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People v. Davis
Deon Davis appeals pretrial detention granted under the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act due to unlawful possession of a firearm; court finds evidence sufficient for detention and upholds decision.
ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.netB. J. Ryan (in 2003, with the Baltimore Orioles) and Alan Embree (in 2009, with the Colorado Rockies) were each credited with a victory in a game in which they threw zero pitches. Both relievers picked a runner off a base to end an inning before their offense plated the winning run.
Anthony Castrovince • A Fan's Guide to Baseball Analytics: Why WAR, WHIP, wOBA, and Other Advanced Sabermetrics Are Essential to Understanding Modern Baseball
But sabermetric orthodoxy, based on complex run-scoring simulations, says that the number-two batter—who makes almost as many plate appearances as the leadoff man, but bats with more runners on base—should be the club’s best hitter, instead of the high-contact, good-bat-control, move-the-runners-over type that teams have been sticking there since t
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Chris Dixon, Author at Andreessen Horowitz
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Gwynn hit .309 or better every full season of his career. He hit .351 in his first full season,
Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
His devotion to quality became Oakland’s official team motto: “Commitment to Excellence.” And it wasn’t just a marketing slogan. Al Davis was deeply dedicated to achieving it; he didn’t just mouth the motto, he personified it.
Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh • The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
Chris Davis
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