Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Interesting Wednesday evening stats/thoughts...

Coming into Wednesday's games, the notoriously bad Greg Norton had the same on-base percentage (.288) as Jeff Francoeur...

Through 27 career starts, Tim Tebow has the same career record (22-5) as Matthew Stafford did...

Tim Tebow had about as much to do with Florida's 2006 National Title as Charlie O'Brien did to the Braves 1995 World Series victory...

Want some easy money? Ask someone to name the American League leader in holds. The answer is none other than Minnesota's Matt Guerrier...

How about the American League leader in appearances by a pitcher? Craig Breslow of the A's...

Eli Manning received a $97.5 million dollarI wondere extension today. Not bad for a guy that finished 14th in the league in passer rating last year - just behind Seneca Wallace...

Think he was a lot better the year before when the Giants won the Super Bowl?? Think again, he was 25th in the league, just a hair above Vince Young and behind Atlanta's Joey Harrington...

Anyone else realize that Roddy White's 1,382 receiving yards last season ranked 68th all-time in the NFL? His 2008 season was within 80 yards of Terrell Owens, Larry Fitzgerald, Steve Smith, or Anquan Boldin's best season in terms of yards. I would hold out too...

I wondered here over a year ago why Tampa Bay didn't take Buster Posey with the #1 pick in the draft. While Tim Beckham may still develop, he is still several years away at best. Meanwhile, Buster is .314/14/67 as a catcher in the minors this year in AA and AAA...

There have only been 5 players in the last 15 years to lead the NBA in minutes per game now that Andre Igoudala led the league in 08-09. The other 4? Allen Iverson (7), LeBron James (1), Michael Finley (3), and Anthony Mason (2)...

Two in a row for the Braves, they just might get me sucked in again. Hopefully they will take me out of my misery and lose 3 of 4 in LA...

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