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The Edgar Defense

by billfer on June 18, 2008 · 173 comments

in Uncategorized

If you’re new here and like what you see, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Need more info on what subscribing entails? Here’s a primer. Thanks for visiting!When the 2007 season came to a close the Tigers had a top priority on their to-do list and that was to get [...]

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Game 7: Tigers at Red Sox

by billfer on April 8, 2008 · 221 comments

in 2008 Season, Game Post

PREGAME: We’ll see if it is the home whites that were the problem for the Tigers as they embark on their first road trip of the season. They’re taking on the Red Sox who have already played in 3 countries and on 2 continents this season.
In addition to a 6 game losing streak [...]

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The Tigers Defense - What are the Odds?

by billfer on November 25, 2007 · 16 comments

in 2007 Season, Defense, Statistics

Over the last month or so, David Pinto has released the majority of his studies using his probabilistic model of range (PMR). Today we’ll delve into the Tigers defense using this advanced metric.
I’ve explained PMR in the past, but a refresher is probably worthwhile. The PMR model uses data play by play data [...]

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Tigers Acquire Edgar Renteria

by billfer on October 29, 2007 · 96 comments

in Trades

The Tigers traded for Edgar Renteria. They’ll send the Braves Gorkys Hernandez and Jair Jurrjens.
I’ll have more on this later when I digest it, but wow. Renteria is a nice player and affordable, but the Tigers just traded 2 of their top 4 prospects for a shortstop on the wrong side of 30. [...]

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