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- 02: Stories of an Extraordinary Life (57)
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- 31: Diary of a Losing Team: Hope (82)
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- 28: Hall of Fame Comps (161)
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- 19: Diary of a Losing team: Batting Champs (73)
- 18: Writing Off Tiger (64)
- 16: The Boss and The Hall* (92)
- 15: A Soccer Story (72)
- 14: The Comedy of Comic Sans (32)
- 14: Story of an Argument Gone Wrong (78)
- 13: George Steinbrenner (128)
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- 05: The Tiger Press Conference (35)
- 05: Opening Day (52)
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- 03: Something To Think About (4/3) (36)
- 02: Something To Think About (4/2) (46)
- 01: Royals Update (50)
- March 2010 (34)
- 31: Something to Think About (4/1) (21)
- 31: Something To Think About (3/31) (37)
- 31: Huggs (79)
- 30: Bad Baseball Hall of Fame (295)
- 29: Duncan’s Place (102)
- 28: Who Are You To Decide What’s Unearned?* (39)
- 26: The Magic of Great Games (91)
- 25: Heart of the Matter (74)
- 24: Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle (77)
- 24: The Yin and Yang of Yuni (52)
- 22: Strasburg, Heyward, Stanton (63)
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- 20: Unplayed Music (101)
- 18: Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols (8)
- 17: My 269 Happiest Songs (198)
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- 02: Anniversary of Wilt’s 100-Point Game (69)
- 01: My Memory Medal Count (79)
- 01: Cheating and CHEATING (98)
- February 2010 (22)
- 28: The Seinfeld Ref (71)
- 26: Snuggies on Parade (50)
- 25: The Ultimate Spring Training Story (58)
- 23: Funny losing, Serious losing (68)
- 22: An Al Michaels Story (65)
- 21: 10 Things About The Miracle On Ice (82)
- 20: The Tiger-burg Address (65)
- 18: What I Would Say (96)
- 17: The Biggest Pitcher I Ever Saw (42)
- 17: Jacobellis (85)
- 16: Baseball Predictions in February! (94)
- 15: Frank Thomas (146)
- 12: My Cleveland Browns Bowling Ball (69)
- 11: Funny people (86)
- 11: Stuff that’s coming (25)
- 07: SS-ITA-BSB-XLIV (Take II) (22)
- 07: SS-ITA-BSB-XLIV (Take I) (31)
- 05: Quotes! Quotes! Quotes (33)
- 04: Devotion And Halls of Fame (90)
- 04: LXXXVIII Lines About XLIV Super Bowl (50)
- 02: Sabol and NFL Films (62)
- 01: The Greatest Quote Ever (57)
- January 2010 (26)
- 31: Musial (187)
- 30: The Negro Leagues Museum (78)
- 29: Conan, Leno and Human Nature (84)
- 29: The Pro Bore (49)
- 28: The Giant iPhone (73)
- 25: Run Brett Run! (156)
- 24: The Raiders (42)
- 23: The Sixth Stage (63)
- 21: The Latest In Infocos (113)
- 19: Iron Fisk (203)
- 19: Denkinger (102)
- 17: Time On My Side (92)
- 15: The Turf Speech (45)
- 13: Fair is Fair … (124)
- 13: Two final McGwire thoughts (43)
- 13: The McGwire Call (42)
- 09: Tom and Cherry (Picking) (100)
- 07: The Much Awaited Stuff Post (70)
- 07: Playoff Dump Zone (133)
- 07: Varsity Letters and Upcoming Letters (22)
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- 04: Hall of Fame Arguments (222)
- 04: Best Players In Baseball (105)
- 03: Innovations (244)
- 02: The Royal Decade (93)
- 01: Happy New Year (23)
- December 2009 (37)
- 30: The Game of Perfection (96)
- 29: Daily Blyleven: Answering a BR (73)
- 28: The 10 Best Musicals (132)
- 28: The Hall of Merit and Fame (71)
- 28: NFL Tiebreakers (64)
- 28: Daily Blyleven, 12.28 (48)
- 25: A Christmas Story (66)
- 23: Depressing Royals Story of the Day (92)
- 23: 5,000 Words on Strat-o-Matic (80)
- 22: Depressing Yankee Story of the Day (102)
- 21: Being Home (51)
- 21: Daily Blyleven (33)
- 21: Daily Raines (24)
- 20: Up in the Air (63)
- 18: Saturday Book Signing (27)
- 16: Make it Raines (108)
- 16: Utterly Unique (99)
- 15: Sigh (38)
- 14: A contest … and the week ahead (59)
- 12: Kendall in the Wind (83)
