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Author Archives: dianagram
A Very VORGy Thanksgiving
At this time of year, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the following people/entities for making my baseball blogging world a better place (in no particular order): Baseball Prospectus: My first baseball stop each morning. They’ve had a … Continue reading
The Anagrammatical Beauty of the top AL MVP Finishers
Now that the AL MVP award has been bestowed, let’s consider the anagrams that could be made from the names of the top vote-getters: The third place finisher’s offensive production was truly detailed in his anagram, as Jose Bautista anagrams … Continue reading
Posted in anagrams, Awards
Tagged AL MVP, anagrams, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jose Bautista, Justin Verlander
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Astro-nomical Miles to Go Before They Sleep
Just a quick post to point out that with the announcement of the move of the Astros to the AL West as soon as 2013, we’ll see the Houston club make longer trips to face their in-division rivals. Miles from … Continue reading
2011 NL π Young Award
Next up in the 2011 award series is the National League Cy Young Award, to be announced Thursday afternoon, with Clayton Kershaw being the favorite to take the hardware. As we did with the American League, we are giving out … Continue reading
Posted in Awards
Tagged pi, Cy Young award, Lance Lynn, Taylor Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw
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2011 VORG Manager of the Year Awards
Wednesday afternoon will see the continuation of the 2011 MLB award period, with the AL and NL Managers of the Year being announced. These awards are usually given to the skipper of a team that exceeds its preseason expectations. At … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, managers
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2011 AL π Young Award
MLB offers up its American League Cy Young Award winner Tuesday afternoon, with Justin Verlander being the odds-on favorite. At the VORG, we give out the “π Young Award,” which we introduced here. It doesn’t matter what your won-loss record … Continue reading
Posted in frivolity, stat crunching
Tagged Cy Young award, pi, Pi Young Award, Scott Baker
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2011 VORG Rookie of the Year awards
Major League Baseball begins its awards for the 2011 regular season with today’s announcement of the respective Rookie of the Year in each league. Here at the VORG, there is no doubt as to the winners. In the American League, … Continue reading
Our First Trade of the Off-Season
The Twitterverse is ablaze (and divided) over which team got the better of the first deal of the Fall. The Royals sent Melky Cabrera to the Giants for Jonathan Sanchez and Ryan Verdugo.
Periodic Table of Ballplayers
With Monday’s announcement of a new “Platinum Gold Glove” award to be given to the best overall fielder out of the 18 Gold Glove winners, the VORG hereby expresses its concern over the mixing of two different metals in one … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Names
Tagged chemistry, Gold Glove, Periodic Table, Platinum Gold Glove
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Congrats on Just Missing the 30-100-.300 Club!
In the midst of researching material for the VORG World Series Preview, I came upon the fact that Albert Pujols finished the year at .299, with 37 homers and 99 RBI. I noted that he was the first player in … Continue reading
Posted in factoids, frivolity, stat crunching
Tagged 30/30, 40/40, Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Triple Crown
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