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2009 MLB Playoff Preview With Joe Sheehan

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by Craig on October 7, 2009

The Baseball Prospectus and Sports Illustrated senior writer joins 619 Sports to break down the NL first round matchups:

 

Can the Angels finally beat the Red Sox?  Joe gives his thoughts on the two AL first-round series:

 

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Debating Towers’ Dismissal

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by Craig on October 7, 2009

Craig and Chris were upset when Kevin Towers was dismissed last weekend, while John Conniff from MadFriars.com explained the wisdom of the move in a guest column.  John joins the 619 Sports team to debate the decision:

 

BONUS: Baseball Prospectus senior writer Joe Sheehan offers his thoughts on KT:

 

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Injury Expert Will Carroll

August 4, 2009
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ShareWill Carroll is considered the top injury writer in the country.  He is a senior writer for Baseball Prospectus and Football Outsiders and has appeared in SI and many other outlets.  Will joins Craig and Chris to talk about the Jake Peavy trade, LT, and the Chargers:
 

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Baseball Prospectus’ Joe Sheehan

July 30, 2009
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ShareWill the Padres move Heath Bell or Adrian Gonzalez?  Should they?  What do the Dodgers and Angels need to do?  One of the country’s top baseball writers, Joe Sheehan of Baseball Prospectus, gives us his takes on these topics plus all the big deals made around baseball this week:
 

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Poor and Predictable SABR coverage on MLB-N

March 17, 2009

Share At least three quick disclaimers at the top:

1) I first saw this at another blog, linked at the bottom
2) I’m big friends with several people at BP, and friends with Matt Vasgersian
3) Other than Matt being an ex-Padre announcer, this isn’t about SD sports

Putting three ex-players on a studio set isn’t going to [...]

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Strasburg mechanical issues?

March 10, 2009

Share I did an interview on Jeff Erickson’s Blog Talk Radio show last Friday and the guest host asked me if I was concerned with Stephen Strasburg’s mechanics.  Having watched Strasburg so many times in person, it was actually an odd question to me, because his mechanics always seemed very solid.  He throws very free [...]

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