- 11: Royals Projected Lineup By OPS+ (60)
- 09: Ain’t Life Granderson? (66)
- 09: Favre Being Favre (46)
- 09: The first X-Million Player (45)
- 09: The Pozmans: 1990s (89)
- 08: The Pozmans: The 1980s (61)
- 08: The Pozmans: 1970s (50)
- 08: The Pozmans: 1960s (33)
- 08: The Pozmans: 1950s (28)
- 07: Posts On The Way (64)
- 03: A Tiger In Retreat (67)
- 02: Holiday Songs (Pop Culture 5) (193)
- 02: The State of Kansas (Pop Culture 4) (81)
- 02: Striking Out Jeter (Pop Culture 3) (34)
- 02: Play That Country Music (Pop Culture 2) (63)
- 02: Fly Robin Fly (136)
- 01: Pop Culture Wednesday (32)
- November 2009 (23)
- 30: Mangini: A Counterclaim (43)
- 29: The Tiger Trail (65)
- 29: One and Done (with updates) (60)
- 28: You say Mangini, I say Mangino (41)
- 24: Hall of Fame Futures (74)
- 23: Mauer Pauer: Man of the Hauer (87)
- 20: Begging The Question (From Midair) (117)
- 19: The LVP Awards (81)
- 19: The Sweetland Awards (31)
- 19: The McCloskey Awards (37)
- 18: Coming tomorrow (17)
- 17: V Is For Value (94)
- 16: Going For It (137)
- 15: The Music Of Suckitude (61)
- 12: The Worst Football Game Ever (150)
- 11: My Desktop Background* (28)
- 10: This Year’s Gold Glove Ripoff (90)
- 08: Hall of Fame Thoughts (138)
- 05: The Yankees Payroll (433)
- 04: Getting What You Deserve (94)
- 03: ABC: Keystone Light Grandpa (70)
- 02: ABC: Miller Lite eHarmony (69)
- 02: Small Kansas Towns (54)
- October 2009 (24)
- 30: The Jeter Bunt (76)
- 28: Political Philosophy? Really? (102)
- 27: Joe Paterno and the Future (23)
- 26: Larry (50)
- 22: These Guys Really Are Good (70)
- 19: A Day In The Life (62)
- 19: Bobby V (30)
- 17: Best PURE Hitters (136)
- 14: Self Reviews (97)
- 13: Ten Best Hitters Ever (319)
- 13: Bruce Decisions (And Free Music) (107)
- 12: Most Amazing Stat of the Day (106)
- 11: Seven Levels of the Torii Walk (86)
- 10: Replay’s The Thing (93)
- 08: Feeling Cranky (151)
- 07: A HUGE Upset, I Guess (62)
- 06: Riding The Metrodome (110)
- 05: Greatest Thing Ever (Revealed) (82)
- 05: Greatest Thing Ever (56)
- 05: Vackie Day (25)
- 05: The Hochevar Principle (37)
- 03: Theo (137)
- 01: Buzz In My Ear (128)
- 01: Hello New York City! (36)
- September 2009 (51)
- 30: Mangini and the Mural (47)
- 29: Tonight’s KC Book Event (60)
- 29: The Remarkable Royals II (20)
- 29: The Remarkable Royals (32)
- 28: Oh, I get it … no, wait maybe not (45)
- 28: Fettucini, Linguini, Martini, Mangini (99)
- 28: Movie Line Quiz (40)
- 28: Book Events (14)
- 27: The Modern Triple Crown (75)
- 25: The Best Anthem I Ever Heard (59)
- 25: J.P. Morgan Chase (68)
- 25: Talking To A Stone (45)
- 24: What Our Eyes See (102)
- 24: Jim Rice on Zack (116)
- 24: 210-210-210 seasons (42)
- 23: Dreams (46)
- 22: Zack Live Blog (120)
- 22: Greinke Live Blog? (16)
- 22: Deadspin? Snuggies? (30)
- 21: Creepy Kings (72)
- 20: Sunday Morning Random Thoughts (102)
- 18: Super Tecmo Magic* (20)
- 18: 200-200-200 seasons (98)
- 17: A Free Country (161)
- 16: Schedules and Such (23)
- 16: I was spinnin’ down a dead dial … (15)
- 15: Almost Impossible to Believe (58)
- 14: I’m Not On Mexican Radio … (33)
- 13: The Shot (50)
- 13: You might be a Royal (47)
- 13: How The Card Trick Works (11)
- 12: Dad Thoughts (41)
- 12: Pitching to the Score (61)
- 11: Live Blog (a little late) (79)
- 11: Live Greinke Blog? (17)
- 10: The Machine! Available! In Canada? (19)
- 09: Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (56)
- 08: That Special Day (30)
- 08: Production (82)
- 08: 09/15/09 … Sigh (29)
- 07: Magical Plays (25)
- 05: The Intentional Walk Revisited (42)
- 05: Hitting Average (134)
- 05: Ryan’s Hope (36)
- 04: My heroes have always been Kuipers (82)
- 03: Headset Hotties (19)
- 03: The Machine Director’s Cut: The Millionth Run (38)
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- 01: Fun with numbers (Updated) (46)
- August 2009 (36)
- 31: They’re not saying Luke. They’re Booing. (51)
