Tag Archives: lineups

Your Last Name is My First Name!

Posted on 20 April, 2013 by Diane

Friend of the VORG Keith DeCandido alerted me to the following Wednesday afternoon: Keith R.A. DeCandido @KRADeC Ben Francisco batting before Francisco Cervelli, and I’m wondering how often that’s happened. (Paging @dianagram….) Well, after poring over the nearly 160,000 Retrosheet … Continue reading →

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The Gauntlet of 26-Letter Lineups

Posted on 22 July, 2012 by Diane

Its nice to be gaining a reputation for certain kinds of analyses.  Twitter followers, Facebook friends and the like point out to you that “this would be right up your alley” or “has this ever happened in a game?” Such … Continue reading →

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Historical Opening Day Lineup Turnover Rates

Posted on 3 April, 2012 by Diane

You can tell a bit about the health of a franchise by looking at the rate of change in their Opening Day lineups.  If you see the same names over and over, that generally means a stable (good) ballclub with … Continue reading →

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Games People Don’t Play

Posted on 14 October, 2011 by

Jose Reyes had a great year for the Mets.  He led the National League in batting, tied for the overall lead in triples and played his usual average (but flashy!) defense.  He also tied for the team lead in games … Continue reading →

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Lots of Alliterative Last Name Lineup Loading

Posted on 2 June, 2011 by

We’ve done lineups in fielding position order.  We’ve done alphabetical lineups.  Now, how about lineups with last names that all begin with the same letter? Well, there has never been a batting order with all nine guys starting with the … Continue reading →

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Lineups from 1 to 9

Posted on 25 May, 2011 by

Last time out, I talked about searching for the alphabetical batting order. The folks at Baseball Think Factory picked up the story, and one commenter put this thought out there: “On a side note, while I was researching 1918 starting … Continue reading →

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