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Thursday Rockpile: Ubaldo Jimenez's pitches bend universe, warp us back to dead-ball era
Troy Renck found out from the Elias Sports Bureau that Ubaldo Jimenez's hot start has been unheralded since fellow Dominican Juan Marichal got out of the gate this well in 1966. In the same article, Jimenez's hits allowed per inning pitched are compared to the heyday seasons of Sandy Koufax. Ken...
Oliver Perez In So Many Words
This past Sunday, Oliver Perez couldn't make it through the 5th inning against the worst team in baseball. Saturday is Ollie's Last Stand (well, not really) against the defending World Champion Phillies. In the meantime, let's continue an unofficial "Oliver Perez Week" with a chronological look...
Reasons For Optimism This Weekend: Mets vs. Nationals
The pitching matchups for this weekend's series against the Nationals favor the Mets, and here are the reasons why: Game 1: Scott Olsen vs. Johan Santana "We drinkin' Santana champ cause it's so crisp!" Oh, and Scott Olsen is terrible. Game 2: Daniel Cabrera vs. Mike Pelfrey Umm, the Mets are...
Oliver Perez = Sandy Koufax, Randy Johnson
Much the way he did for other big free agents like Alex Rodriguez and Johnny Damon, Scott Boras's agency has put together a comprehensive (and in many cases, wildly misleading) "book" on Oliver Perez. The book is divided into eight chapters with astonishingly optimistic titles like "Perez Turns...
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