- 31: Watching Ball With Bill James (51)
- 30: Sunday Morning (35)
- 29: More Crow Counting (27)
- 28: 3361 Words About The Royals (81)
- 27: Forensic Narcissism (83)
- 27: Omaha: Somewhere in Middle America (40)
- 26: Happy Day (37)
- 26: Zack (108)
- 24: Breaking Point (72)
- 24: Stars of 75: Dock Ellis (36)
- 23: The Most Amazing Paragraph Ever (52)
- 22: An Obscure Moment (46)
- 21: Mauer Pauer Going Sauer? (33)
- 20: Auer Mauer Pauer Update, 8.20 (51)
- 19: Glory and Spelling (47)
- 19: Another Shauer of Mauer Pauer 8.19 (118)
- 18: The Autumn Wind is a Raider (95)
- 18: Live From Mauer Pauer Tauer, 8.18 (64)
- 17: Mauer Pauer 8.17 (42)
- 16: The Mystery of Putts (39)
- 15: Mauer Power 8.16 (67)
- 15: Mauer Power 8.15 (72)
- 14: What Joe’s Gotta Do (18)
- 14: A Ridiculous New Statistic (28)
- 14: J.P. Another View (39)
- 13: When the moment is right … (82)
- 11: Ricciardis (128)
- 10: SI Stories On My Mind (44)
- 10: What quitting means (60)
- 09: Another Card Trick (6)
- 07: Hal’s Moons (28)
- 07: RIP John Hughes (with new player comp!) (62)
- 04: Yuni Watch … and, yes, my life (197)
- 03: A Card Trick for The Machine (38)
- 01: Yuni Watch 8/1 (52)
- July 2009 (36)
- 31: A new glossary! (24)
- 31: Yuni Watch 7/31 (37)
- 31: A couple of links (55)
- 30: Dusty Roads (53)
- 30: Yuni Watch 7/30 (59)
- 29: Yuni Watch: 7/29 (44)
- 26: A Thought About Jim Rice (85)
- 26: Common Sense Consultant (53)
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- 23: What 18-11 means (70)
- 21: Life’s Not Fair (Director’s Cut) (76)
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- 18: An old Watson column (13)
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- 15: Should Have Been The Man (99)
- 14: A Math Exercise (74)
- 12: Stats vs. Royals (102)
- 11: Gimme a U! A Knee! An S! A Key! (102)
- 10: Meet Me In St. Louis* (31)
- 09: Nike: Greek Goddess of Confiscating Tapes (76)
- 08: Quotables (275)
- 08: Coming to St. Louis (32)
- 07: Distinctions at this level (70)
- 07: Um … the Man Wall (33)
- 07: The Best Sports Remix Ever (9)
- 06: The Other A-Rod (55)
- 04: The Iron Horse (17)
- 03: Royal Speed (21)
- 03: Eck vs. Mo: One more thing (19)
- 03: Facebook Arguments (31)
- 02: SPL (Self Promotion Links) (14)
- 02: Stupid is … (57)
- 01: When swimsuits fight back (17)
- 01: Varsity Letters (13)
- 01: Pinch-hit me, I’m dreaming (27)
- June 2009 (25)
- 30: 2 + 2 = ? (52)
- 29: Temporary new look (30)
- 29: Ketchup** (42)
- 27: Gardy Redux (39)
- 25: The King Of Pop (79)
- 21: Family Vacation (67)
- 19: Bugging Harold Reynolds (132)
- 18: True to your school II (120)
- 16: True to your school (234)
- 16: So how about this? (112)
- 14: Finally, Comfort and Wipe Get Married (60)
- 14: 09/09/09 (6)
- 11: Farnsworth Facts (69)
- 11: Seeing Seagulls by the Lakeshore* (62)
- 10: What’s eating Raul (82)
- 09: So how about this? (61)
- 08: Though I Walk Through … What? (71)
- 08: Frankie and Rany (38)
- 07: Big Finish (83)
- 06: Walk the Walk (43)
- 05: Royals By Mail (14)
- 05: Hiring John Rocker (Updated) (64)
- 04: Trading Draft Picks (48)
- 04: Yes, Royals stink. But do they STINK? (updated) (36)
- 04: Lefty (52)
- May 2009 (53)
- 31: So how about this? (77)
- 30: Sports songs for Saturday (30)
- 29: Mow the lawn Friday (Updated 4 p.m.) (53)
- 29: Hard Luck (51)
- 28: Epic (41)
- 28: Prince: No More Candy 4 U (56)
- 27: Official Blog Joke (36)
- 27: Soccer Talk (82)
- 26: The Machine DVD Extra: Haddix (33)
- 26: One Night In My Life (22)
- 26: Mauer and Getting Old (89)
- 24: Tweetin’ Live! (24)
- 22: Sneaker phones (47)
- 22: Stan the Man (21)
- 22: Five things you may not know (63)
- 20: The 300 Workout Plan (75)
- 20: Mondays with Bill (28)
- 20: Cleveland on the Cover (23)
- 20: Baseball! (42)
- 19: World Premiere (again!) (19)
- 19: Bleep you! Believe me! (24)
- 18: Phillips Screwdriver (77)
- 18: Bloggy Construction (7)
- 17: The Week Ahead (5)
- 16: Weirdest Feats in Baseball History (24)
