Today, 5:23 a.m., Incheon International Airport
Toting what one would guess is an authentic Yves St. Laurent travel bag, Jose Lima, new ace mercenary pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the KBO, arrived in a country where near-perfect knockoffs, often straight off the assembly line, can be had for just a fraction of the price.  
Limatime, understandably looking a little tired, politely answered questions from […]

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As you can see, we’ve retired East Windup Chronicle Ver. 1.0 and switched to a jazzy new theme. Naturally, this will take some time in getting used to for everyone. For example, don’t click on the buttons labeled “archives” or “about.”
See, I told you not to. Anyway, really nothing else will be changing. But I’d like to […]

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Very cool piece written by John Walsh, who here presents his annual baseball arm analysis, which, as much as I tried to poke holes in it as I read it is a great study.
Basically he takes the five most crucial situations when a throw from the outfield is important. Then, by usuing play-by-play data he […]

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From Pink Tentacle:
Scientists at Japan’s Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) have succeeded in creating 1-nanometer-thick electric wires with a layer of insulation. According to a January 2 RIKEN press release, the researchers grew the insulated nanowire crystals through a process involving a mixture of conductive and non-conductive organic molecules that organized themselves into […]

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Think Cesar Izturis will cash in on the bonus clause in his contract that will pay him $50,000 if he’s named MVP of the division series?
Probably not. There’s no such thing as an MVP award for the division series.
That’s just one of the gems in an LA Times story that runs down some of the […]

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I will never forget where I was for his MLB debut. I wrote my professor an email letting her know I was going to skip class to see Dice-K pitch because it was a piece of history for his country and our Nation.
Now, it is a new year, a new season, and a new opportunity […]

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As promised, EWC has devised a 30 page in-depth study of the effectiveness of the VORP (Value Over Replacement Player) statistic in analyzing player values, and a further in-depth study of how VORP combined with RANGE FACTOR defensively and OPS (park-adjusted of course) has emerged into THE fool proof tool for evaluating on-field perf…[sound of […]

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