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		<title>New Review of a Baseball Stats Book</title>
		<link>http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/new-review-of-a-baseball-stats-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you enjoy reading about baseball stats, I&#8217;ve just posted my review of Lee Panas&#8217; book, Beyond Batting Average. Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=writerhoward.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1704440&amp;post=722&amp;subd=writerhoward&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Look at the Giants Offensive Line</title>
		<link>http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/a-look-at-the-giants-offensive-line/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The football Giants are in trouble, and the preseason hasn&#8217;t even begun. They apparently failed to anticipate that they would need to release both Shaun O&#8217;Hara and Rich Seubert and are now desperately trying to improve their offensive line. They&#8217;ve signed &#8230; <a href="http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/a-look-at-the-giants-offensive-line/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=writerhoward.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1704440&amp;post=688&amp;subd=writerhoward&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Three More Mets Minor League First Basemen</title>
		<link>http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/07/22/three-more-mets-minor-league-first-basemen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allan Dykstra]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Previously, I looked at first basemen in the Mets three lowest Minor League teams. Today, I&#8217;ll look at first basemen playing for the Savannah Sand Gnats, St. Lucie Mets, and Binghamton Mets. At Savannah, 24-year-old Sam Honeck&#8217;s been the primary first &#8230; <a href="http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/07/22/three-more-mets-minor-league-first-basemen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=writerhoward.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1704440&amp;post=678&amp;subd=writerhoward&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Look at Three First Basemen Drafted in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mets drafted three first basemen in 2011: Ryan Hutson (Rd 36), Tant Shepherd (Rd 24), and Cole Frenzel (Rd 7). All three are currently playing for Mets farm teams. In his last 10 games with the GCL Mets beginning &#8230; <a href="http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/a-look-at-three-first-basemen-drafted-in-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=writerhoward.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1704440&amp;post=670&amp;subd=writerhoward&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mets Shift Shepherd&#8217;s Position</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that the Mets are testing Tant Shepherd&#8217;s versatility. Drafted this year out of the University of Texas as a first baseman, the Kingsport Mets positioned him at third base in yesterday&#8217;s game, a position Shepherd played twice during &#8230; <a href="http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/mets-shift-shepherds-position/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=writerhoward.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1704440&amp;post=657&amp;subd=writerhoward&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Only One Mets Prospect Makes List</title>
		<link>http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/only-one-mets-prospect-makes-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only one New York Mets prospect made Baseball America&#8217;s Midseason Top 50 Prospects List: Matt Harvey is #30. Mets GM Sandy Alderson has a lot of work to do to upgrade the farm system. So far, he seems to be doing &#8230; <a href="http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/only-one-mets-prospect-makes-list/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=writerhoward.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1704440&amp;post=654&amp;subd=writerhoward&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thurber Producing for the &#8216;Clones</title>
		<link>http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/thurber-producing-for-the-clones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whatever Mets scout recommended they draft Charley Thurber saw more than what his numbers indicated. In 2011, playing for the University of Tennessee, Thurber hit only .230, a 61 point drop from the 2010 season. Despite his low average, the &#8230; <a href="http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/thurber-producing-for-the-clones/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=writerhoward.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1704440&amp;post=652&amp;subd=writerhoward&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mazzoni to Pitch Soon for the Cyclones</title>
		<link>http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/mazzoni-to-pitch-soon-for-the-cyclones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to ESPN&#8217;s Adam Rubin, N.C. State right-hander Cory Mazzoni, the Mets’ second-round pick earlier this month, should appear in a game with Brooklyn within a week, although his innings counts will be severely restricted. Mazzoni, drafted this year by &#8230; <a href="http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/mazzoni-to-pitch-soon-for-the-cyclones/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=writerhoward.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1704440&amp;post=646&amp;subd=writerhoward&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Josh Edgin&#8217;s Out Pitches</title>
		<link>http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/josh-edgins-out-pitches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Toby Hyde, St. Lucie reliever Josh Edgin has a pair of big league pitches, a fastball that’s been 93ish and touched 96 on occasion and a wipeout slider in the low 80s. He’s played around with adding a &#8230; <a href="http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/josh-edgins-out-pitches/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=writerhoward.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1704440&amp;post=642&amp;subd=writerhoward&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Logan Verrett&#8217;s College Stats</title>
		<link>http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/logan-verretts-college-stats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are his 2011 stats at Baylor: In 2011, opposing hitters got an extra base hit in 32% of his innings pitched and almost 36% of the hits he surrendered were for extra bases &#8212; much higher than in 2009 &#8230; <a href="http://writerhoward.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/logan-verretts-college-stats/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=writerhoward.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1704440&amp;post=622&amp;subd=writerhoward&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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