- 16: Hostmonster Response (78)
- 16: The Natural (Updated) (17)
- 15: Pete Poll (118)
- 14: Big things coming? (24)
- 14: Deconstructing Pete (33)
- 13: Banny Log (Live!) (52)
- 13: He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother (8)
- 13: Considering Jack Cust (44)
- 13: Live Banny Log? Tonight? (12)
- 12: The Curious Case of Matt Harrington (32)
- 12: Evil and Boras (99)
- 11: Mlodinow Cocktail (33)
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- 10: Site back up? (19)
- 08: Rage (40)
- 08: Hotter Than Hot (51)
- 07: Bill James: Cartoon Character (61)
- 07: Reader request (25)
- 06: Baseball Fun Facts (38)
- 06: New post coming … (10)
- 05: Greinke fun facts (80)
- 04: More On Cycles? Really? (43)
- 04: Lies and Damned Lies (42)
- 04: MacDougal (27)
- 03: Countdown to 09.09.09 (45)
- 02: Tip Sheet (47)
- 01: Re: Cycles (33)
- 01: Come on! That’s not real! (54)
- April 2009 (55)
- 30: The Baseball Medal of Conor (60)
- 30: BillFacts: National League East (34)
- 30: Jinxes and Cycles (35)
- 29: Fun With Math! (49)
- 28: Another Great Trivia Question (39)
- 28: A Non-Poetic Goodbye (40)
- 28: Great Trivia Question (13)
- 28: More on Maddux and Pedro (40)
- 28: Greinke World Premiere (57)
- 27: Come On Baby, Cover Me (20)
- 27: Cover Coverage (19)
- 27: Maddux vs. Pedro (62)
- 27: BillFacts: American League East (36)
- 27: I’m Getting To That Part (10)
- 24: Swim the Vote (24)
- 24: Tuck the ball away (11)
- 23: Return of Banny Log! (21)
- 23: My City Of Ruins (12)
- 23: Mnookin on the future (3)
- 23: Even More on Double Plays (18)
- 22: The Count of Counting Counts, Part II (33)
- 22: More on Double Plays (41)
- 22: Around The Horn (36)
- 21: The Count of Counting Counts (52)
- 21: Managerial Moves: An Apology (70)
- 21: Silliness (7)
- 20: Managerial Moves, Part 1 (73)
- 20: Kindred Spirit (4)
- 19: Sunday Night Thought of the Week (52)
- 18: Playing With Numbers (120)
- 17: The Curious Case of Mike Jacobs (70)
- 16: There are no free bases (37)
- 16: Newspaper Link (7)
- 15: Family and Friends (12)
- 15: Poetry (72)
- 14: A Rule Change (128)
- 14: Linking myself (10)
- 13: RIP: The Bird (13)
- 13: RIP Harry Kalas (14)
- 13: A thought about Bill James (45)
- 10: A Tradition Unlike Any Other (28)
- 08: No. Um, no. NOOOOOOOOOO! (24)
- 08: A Cleveland Miracle (27)
- 08: An Interview With Michael Schur (39)
- 08: Shooting from Trey: One More Time (38)
- 08: Trey Trey Trey (30)
- 06: The Next Snuggie (66)
- 05: Mobile blogging (20)
- 04: Debuts (Part 1) (32)
- 04: An Active Baseball Quiz (26)
- 03: Mystery Player (26)
- 03: Picks of the Week (17)
- 03: Monty Hall: The Sim (33)
- 02: Why I’m Rooting For Jonah Keri (69)
- 02: Outlaws and Kids (48)
- March 2009 (26)
- 31: Another World Premiere (78)
- 31: Letter to the Editor (61)
- 30: A Brilliant Reader Question (105)
- 29: A Drunkard’s Walk Through Baseball Stats (83)
- 27: Shilling and Schilling (45)
- 27: Bill James on newspapers (5)
- 26: How We Decide (Sports Edition) (73)
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- 01: New Words (72)
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- 27: Picks of the Week (31)
- 27: Rocky Mountain Sadness (65)
- 25: Dawson Redux (70)
- 24: Dawson to the Moon (73)
- 23: Oscar Recap (94)
- 22: Oscar Picks 2009 (72)
- 20: Rough week (61)
- 17: You People Rule (60)
- 16: Let the Shameless Promotion Begin (47)
- 15: Steroid Symphony (101)
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- 13: The Francoeur Arbitration Case (64)
- 13: ExtenZe and Top Chef (78)
- 11: Picks 02.11.09 (35)
- 10: A-Something (Part II) (175)
- 08: Mystery Player (83)
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- 04: Hall of Fame Jr. (190)
- 04: Banny Log: Worst Human Ever (30)
- 04: Picks of the Week (Beta Version) (42)
- 03: Baseball’s Greatest Winner (137)
- 02: Bruce One More Time (95)
- 01: Bruce Insta-Poll (94)
- 01: Super Bowl Pregame (34)
