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The Thu...Oops, Friday Thinker

Around 12:30 yesterday, I realized that I hadn't written a Thinker for this week, and I wasn't home to fix the problem. Oops. Since I'm coming in late this week, this week's quiz is about Brewers...

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The Thursday Thinker: Adding No Value

I know I'm hammering pretty hard on Mark Kotsay this week. I promise after this I'll try to give it a rest for a while. In yesterday's Mug I mentioned that Kotsay has been worth -3 WAR (according...

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The Thursday Thinker: Streaking Again

Easily the hardest quiz I've ever written.

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The Thursday Thinker: Going Streaking

The Weather Channel says it's 7 degrees outside in Appleton, so clearly it's time to think about streaking. I've made a list of the Brewer record holders for most consecutive games with a run, hit,...

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The Thursday Thinker: Saves in the Hoffman Era

Trevor Hoffman officially retired this week. Since the start of the 1993 season he's converted 601 saves. Over that same time period, no Brewer has collected more than 79. Since 1993, though,...

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The Thursday Thinker: BABIP Booms and Busts

If you spend your time in the right places, you might have heard that the B-Ref Play Index now allows you to search for players by BABIP. That gave me an idea. An awful idea. A wonderful, awful...

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2011 BCB Community Prospect Rankings: Vote for #1!

It's time for our annual refresh of the Community Prospect Rankings, and it's much needed: Eight of the seventeen players from last year's list are either no longer eligible or no longer with the...

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BCB Similarity Score Contest: Carlos Gomez

Today, we wrap up the contest with one final challenge: Carlos Gomez. If you have any questions, visit last Monday's post for a full rundown of the rules. As always, you have until midnight. I'll...

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The Thursday Thinker: Where'd he come from?

I was thinking about Takashi Saito yesterday. Hailing from Miyagi, he's the fifth Brewer ever to come from Japan. Using the B-Ref Play Index, I was able to make a list of 15 Brewers born in...

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BCB Similarity Score Contest: Ron Roenicke

Today's player is Ron Roenicke. If you have any questions, visit last Monday's post for a full rundown of the rules. As always, you have until midnight. Good luck!

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