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Roy Halladay Going to Philly?
This looks like it might be real....Doc is in Philadelphia and apparently has taken a physical. Looks to be a 3 team deal, they aren't sure who the third team is, maybe Mariners, who would get Lee. Jays might be sending some money with Doc. Update: Looks like the deal is done. Waiting to see what...
10 May Day Predictions
1. All 4 starters for the NL West teams (Peavy, Kershaw, Jimenez, Johnson) pitching on Friday will post Quality Starts despite none of them sporting ERAs currently under 5.74. 2. David Wright will break out of his slump by hitting a homerun off of Chan Ho Park. 3. Mark Hendrickson will beat Roy...
I Will Stop at Nothing / Say the Right Things When Electioneering: Pure Quality Start (PQS), Game Score and Why Cliff Lee Should Not Have Won the 2008 Cy Young Award
During a game thread last week, the term pure quality start came up. Since I plan to use PQS as an important indicator of how pitchers have been doing this year (and consequently how well they'll do going forward), I'd like to do a quick post just to explain what it is, how to score it and why I...
Top 10 of '08: Honorable Mentions
UPDATE: Poll attached! Coco "Neo" Crisp dodging Shields' fist of furry. This is an honorable mention in OTM's top 10 Red Sox moments of the year. (via d.yimg.com) While the hot stove continues to sizzle, we here at Over The Monster are going to start our second annual top 10 Red Sox moments of...






