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Declaring WAR on Clayton Kershaw’s 2011

by David March 25, 2012 Sabermetrics

One of baseball’s most distinguishing traits is the enormous number of statistics available from eras new and old. If you are so inclined, you can find information and stats on just about any season, team, and player since professional baseball became a thing in the 1800s. As a matter of fact, there is an entire [...]

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Viewing Clayton Kershaw’s 2011 with Sabermetrics and Traditional Stats

by David March 20, 2012 Sabermetrics

Pitching at any level of baseball is a constant test of physical and mental strength. At the major league level, only the catcher sees a more demanding workload. If you have pitched at any level, then you know of the continuous focus required to navigate a pitch, a batter, an inning, a lineup, a game, [...]

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Clayton Kershaw’s 2011 – Overview

by David March 5, 2012 Pitch F/X

If you were paying attention the last few seasons, it should have come as no surprise that Clayton Kershaw had the type of year he did in 2011. In each of his first three full big league seasons (2009-2011), the Dodgers’ left-handed starter has increased his season totals of strikeouts, innings pitched, and WAR. In [...]

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How a Girly Girl Became a Baseball Fan

by Nicole March 17, 2010 baseball culture

I always like to tell people, “I married into a love for baseball.” My parents and brother give me crap because as a child I was your average luke-warm-fan-of-the-home-team {Padres} but when I married, I married into a love of the game, and a love of the Dodgers. I always liked baseball. My brother and [...]

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Dodgers vs. Angels

by Nicole March 2, 2010 Baseball Games

Here are some photos from a game we went to last year on June 20th, 2009. We love going to Angel Stadium (Gigi and I particularly like the Rally Monkey), especially when we get to see the Dodgers play there. The “Freeway Series” is always a fun rivalry. Angel Stadium will always be special to [...]

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She’s Learning Her Colors

by Nicole November 9, 2009 Baseball Games

Yesterday my dad took Chiquita to the grocery store. Apparently, he asked her which “car cart” she wanted to drive/ride in. Her choices were red and blue. Now, let me point out that this is the girl that almost always responds with a confident “yellow!” when asked what color something is, regardless of what it [...]

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Baseball Road Trip: Game 2 in Chicago (Cubs)

by Nicole June 1, 2009 Ballpark Reviews

Yesterday morning we walked around Lincoln Square, the neighborhood where we are staying, had lunch at the tasty Bad Dog Tavern, and even got a little taste of Chicago’s Mayfest as well (thanks random guy for giving us a few free food tickets!). Chiquita took a good nap and then we headed out to Wrigley [...]

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Padres at Dodgers~ May 1, 2009

by Nicole May 29, 2009 Ballpark Reviews

We had a great time as usual at Dodger Stadium! This was our first time taking a toddler, and despite the age of the stadium, it was pretty doable with a stadium. A couple of downfalls for a young fan was the lack of elevators (only a couple at the whole place!) and unfortunately no [...]

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Dodger Stadium Tour

by Nicole May 16, 2009 Stadium Tour Guide

Ballpark tours are such a fun way to learn more about the game and its history and get a behind-the-scenes look at a particular team. It’s also a great way to get excited for a new season and to get a little baseball fill during the off-season. Here’s the photo album from the tour we [...]

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