Wednesday Hero

Spc. Ross A. McGinnis
19 years old from Knox, Pennsylvania
1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
December 4, 2006

His mission was to patrol the streets of Adhamiyah in northeast Baghdad and find a place to put a 250-kilowatt generator that would provide electricity for more than 100 homes. But it’s a [...]

Third Baseman Fielding Age Curve

From CamdenDepot:

The above curve matches nicely with Joe Crede’s RZR numbers:

It should be noted, if you extend the curve into this year, Crede is still going to be a good glove at 3rd base (minus a few OOZ plays).
I’ve softened my disgust with the Crede signing a bit, and always admitted the most positive aspect [...]

Joe Crede Projected

Projecting players isn’t a terribly difficult concept to master. Baseball players have important and meaningful stats which over time correlate well to future performance. We also know players with similar stats have similar careers. With some tweaking, a successful projection system can be created which provides a way of predicting future performance with [...]

How can this be a good thing?

Via Drudge

From the Notebook

-The Twins season is starting up and the wheels of amatuer baseball punditry are starting up. I recently contributed to the opening Twins Roundtable at the Bleacher Report. For those interested in reading the specific sources of skepticism I have regarding Joe Crede, you can look here and here.
-Thanks the MLB [...]

Promises

Quotes and notes from “President Barack Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday evening, as prepared for delivery and provided by the White House”*:
I know that for many Americans watching right now, the state of our economy is a concern that rises above all others. And rightly so. If you haven’t been [...]

Yeah…

So sayeth the lord:
Obama Says USA will rebuild and emerge stronger…
Obama vows to increase number of soldiers…
Obama vows to seek cure for cancer ‘in our time’…
Obama says bank bailout may cost more than expected…
Obama promises universal EDUCATION THROUGH COLLEGE…
Obama promises universal health care… *
My problems are over, it’s time to stop blogging, it’s Heaven on [...]

More on Crede

Aaron Gleeman is ambivalent:
Unfortunately there’s also a worst-case scenario, which is that more back problems lead to a repeat of 2007 when he hit .216/.258/.317 before undergoing surgery. Because of the incentive-heavy deal that may only cost the team $2.5 million, but the playing-time incentives will also motivate Crede to continue playing at far less [...]

Joe Crede, An Elite Glove?

It’s clear from reading through the comments sections of the prominent Twins blogs that Joe Crede’s defense at third base is highlight of his game. No doubt, at the pinnacle of Crede’s career he was an excellent fielding third baseman. The question is whether the Twins can expect an elite glove at the hot corner [...]

Joe Crede a Twin?

Count me among those who wanted to projectile vomit when I heard Crede and the Twins had likely come to an agreement. His career 93 OPS+ is a huge downgrade from a Buscher/Harris platoon and his price tag makes the wound sting a little more.
Remember, most baseball players experience a precipitous drop in production [...]