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* I don't have any doubts about the 2010 Hardball Times Annual being the best yet, and the closest thing to a modern Baseball Abstract as we're likely to see next spring.
* I'm pretty sure Joe Posnanski wins the prize for Biggest and Earliest Post About the 2010 Hall of Fame Ballot.
* Would it really be nuts to turn Tommy Hanson into a closer? Yeah, it would be.
* When Randy Wolf comes in at No. 5 on the list of free agents, you know it's not going to be a particularly exciting winter. But as Crashburn Alley points out, if you're looking for a third baseman, Chone Figgins is your man.
* Bob Dutton says the Royals need a new catcher, and that they might be hot for 28-year-old A.J. Ellis. Let's see ... Catcher? Check. Career .278 on-base percentage in the minors? Check! He'll fit in perfectly on this squad.
* Before we jump completely into the Hot Stove League, there's still time for one last World series wrap, and I heartily endorse Allen Barra's.
* Oh, and one more thing ... Pitching and defense wins championships, right? As James Kannengieser notes, Ha!
* Today's lesson, courtest of MGL, is about probability illusions.
* I don't have any doubts about the 2010 Hardball Times Annual being the best yet, and the closest thing to a modern Baseball Abstract as we're likely to see next spring.
* I'm pretty sure Joe Posnanski wins the prize for Biggest and Earliest Post About the 2010 Hall of Fame Ballot.
* Would it really be nuts to turn Tommy Hanson into a closer? Yeah, it would be.
* When Randy Wolf comes in at No. 5 on the list of free agents, you know it's not going to be a particularly exciting winter. But as Crashburn Alley points out, if you're looking for a third baseman, Chone Figgins is your man.
* Bob Dutton says the Royals need a new catcher, and that they might be hot for 28-year-old A.J. Ellis. Let's see ... Catcher? Check. Career .278 on-base percentage in the minors? Check! He'll fit in perfectly on this squad.
* Before we jump completely into the Hot Stove League, there's still time for one last World series wrap, and I heartily endorse Allen Barra's.
* Oh, and one more thing ... Pitching and defense wins championships, right? As James Kannengieser notes, Ha!
* Today's lesson, courtest of MGL, is about probability illusions.
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Rob Neyer
Neyer is a senior writer at ESPN.com. He began his career with legendary baseball author (and now Red Sox executive) Bill James, then joined Stats Inc. and wrote about MLB, the NFL and the NBA. Neyer joined ESPN.com in 1996, and it's believed that he's written more words for the site than anybody.
Neyer moved to Kansas City in 1976, just in time for the Royals' first division title, and fell in love almost immediately. He attended the University of Kansas the same four years as Danny Manning, and is now happy to wait another 20 years for the Jayhawks' next championship.