Category Archives: teams

Dodgers Can’t Bring Them Home

Posted on 6 May, 2013 by Diane

The L.A. Dodgers have been having a hellacious time driving in baserunners this season. Going into Monday night’s action, they are tied for sixth in the Majors with a .335 team OBP.  However, they are next to last in runs per … Continue reading →

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You Were Meant to Play for Us!

Posted on 24 April, 2013 by Diane

Friend of the VORG Rob (aka @StumpTheRob) tweeted at me a couple of nights ago: rob ‏@StumpTheRob  @dianagram Got a project for you, but it starts with this trivia ?: what do Kyle Seager and Tony Cingrani have in common? … Continue reading →

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Teams with the Worst Plate Discipline of All Time

Posted on 6 April, 2013 by Diane

As of Saturday morning, the Houston Astros offense has accrued all of five walks (against 56 strikeouts) in their first four games.  While it is unlikely they will continue to average 1.25 walks and 14 strikeouts per game, their extremely … Continue reading →

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Ladies and Gentlemen . . . “U3″

Posted on 25 January, 2013 by Diane

It started, as it so often innocently does, with a tweet.  In this case, it came a few days ago from a Braves fan and follower of the VORG: Steve Simonsen ‏@simonsen77 “@TomahawkTalk: If Braves get J Upton, will be … Continue reading →

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The “One Ballot” All-Stars?

Posted on 18 January, 2013 by Diane

On the heels of the yearly update to the stat category leaders for those who went voteless on their only appearance on a Hall of Fame ballot, I wondered what the leaderboard would look like if we extended it to … Continue reading →

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“Veteran” Teams

Posted on 10 November, 2012 by Diane

Veteran’s Day is here, and the VORG is celebrating by highlighting the oldest teams (relative to league-average age) since 1901.  Listed below are the ten teams with the biggest difference between their average age “TmAge” and the league average that … Continue reading →

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Does Your Team’s W-L Record Have an Impact on the Elections?

Posted on 5 November, 2012 by Diane

After you’ve exhausted all of your reading on the polls regarding tomorrow’s election, you start to read of quirks which might point to one party or another winning the election. So, in that vein, does one specific team’s won-loss record … Continue reading →

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