Archive for posts tagged 'sean casey'

Sean Casey inspires Terrell Owens
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

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Former Tigers first baseman Sean Casey reached an agreement with the Boston Red Sox and will be the primary back-up at first base. [...]

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The Tigers Defense - What are the Odds?
Sunday, November 25th, 2007

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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First base irony
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

At the start of the 2006 season the Tigers had a log jam at first base with Dmitri Young, Carlos Pena, and Chris Shelton set to man that position and DH. Pena was jettisoned in the spring, while Dmitri Young battled legal and substance abuse problems spending a chunk of the season on the [...]

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