Category Archives: Casey Blake

January 16, 2012

Can you make a competitive team with your pick of the remaining free agents?

I was flipping through the list of remaining free agents (as of 1/16/2012) and tried to field the best team possible with those players still available.  Here’s what you can do… Catcher: The best hitting catcher is probably Ramon Castro, … Continue reading →

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February 19, 2010

Top NL Third Basemen in 2009

Ryan Zimmerman (WAS):  The Evan Longoria of the National League – hits for a decent average, has solid power, gets on base, and flashes the leather.  As a hitter, I show Zimmerman as actually creating three more runs than Longoria, … Continue reading →

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January 25, 2010

Mighty Casey Awards – Gold Glove Winners in the NL

When ranking defensive players, I have long used a modified system that I once built so that I could assign defensive ratings to players for the board game Superstar Baseball.  The issue at hand was how to rank fielders when … Continue reading →

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September 29, 2009

Angels, Dodgers Clinch Playoff Spots; Braves Keep Winning

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Angels, who pounded the floundering Texas Rangers, 11 – 0, to win the AL West Division.  After the game, the team poured champaign over the jersey of Nick Adenhart, who had died in a hit … Continue reading →

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August 2, 2009

And Here is All That Other Stuff That Happened in Baseball Other Than Trade Deadline Deals

After the trades, there were a few other things going on in baseball this weekend… Here goes my list: Brandon Webb’s shoulder isn’t healling and now he’s heading to surgery on Monday. Not only is this year done, but there … Continue reading →

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