- January 2009 (26)
- 31: Congratulations Derrick (28)
- 30: More Bruce Talk with Spoiler Alert Update (31)
- 30: From the notebook: Baseball words (42)
- 29: Bruce and Nils (60)
- 28: The Stillers (65)
- 28: Linking Myself (18)
- 27: RIP John Updike (18)
- 26: Why We Need Numbers (93)
- 25: Isn’t it Iconic, Take 2 (209)
- 25: Isn’t it Iconic? Don’t you think? (161)
- 20: The Power of One Draft (106)
- 18: The Last Hall of Fame Post (For A While) (81)
- 16: RIP Todd Drew (11)
- 15: Toasty Wrap: The Wrath of Snuggie (45)
- 15: OK, one more thought (82)
- 15: Going Dark (74)
- 13: The Hall of Fame Roundup (165)
- 12: The Murph (74)
- 11: Willie, Bloomquist and the Dunn (104)
- 07: Trapped by numbers (134)
- 07: Snuggies (295)
- 06: A Dream, Act 1 (48)
- 05: Something New (Updated) (82)
- 04: Hall of Fame Ballot 2009 (125)
- 03: You Play To Win The Game (52)
- 02: Ten good years (82)
- December 2008 (20)
- 31: Free Stinky Feet (24)
- 31: Darkness falls across the land (42)
- 27: Holy Cow! I am J.P. Ricciardi! (66)
- 26: Playoff Possibilities (25)
- 26: Rosey on Lions (58)
- 25: Buying an umbrella in New York (68)
- 23: The Parker Question (67)
- 22: An announcement … (74)
- 19: Childhood Dreams (76)
- 19: Walks and Fumbles (112)
- 17: Kids in the Hall, Part I (100)
- 16: The Name Game (87)
- 15: The Museum (69)
- 11: Walking in a Winter Meetingland (123)
- 09: Oh Rickey you’re so fine (149)
- 08: The 20-Year Rule (62)
- 06: Mad Dog 20-20, Retirement Edition (80)
- 04: A Hall of Fame Manifesto (126)
- 02: Hardball and Kingman (99)
- 01: Things You Learn When You Are Sick (114)
- November 2008 (21)
- 28: King George (67)
- 25: My MVP Ballot (Finally) (135)
- 24: One more MVP thought … (100)
- 23: Mistakes (with addendum) (124)
- 22: Fun With Stolen Bases (48)
- 21: A history of stats (on baseball cards) (50)
- 20: Batting Average, Home Runs, RBIs (108)
- 20: Why I like Dick Vitale (61)
- 19: Life of Boswell (122)
- 18: Mussina Redux (86)
- 17: Moose Hunting (55)
- 17: Football on the Radio (74)
- 16: What did Delaware? Idaho. Alaska! (100)
- 11: How to meet famous people (67)
- 09: Sunday Tidbits (3:50 p.m. updated) (51)
- 07: Gold vs. the Bible (51)
- 06: Reliever Ratings 2008 (51)
- 06: Not So Hot Stove Talk (67)
- 05: There has never been anything false about hope (104)
- 04: Feller (47)
- 03: Why, on second thought, I dislike the Jacobs Deal (88)
- October 2008 (27)
- 30: The Art of Second Guessing (52)
- 30: The Accidental Wardrobe (40)
- 28: Meteorologists Fight Back! (32)
- 28: We’ll get together then, Dad (34)
- 28: I only want 2 see you laughing in the purple rain (55)
- 26: Jamie Moyer’s America (53)
- 23: Tyler, Ingle and Quinn. Oh my. (89)
- 22: Crazy Predictions Recap (45)
- 21: From the notebook: Lolo (38)
- 20: Big Game Garza and Other Thoughts (95)
- 18: I want to fly into your airspace (41)
- 17: Big Game James (47)
- 16: Unbelievable (78)
- 16: Cleveland Top 40 (103)
- 15: Spam Spam Spammity Spam (21)
- 13: From the Notebook: The Library (72)
- 13: Like a man trying to convince himself (37)
- 11: NFL picks behind the scenes (41)
- 07: So he loaded up the truck … (188)
- 06: Sportswriting and Life, Part II (63)
- 05: Prepare to Die (51)
- 03: Diloneism (57)
- 02: Cubs vs. Dodgers (11:16 pm update) (45)
- 02: Phillies vs. Brewers (11:24 pm update) (18)
- 02: Red Sox vs. Angels (12:03 pm Friday) (62)
- 02: Rays vs. White Sox (11:29 pm Update) (16)
- 01: I did it! Well maybe it was me! (42)
- September 2008 (32)
- 29: Somebody Down Here Likes Him (88)
- 29: Obscure Stats, Take II (35)
- 28: Obscure Stats, Take 1 (46)
- 27: The Last American Hero Again (13)
- 26: My Brother (82)
- 25: Gimme Four Strikes Mister (42)
- 25: Sportswriting and Life (53)
- 25: Don’t Jump, Man (19)
- 24: The Fall of the Phillies (98)
- 23: Bartlett (equals) Skippy (96)
- 22: Best of the Best (111)
- 21: The Remarkable Saga of Dave Hampton (39)
- 19: A new look? Of course! (Update: “No new look”) (45)
