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Longtime Cardinals scout Fred McAlister dies

jg-tc.com
Nov 24, 2008 2 related
        

ST. LOUIS - Funeral services will be Wednesday in Katy, Texas, for longtime St. Louis Cardinals scouting director Fred McAlister. The Cardinals said McAlister died Sunday after an undisclosed illness. He was 80. McAlister was...

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The Best Base Stealers Since 1900

beyondtheboxscore.com
Nov 24, 2008
        

If the stolen base is the lost art, what does that make the caught stealing? Using the SQL database I decided to find the best basestealing runs created (.22*SB - .38*CS as BSRC) by the decade. 19 -5.68 cookdo01 1914 NYA 26 32...

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BABIP and Player Styles

beyondtheboxscore.com
Nov 23, 2008
        

Often times, the analysis on this, and many sabermetrics inclined sites, rely heavily on batting average on balls in play (BABIP) to indicate luck in a hitters profile. Peter has done extensive work on BABIP and batted balls,...

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