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per maxmicio dal vero Gary Larson

garylarson wrote: per maxmicio dal vero Gary Larson

Sberl wrote: Ieri sera ho iniziato il libro di Shapiro che racconta la transizione Indians dai fine anni 90 al 2005. Linguaggio molto semplice, asciutto e facilmente leggibile. Un grazie a Webba per il prestito!

Sberl wrote: Ieri sera ho iniziato il libro di Shapiro che racconta la transizione Indians dai fine anni 90 al 2005. Linguaggio molto semplice, asciutto e facilmente leggibile. Un grazie a Webba per il prestito!

Sberl wrote: La preview di THT sul sito ufficiale sembra davvero succosa!

• Joe Posnanski holds forth on the Hall of Fame class of 2013, which could include Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza, Craig Biggio, Sammy Sosa and Curt Schilling.
• Rob Neyer takes a close look at the spectacular mid-season trades of CC Sabathia and Manny Ramirez and compares them to the biggest impact midseason trades of the past.
• Tim Marchman holds forth on the decline of pinstripes in New York this past year, on Wall Street and in the Bronx.
• Craig Wright contributes two terrific articles: one about the aging (or lack thereof) of Honus Wagner, and the other describing the awesomeness of Mike Piazza.
• Don Malcolm inspects the "anomalous superstar," based on an obscure baseball simulation from the 1970s.
• Mike Fast takes a close look at Cliff Lee's phenomenal turnaround, using PITCHf/x data.
• Steve Treder and Matthew Carruth have an in-depth look at the Tampa Bay Rays.
• Corey and Eric Seidman take a good look at the GM who just retired on top of the world, Pat Gillick. Corey and Eric use the "GM in a Box" format introduced by • Brian Gunn in the 2006 Annual.
• Tom Tango applies his WOWY analysis (that's With Or Without You) to catchers and investigates several interesting aspects of catcher usage.
• Sean Smith surveys the greatest fielders of the Retrosheet Era, including the usual and not-so-usual suspects.
• Phil Birnbaum wonders how players age, and takes a deeper look at the bizarre aging pattern of pitchers.
• Craig Calcaterra reports on the Mitchell Report and professional ethicist Jack Marshall follows with an in-depth essay on ethics in baseball.
• Rich Lederer wonders aloud about the save, its whys and wherefores.
• David Gassko analyzes player size and effectiveness through the baseball ages, and uncovers a surprising conclusion about small players in the Steroid Age.
• John Walsh inspects intentional base on balls—not the player who was walked, but the player who was "dissed." Which players were brought to bat most often after an intentional walk, and did they extract revenge?
• Roel Torres wonders how one becomes a baseball fan.
• Greg Rybarczyk (of Hit Tracker fame) has a great piece about home runs and ballparks, with a fascinating insight into Dodger Stadium and an early look at Citi Field.
• Anthony Giacalone takes a look back at 1968 and baseball's youth movement, 40 years later.
• MGL uses his linear weights to outline the most surprising and disappointing teams. And he nominates his own managers of the year and takes an early look at next year's teams.
• Will Leitch covers the "year in pointlessness," Richard Barbieri annotates the year in baseball, and I have 10 things I learned during the year.