- 19: Amazingly Stupid Discussion (39)
- 19: Guillen. Sigh. (33)
- 18: Who would win this series? (84)
- 18: A Hack History: July 4, 1939 (40)
- 17: The Godgers? (61)
- 17: The Finalists (59)
- 15: Rose vs. Jeter (131)
- 13: Sadness (25)
- 13: Woody’s Last Game (25)
- 12: De-Fence! De-Gate! De-Links! (34)
- 11: Beltran (66)
- 10: A Reverse Interview with Michael Rosenberg (121)
- 09: Spiderman gone wild (61)
- 08: Pizza Pizza (122)
- 08: Every Rose has his thorns (32)
- 07: The Brief Wondrous Life of Angel Berroa (41)
- 04: Miscellaneous (112)
- 02: Hall Monitors (106)
- 01: Pixifoods: Candy Bar Edition (138)
- August 2008 (23)
- 31: Gardy Time! Excellent! (56)
- 30: Skippers Say The Darndest Things (29)
- 29: McEnroe (58)
- 28: B-Log. Vizzini told me go back to the beginning (44)
- 27: I Wanna Hold Johan (81)
- 25: He Long Gone (100)
- 25: Exhaustion and Bruce (73)
- 22: Pozterisks from Beijing (56)
- 19: Prediction Update (46)
- 19: Ben Folds and the Big Blog News (132)
- 16: Bobbleheads (78)
- 14: A Cab Ride and Nadal (45)
- 13: I like the way it makes me feel (113)
- 13: Sickness and the Miracle Mets (58)
- 11: Baseball Talk From China (94)
- 07: The Air in China (42)
- 06: Albert the Underrated (122)
- 05: Banned! (41)
- 03: The Master. July 2, 1997 (76)
- 02: Maintenance and Olympics (34)
- 01: A Better Offer (21)
- 01: B-Log. The Ziegler Numbers (47)
- 01: Ziegler (Director’s Cut) (28)
- July 2008 (35)
- 31: The Gloaden Rule (57)
- 30: Favre and Legacies (64)
- 29: Pixifoods Part I (208)
- 27: You will not believe this (84)
- 27: Olympic Countdown: Unity (30)
- 26: B-Log: Newspaper edition (16)
- 25: Koufax and GREAT pitchers (94)
- 24: Olympic Countdown: Spirit (57)
- 23: Just say it! (74)
- 23: Gruds (53)
- 22: GREAT, Part II (92)
- 21: Pena Log 07.21.08 (35)
- 21: How Many Greats in Great? (61)
- 19: Hooray! Oh. Wait. Nevermind. (14)
- 17: Tidbits (120)
- 17: Autographs and Mays (84)
- 16: Historic Stadium Ramble (AL Edition) (86)
- 15: LaJong Wins Derby; Hobbs Wins Hearts (28)
- 14: Barry Bonds’ fuzzy math (31)
- 14: A Crazy Potus Day (37)
- 13: The rare trade that hurts both players (40)
- 12: The Da Vidro Code (54)
- 11: The Greatest Love Song I Ever Wrote (128)
- 11: Late to the Base Runs party (58)
- 10: B-Log: Changes and The Critic (62)
- 10: Gardy is a Genius, Take 394 (78)
- 09: Bargain Books! (60)
- 08: Herb Score (60)
- 08: B-Log: Anatomy of a Bomb (26)
- 07: View from the Press Box (78)
- 06: Dr. Stat Attacks! (63)
- 04: The Grady Chronicles (57)
- 03: B-Log: The Banny Express (49)
- 02: Yeah … Schilling (130)
- 01: Hot Dog Link (17)
- June 2008 (40)
- 30: How did I miss this? (17)
- 29: Stupidest Statistic Ever (46)
- 29: The Fabulous Babe (120)
- 28: First Class (184)
- 27: Only Four Games (53)
- 26: OK, I’m Convinced: K.C. Should Sign Barry (98)
- 25: Special OPS (78)
- 25: The New Look (55)
- 24: Sure, Jose Reads Us (43)
- 24: B-Log: Lineups and Umpiring (52)
- 24: High Octane Action Thrillers (17)
- 23: Have you seen a Molina? (14)
- 23: Jumbo Shrimp (34)
- 21: Death Cab For Banny (76)
- 19: B-Log: Live From Oroville (33)
- 19: Baseball Players Who Like Baseball (62)
- 18: Against my better judgement* … (50)
- 17: Old Man Joy (106)
- 17: The Play (17)
- 16: The Meaning of Tiger (81)
- 14: 1920 Black Sox and Knowledge Gaps (55)
- 14: Streak is Dead, Long Live the Streak (14)
- 13: B-Log: Pitches, Walks, 4-Run Leads (24)
- 12: The Greatest Play Ever (62)
- 12: The hottest anyone has ever been (84)
- 12: Royals Walk Update (26)
- 11: **DiMaggio Pozterisk (51)
- 11: Kinda Like DiMaggio,** Only Bad (20)
- 09: 600 Words for Junior (69)
- 09: Super Joe (66)
- 08: B-log: Sure things and Copperfield (41)
- 07: Fair Play (50)
- 06: Six Reasons For Middlesbrough (59)
- 05: A Magic Trick: Go Negative (32)
- 05: Soccer Made In Vegas (70)
- 04: The media. Ugh. (66)
- 03: A little more OBP (54)
- 03: .400 and the Hall of Fame (40)
