakout" season is. I used a series of qualifiers to define the term, and it worked pretty well. But there is a much simpler definition:
A breakout season is what Roy Halladay had in 2001.
by Rany Jazayerli
February 21, 2002
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October 30, 2001
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October 24, 2001
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October 9, 2001
by Clay Davenport
September 18, 2001
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August 1, 2001
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July 26, 2001
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July 18, 2001
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July 13, 2001
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July 4, 2001
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