Tag: Tootblan

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4 June, 2009 (07:12) | The Links | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

The May Cubs TOOTBLAN report is out.  While the Cubs are stealing at a better rate than April (12/15), there were still a ton of baserunning errors to account for. [WV23]
Brian Cole of the Bulls has been awarded the Team Physician of the Year.  Really?  They didn’t seem to catch that minor Deng injury and [...]

Cubs April TOOTBLAN Report is Out, and It Ain’t Pretty

1 May, 2009 (11:00) | Chicago Cubs | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

Wrigleyville23 invented a statistic last year called the “TOOTBLAN”.  For those of you not familiar with this stat, it was created to honor Ryan Theriot, one of the worst baserunners in the entire league.  TOOTBLAN stands for “Thrown Out On The Basepaths Like A Nincompoop”.  This includes any kind of out made on the basepaths, [...]

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8 April, 2009 (07:30) | The Links | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

Theriot got his first TOOTBLAN of the year last night.  Oh and Ramirez threw one in for good measure. [Wrigleyville23]
The Bulls won a big one down the stretch.  Back to 7th with 4 games to play. [Bulls Blog]
Cubbies blew it in the 10th.  The bullpen has looked really good though. (UPDATE: I’m not sure if [...]

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20 February, 2009 (07:30) | The Links | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

I know what you’re thinking, “I need a sweet, borderline inappropriate, yet hilarious t-shirt.”  Well you’re in luck.  Scroll down about an 1/8 of the page over at the Dong and look on the right. [Luol's Dong]
The trade deadline is an interesting phenomenon, here’s a look at the history behind it. [Hardwood Paroxysm]
What’s the difference [...]