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Archive for August 28th, 2006

The Juice

I’ve started to read The Juice, a great yet overlooked book by Will Carroll (and his father) about PEDs in baseball. Carroll writes the fantastic “Under the Knife” column on Baseball Prospectus, which focuses solely on the medical side of the game. I have no idea why the book is ranked at about #200,000 among […]

Grimsley’s House is for Rent

Remember Jason Grimsley? I’m sure you do. Recall the raid on his house in early June? Well, that house is now for rent in Scottsdale.Grimsley apparently doesn’t need it anymore for any of the following activities, from the affidavit (pdf):

Here’s the listing online, and a link to an image of the page in case it […]

Baseball Race

I ran across this site the other day, and thought it was a pretty interesting visualization of the playoff races. If you imagine a horse race of baseball teams, you’re on the right track.
You can choose among a dozen different variables such as team, division, and year. You can display lines for .500 baseball, division […]

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