Daily Archives: 6 June, 2012

Fun with the names in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft

Posted on 6 June, 2012 by Diane

I’ll leave the hard-core analysis of the recently-completed draft to the professionals. Let’s stick to the minutia of the names, shall we? There were 1,238 players drafted. Most popular last names: Smith (13), Johnson (12), Jones (9). Most popular first … Continue reading →

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Pi Young Award Leaders now on Sidebar

Posted on 6 June, 2012 by Diane

To help you keep track of which pitchers are currently maintaining a 3.14 ERA in the race for the VORG’s annual “Pi Young Award“, we now have a “Pi Young Award Leaders” widget on the sidebar.  It lists those pitchers … Continue reading →

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