- 02: Why I Cannot Stand Aquaman (75)
- 02: Banny Days Are Here Again (28)
- May 2008 (27)
- 31: The Art of Pitching (19)
- 30: The Dayton Game (97)
- 28: The moment before the pain (70)
- 28: B-Log: An Ode to Gardy (40)
- 27: Fans Who Boo Loudest Suffer Least (76)
- 24: Banny Log (Delayed) (12)
- 23: Please! I wanna like Derek Jeter! I do! (134)
- 22: Banny Log: Reader’s Digest Version (35)
- 21: Best Met Ever (95)
- 20: Fenway and No Hitters (67)
- 18: Banny Log 05.17.08 (22)
- 17: Why I love The Office (45)
- 15: Night and Day, You Are The One (27)
- 15: The Best Italian Food I Never Had (67)
- 14: Bargain Alert! (32)
- 12: I really didn’t need that stew … (89)
- 12: Banny Log Update (26)
- 11: Banny Log 05.11.08 (33)
- 11: The Jordan Chronicles … Director’s Cut (11)
- 09: Rage, rage against the Intentional Walk (23)
- 08: Heinz and Blogs (10)
- 07: Banny Log 050608 (63)
- 06: Keltnerizing Fred Lynn (49)
- 05: Reason No. 38,374,749 that baseball is awesome (17)
- 02: A few weekend thoughts … (56)
- 01: Costas on Blogs (32)
- 01: Banny Log 043008 (27)
- April 2008 (26)
- 30: Prayers Sometimes Get Answered (66)
- 28: Roses and Bosses (47)
- 26: Proof that the Baseball Gods do exist (49)
- 24: Banny Log 042408 (27)
- 23: Way more than you wanted on retired numbers! (117)
- 22: I’m sorry? This is a joke, right? (115)
- 22: How not to score runs (21)
- 21: Lori Loughlin Meet Minnie Minoso (20)
- 21: All Hail Patty, the King of them All (Y’All) (4)
- 20: Jordan Leads Swear-Off: Who’s the Better Bowler? (19)
- 19: Banny Log 041808 (13)
- 18: Not Especially Safe For Work (or anywhere else) (51)
- 17: Project Baseball, April 17 (24)
- 16: Why Duane Kuiper is my hero (70)
- 15: Pat Jordan: A Preview (19)
- 14: Banny Log 041308 (25)
- 14: Be Happy! (2)
- 12: Perquist (11)
- 12: Tulibu Dibu Douchoo (4)
- 10: Arnie, Jack and Hank S. … with Ian O’Connor (19)
- 08: Banny log 040808 (35)
- 07: Fired Up Joe Morgan (28)
- 03: Boss, Mean Streets, Earnhardt … with Liz Clarke (28)
- 03: WB: Clemente vs. Kaline (Bill James Version) (35)
- 02: Banny Log 40208 (21)
- 01: WB: Clemente vs. Kaline (70)
- March 2008 (27)
- 31: WB: A new series (76)
- 31: 60 Not So Deep Minutes (27)
- 29: Birds and Blue Note … with Rob Neyer (26)
- 28: It’s a Pozcars Beta! (36)
- 27: Links, Thoughts and Snacks (48)
- 25: I See See A Bright Future … (43)
- 24: Fun Tournament Stuff … (35)
- 22: Prospectus Answers, Part II (26)
- 21: Politics and you, Take II (3)
- 20: Politics and you … (14)
- 20: From the Notebook: Three screw-ups (57)
- 18: From the notebook: Business Training (29)
- 18: A Buck Story (32)
- 16: Prospectus Answers, Part I (33)
- 15: The Infinity Razor (10)
- 15: Morley, O.J. and Bill James’ Beard (26)
- 13: One Intense Royals Preview, Part II (33)
- 11: Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low (22)
- 10: Stats I Like (57)
- 09: Statheads and True Wins (87)
- 08: A Poetry Break (39)
- 05: Limerick Preview: AL West (31)
- 05: Couplets Preview: AL Central (25)
- 04: Haiku Preview: AL East … (30)
- 03: Don’t need R-P-I to spell Beasley (16)
- 02: CCGs: A Whole Different Look (45)
- 01: Championship Caliber Guys (41)
- February 2008 (22)
- 29: From the notebook: Billy Mack Retires (28)
- 28: The Pain of Being a GM (28)
- 27: Vegas, Baby! (40)
- 25: The No-Walk Streak (24)
- 24: Oscars Live! (43)
- 20: Crazy Preseason Prediction #3 (74)
- 18: 3706 words about nothing (70)
- 14: Clemens-Pettitte. The Misremembered Conversation (12)
- 14: My Eight Favorite People in Congress (33)
- 12: Jose Can You See? (22)
- 12: Roger, Roger. What’s our Vector, Victor? (30)
- 10: One Intense Royals Preview, Part I (54)
- 09: Being Curt (30)
- 07: The Rice Effect (45)
- 06: No No, No, No No No, No No (41)
- 06: There’s a draft in here … (34)
- 05: Stuck in the Arizona Airport … (23)
- 04: The Last Second (40)
- 03: Cheating … (23)
- 03: I can’t understand Canton (25)
- 03: Hype! Hype! Hype! (16)
- 01: Super Bowl Shuffling … (38)
