Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Splash Hits: NL West, Madison Bumgarner, Draft

The NL West Dream Team - Beyond the Box Score
We're continuing our look at divisional dream teams today with the NL West. The basic idea: take the best players in each division, build a team with them, and see how it competes with the other divisional dream teams. The NL West is being covered today, and as you can see, pitching is its strong suit.

Another box score line of the century - ESPN
Jayson Stark with some notables on Madison Bumgarner's infamous outing.

2011 MLB Draft: San Francisco Giants Draft Report - MLB Bonus Baby
A great rundown on the Giants' draft picks

Madison Bumgarner’s Bum Start | FanGraphs Baseball
Bumgarner will likely be better his next time out and allow fewer hits, but not through some magical, mysterious means: it’ll be because he’s made adjustments and stopped throwing so many pitches over the plate.

Bryan Stow’s condition improves | HardballTalk
Based on everything we've heard, Bryan Stow likely suffered brain damage in the beating he received at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day. Yet within the overall sense of gloom about his condition, there have been occasions of good news.

Most 6+ and 3+ WAR Seasons, Retired Non-Hall of Famers - Beyond the Box Score
That Barry Bonds guy....he was pretty good at baseball.