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How Diamondbacks' Kirk Gibson Won NL Manager Of The Year
In one of the less surprising announcements we'll likely see this awards season, Arizona Diamondbacks' manager Kirk Gibson won the National League Manager of the Year award, as handed out by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. This follows up on his victory in the same category of the...
Diamondbacks Thing of the Week: Kirk Gibson Tattoo
I couldn't resist this one, even though it is technically not a piece of D-backsmabilia. However, the obvious connection to the current team over-rides the fact that this predates not just the Arizona franchise, but 20% of the players currently appearing for it [specifically, Daniel Hudson,. Bryan...
PLATOON: The 2011 Diamondbacks, Handedness, and last Wednesday's Lineup
Note: If numbers make your eyes glaze over, feel free to skip down to the conclusions. I like the idea of platooning Parra According to baseball reference, Parra’s career OPS+ against RHP is 110, against LHP is 62. As said above, he would still get 75% of the starts. Willy Mo, or...
Kirk Gibson, the Diamondbacks Clubhouse and Dare-Devil Catchers
An interesting article by Ken Rosenthal on Fox Sports Arizona, concerning Kirk Gibson and his impact on the clubhouse. He went in thinking, "Either Kirk Gibson will get sick of the Diamondbacks or the Diamondbacks will get sick of him. It’s just a matter of which happens first," but left...
How Many Wins Is Kirk Gibson Worth?
Former major leaguer Steve Sax recently said that he thinks a good manager is worth an extra eight to 10 victories a year for his team. When it comes to Gibson, a former teammate of his with the Dodgers, Sax says that number could be higher - even though this is only Gibson's first full year as...
Don't Bet On It!: Week Four College Football National Game of Disinterest
The week is nearly over and the weekend is almost upon us. The new BlogPoll is out, the latest SEC Power Poll has been released, and I have provided my picks for this weekend’s contests around the SEC and the national games of interest. Accordingly, the time has come to identify this week’s...
Morning Prowl: Arbitration Dilemmas, Free Agent Predictions, and Gibby's Managerial Aspirations
The Tigers face quite a dilemma with their free agents, in regards to offering arbitration. Kurt Mensching tries to predict what decisions the team will make on Placido Polanco, Adam Everett, Fernando Rodney, and Brandon Lyon at Mack Avenue Tigers. MLB Trade Rumors listed their Top 50 Free...
1984 Once Again Roars in Detroit
"Think about this now. There will be four or five of these guys together again, maybe, but never all together again. I'm 75. I know I ain't going to make it." -- Sparky Anderson Tom Gage has probably seen better days as a beat writer, but he's been on a roll as a columnist lately. ...
Former Tigers Catchers Do the D-Backs Manager Shuffle
Out in Arizona, one former Detroit Tigers catcher replaces another as the manager of the Diamondbacks. Bob Melvin is out, after four full seasons in the D-Backs dugout, which included a 2007 National League Manager of the Year award. His team tumbled badly after a great start last season,...
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