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Should He Stay Or Should He Go?
Nedum Onuoha is in the SAFC headlines this week, having come out and said he’d very much welcome a move to Sunderland if given the chance, but should we be making a move? Roker Report assess the stats to try and find out... What struck me the most though was the fact that nearly all reports said...
Canucks Re-Sign Mason Raymond
What a pleasant way to wake up in the morning. I opened my Twitter to check headlines before posting an Open Ice (which I'll just incorporate into this post today), and I see this report from Sportsnet being tweeted (which Botchford from the Province just confirmed): The Vancouver Canucks avoided...
Kesler Is Mike Gillis' Next Signing Priority, But When Should Gillis Extend Him?
At the post-Luongo signing presser, Gillis said that Ryan Kesler is his next priority. And the Keslord is both flattered and persistent that he wants to play his whole career in Vancouver. "Obviously it's good if they want to extend you before your contract's over," Kesler said following workouts...
WAR Spreadsheet Version 1.0
I've made some changes to the WAR spreadsheet in the hopes of making it more accurate and easier to use. Download it by clicking here. Changes since the beta: The option of using OBP and SLG instead of wOBA. Make sure they are park-adjusted, though. To use OBP/SLG instead, change the TRUE...
Help Me Hash Out WAR Spreadsheet Details
I'm hoping I can get some input from smart readers and bloggers who have played around with the WAR spreadsheet: Offensive outs targets. Assuming that a team's wOBA is their OBP (a mediocre assumption), we know how many batting outs they make. Not included are outs of other kinds and outs made...
Official Field Gulls Endorsement: Craig Stevens
Ever since the Jerramy Stevens experiment started producing noxious fumes, fans have cried for Seattle to take a top tight end in the first round. Seattle has needed a tight end since time immemorial, or at least since big papa Walrus took the reigns in `99. I mean, c’mon, we all know how...
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