UCB Staff

Tyler Greene Hates Fans That Boo, Gets Traded

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Tyler Greene is not a fan of the fans that boo him. After his dismal performance last night, the infielder was traded to the Houston Astros.

Greene said as much last night after the game, according to MLB.com beat reporter Jenifer Langosch:

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Freeing Tyler Greene

It takes a lot for baseball fans in St. Louis to boo one of its own.  Maybe the final straw came when Tyler Greene watched a ball go through his legs last night during the 6th inning.  Maybe.  The E4 allowed 2 runs to score, although the situation likely dictated that at least 1 would score on a fielder’s choice, even if he had fielded the ball cleanly....

Pick An Adjective

Embarrassing.  Frustrating.  Ugly.  Back-breaking.  Historic.  Anger-inducing.  Aggravating.

So You Had A Bad Day?

So, last night’s terrible-awful-no-good-very-bad-game left us feeling a little like this:

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Wanted: Workhorse, Consumer of Innings

Set aside all concerns about the relative importance of FIP, xFIP, and quality starts.  Free your mind of the shackles that ERA and ERA+ seek to limit your perspective by using.  Understand that wherever you go, there you are.  Once you have done all that, only then can you see the truth that has been hiding in plain view all season long.  The Cardinals miss Chris Carpenter almost as much as midwest farmers miss regular precipitation....

A New and Very Depressing Stat Called EffWAR

Beyond the Pythagorean win/loss method of calculating what a team’s record should be based on a number of factors, even advanced statistics provides few tools for truly explaining team performance.  In fact, there currently exists no really useful or practical mathematical model that helps explain team performance while also including factors such as age, payroll, individual player production, and time lost to injury.  You could probably find a rocket surgeon / baseball fanatic who could sit down and code a program to attempt to account for every ridiculous variable possible....

Celebration! Cards Honor '82 Champs With Sweep

The 2012 St. Louis Cardinals paid appropriate tribute to their 1982 counterparts this weekend, sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers with last night’s 3-0 shutout.

It was enough to make you want to sing in true ’80s Kool and the Gang style.

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The Sweep Is On