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Proud of Myself
Working on a Community Projection Review for Matt Morris just now, I encountered this, which I wrote in late February: You can't exactly tell from the projection, but a couple of you really think [Tom Gorzelanny's season] isn't going to turn out well, predicting that Gorzelanny won't pitch at...
Community Projection Review: Tom Gorzelanny
PLAYER POS. COMMUNITY ZiPS ACTUAL Tom Gorzelanny SP 141 IP, 103 K, 49 BB, 4.15 ERA 184 IP, 128 K, 61 BB, 4.16 ERA 105 IP, 67 K, 70 BB, 6.66 ERA The community was considerably better than ZiPS here--the projection system's lack of knowledge of anything that isn't a number...
Link Roundup: 9/11/08
-P- Just noticed that Baseball Prospectus's Playoff Odds Report now predicts the Pirates will win 67 games. They're remarkably consistent: last year they won 68 games, and the two seasons before that, they won 67. -P- Freddy Sanchez will miss some time with blurriness in his eye. The blurriness...
Link Roundup, 8/23/08: More Roster Moves
-P- I answered some questions about the Pirates for the Brewers blog Right Field Bleachers earlier this week. -P- Tom Gorzelanny will start tonight against the Brewers; Paul Maholm and Jeff Karstens will each be pushed back a day. Also, Matt Capps should be activated today. The Trib reports that...
Tom Gorzelanny Rejoins Bucs
The Post-Gazette: Struggling Zach Duke is the scheduled starter for tonight and, as of late yesterday afternoon, that remained the case. But Gorzelanny's most recent start for Indianapolis was Saturday, so tonight would be his turn. In any case, Gorzelanny will return to the rotation. In the...
It's Tough Being a Pitcher
Without exceeding fair-use limits, it's really hard to find a blockquote for the beginning of this Post-Gazette article that explains its argument well, so I suggest you go read it. But here's a snippet: Nineteen National League pitchers logged 200-plus innings in 2007, with Snell tied for...
Bucs Demote Tom Gorzelanny
The Trib reports: The Pirates today optioned left-hander Tom Gorzelanny to Triple-A Indianapolis. There was no immediate word who will replace Gorzelanny in the starting rotation. Right-hander John Van Benschoten is still with the team -– although he was rocked Wednesday for five runs in...
Brewers 9, Pirates 1
Remarkably, the Pirates managed to get runners into scoring position during each of the first six innings, and they still managed just one run. It sounds silly, but this easily could have been a close game if the Pirates had better timing; John Russell let the Brewers tack on several runs in the...
Well!
Other than the whole thirteen-innings-and-six-pitchers thing, this worked out shockingly well. Ty Taubenheim, Tyler Yates, T.J. Beam and John Van Benschoten pitched ten of those innings, struck out seven, and only allowed two runs. Taubenheim probably earned himself another start. The trick, now,...
Some Notes and Observations
-P- As expected, the Bucs shipped Bryan Bullington back to Indianapolis. They will probably recall Marino Salas tomorrow. Bullington had been up for a couple weeks but hadn't even pitched, in part because the starting pitching has been decent and not a lot of mop-up work has been required. -P- The...
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