- January 2008 (31)
- 31: Reconsidering Namath … (25)
- 30: Did I just walk by a franchise QB? (49)
- 30: Royals don’t land Santana … (49)
- 28: The Bill in Cleveland (55)
- 28: Dad Lessons (33)
- 25: Stupid LIttle Stuff That Makes Life Better (88)
- 24: Royals leading Santana Race? (70)
- 24: I’m Blushing … (38)
- 23: Cincinnati Special (36)
- 23: In Honor of the Writer’s Strike: A Repeat (18)
- 22: St. Louis Special … (39)
- 20: Live and In Living Color (45)
- 20: Follow that CABIU (22)
- 20: The Wrath of ROB (9)
- 18: ROB, Part III (22)
- 17: ROB (Part II) (35)
- 16: ROB (111)
- 15: Stuff That’s Gone (76)
- 14: Hanks vs. Gutt (66)
- 14: More! More! More! (26)
- 14: Old man (46)
- 13: LASIK Training (23)
- 12: Awards, Jeter at Midnight, You Tubing (15)
- 10: Hall of Fame for Meathead? (58)
- 10: The Last Hall of Fame Post (35)
- 09: Hall of Fame Game (44)
- 08: Airport pondering (47)
- 08: Last portion of Rice (79)
- 06: Hat Eating … (45)
- 06: Fear Factor (35)
- 02: The Pozcars Results! (77)
- December 2007 (30)
- 31: Death in the Afternoon … (54)
- 31: The Hall of Something or Other … (34)
- 29: Best pitcher of the 1980s … (46)
- 28: Groceries … (31)
- 22: The Twelve Random Thoughts of Christmas (33)
- 22: Buy a book! Prove my wife wrong! (18)
- 21: The Hall of Comps (20)
- 21: Stupid things that I like doing … (11)
- 19: Pozcars Ballot … (33)
- 18: Big Average Request (67)
- 18: The Big Average (29)
- 17: Swimmer’s Ear (12)
- 17: Jim Rice, Murphy and the Hawk (41)
- 16: Book Update … (2)
- 14: Barry vs. Roger … (31)
- 14: Mad Dog 20-20 (25)
- 13: The Almost Great Matty (37)
- 12: When it Raines … (27)
- 12: The Most Underachieving Team Ever … (27)
- 11: The Sex to Steroids Formula … (8)
- 11: And the Pozcar goes to … (14)
- 10: Talking with the Prez (31)
- 09: Holiday Book Offer (FINAL DAYS!) (19)
- 08: Blog retraction? (13)
- 07: What Brown Can Do For You … (31)
- 05: Sigh … (26)
- 05: A Touch of Evel (20)
- 04: A BCS Timeline … (27)
- 03: The Hall of Extreme Fame (Part I) (46)
- 03: Buckeye You! (14)
- November 2007 (31)
- 28: Was Rollins an Egregious Choice? (25)
- 28: Free Advice (Debut Feature!) (14)
- 27: Reader Request … (18)
- 26: The Art of Abe (10)
- 26: Anger (at) Management (18)
- 26: Meathead? Maude? (12)
- 26: You got me … (5)
- 26: Bloggy Shorts (4)
- 20: What, after all, is education about? (35)
- 19: Breaker Breaker: An Interview With Dave Fleming … (9)
- 16: It’s the end of the Cy as we know it … (20)
- 16: The Ol’ Lefthander … (14)
- 15: Bad MVPs for 50 years … (26)
- 14: Dawson’s Freak (22)
- 13: Oh say can you C.C. (33)
- 13: News on the march! (26)
- 12: Come on down! (19)
- 09: Third Base ATG (18)
- 09: Answers Aweigh! (8)
- 08: Shortstop ATG (12)
- 08: One Knee Equals Two Feet In Mouth … (9)
- 08: Second Base ATG (All That Glitters) (2)
- 07: First Base ATG (11)
- 07: Irrelevant Political Post … (9)
- 07: All that glitters … (6)
- 06: Shadows and Blog (12)
- 05: Things I Learned (today) … (15)
- 05: Wide Awake at 2 a.m. … (10)
- 04: Pining for Brosius … (20)
- 01: What’s the Japanese word for “Perfecto?” (6)
- 01: Why Bruce Matters (to me in Japan) (29)
- October 2007 (23)
- 30: The Meaning of A-Rod … (23)
- 30: Hey, it’s Dave O’Brien! (13)
- 29: Turning Japanese, I really think so … (15)
- 28: LIve from Japan … (5)
- 25: Give it up … (14)
- 23: Why just leaving the country is best … (29)
- 21: Pain … (38)
- 20: How we got here … (15)
- 19: Announcers Being Announcers … (14)
- 19: C.C. Second Guess … (6)
- 18: Does Manny Care? Who cares? (12)
- 18: The Baseball Knight … (20)
- 17: Wahoo … (161)
- 14: Playoff thoughts … (19)
- 12: LeBron’s Hat … (27)
- 11: Gundian Prose … (12)
- 10: Heartbreak City … (31)
- 09: Jeters never prosper … (37)
- 08: The Great Wedge … (18)
- 08: The Scale … (8)
- 08: Heartbreak alert … (19)
- 05: An uneasy Cy … (22)
- 05: Hey, I’m back … (21)
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