101. Sporting Eye | Baseball’s Big-money Players: Are They Worth It? Today we’re going to take a look at majorleague baseball’s 25 17) albert belle ($13m) albert belle? What in the heck is he doing on this list? http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/sportingeye/documents/02939570

HOME NEW THIS WEEK EDITORS' PICKS LISTINGS ... E-Mail This Article to a Friend Baseball’s big-money players: Are they worth it? BY CHRISTOPHER YOUNG Today we’re going to take a look at major-league baseball’s 25 highest-paid athletes and determine whether those elite multimillionaires are earning their keep. And while it goes without saying that nobody is ultimately worth, say, the $15 million per year that a MLB pitcher gets for throwing the rawhide once a week for two hours, in the Alice in Wonderland world that is professional hardball, some are more worth it than others. Jeromy Burnitz ($12,166,667 for 2003): Since we live in an American League town, sometimes we’re not even familiar with some of the names plying their wares over there in the Senior Circuit. Burnitz may be one of those strangers to you, but he’s playing for the woebegone Mets, hitting .324 with seven HRs and 20 RBIs in 28 games. He missed a large chunk of the season recovering from a broken hand, but his return and subsequent play is one of the few bright subplots to the ugly chapter unfolding in Queens. Worth it? Yes. Bernie Williams ($12,357,143): Bernie was hitting .286, with seven HRs and 31 RBIs before landing on the disabled list a week ago with torn cartilage in his knee. Before the surgery, it was obvious that Williams was just a shadow of his former self, and though he’ll probably be out another month, he’ll more than likely return to form and help the Pinstripers shake off their mediocre (for them) start. For Sox fans, that’s hardly good tidings. Worth it? Most likely.

102. The Utah Statesman Online Originally from the Dominican Republic, albert s last name takes on new meaning when crossing Sadly, the careers of Sabo and belle were never the same. http://www.utahstatesman.com/news/2003/10/29/Sports/The-Good.The.Bad.And.The.Ugl

document.write(''+''); The Statesman Extras: Student Resources Scholarships Movies Travel ... GradZone Current Issue: document.write(currentissuedayname + ', ' + currentissuemonthname + ' ' + currentissueday + ', ' + currentissueyear); Home Campus News Features Sports ... Dave Barry's home showNetworkBanner(1); var story_id = 542053; Home Sports The good, the bad and the ugly of baseball Warmin' up for the bench By Dan Phelps Published: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 Now that the Florida Marlins ended the 2003 baseball season, we can take a look back at almost everything good and bad about this year. From two 500 home run club inductees to the Detroit Tigers, I will cover a few of baseball's headlining topics this year in a two-part column I've dubbed as the "Pseudo" Awards. These awards are to those who have made the 2003 baseball season interesting and are totally fictional - hence, the name. Best General Manager: Theo Epstein (Boston Red Sox). The Red Sox owners made a bold decision last winter by hiring then 28-year old Epstein as their general manager. With the pressure on, the youngest GM in recent baseball history made some of the best deals, mainly with relief pitching, to improve his team and make the Bo Sox better equipped for postseason play. He also took part releasing Grady Little (which is questionable), partly for not using his relief pitching at pivotal times. Best Name: Coco Crisp (Cleveland Indians).

103. Belle061 albert belle has a tremendously powerful mind and ability to focus in, This is certainly a baseball town, and our fans embraced albert through all http://www.cincypost.com/sports/1997/belle061397.html

$55 million powderkeg comes to Cinergy Field By Mike Bass, Post staff reporter Baseball's most menacing figure makes his first appearance at Cinergy Field tonight, and you don't know whether to hide your loved ones or find them front-row seats. Such is the attraction-repulsion of one Albert Belle. ''I'd like him hitting fourth on my club,'' said Reds general manager Jim Bowden, whose team begins interleague play against Belle's Chicago White Sox at 7:35 p.m. ''I'm not going to comment on anything else.'' If only it were that easy. If only you could put Belle in the lineup everyday and everyone would leave him alone - teammates, fans, media, life - then only opposing pitchers would dread the sight of him, and everything would be fine. He could just walk up to the plate and hit the baseball as few in this or any generation have fathomed. Nobody would disturb his pregame ritual. Nobody would bother him for interviews or autographs or Halloween candy. Nobody would care if he heaved a baseball at a photographer or into the stands or blew tens of thousands gambling. Nobody would mind if he waylayed Fernando Vina on the basepath or a thermostat in the locker room. Just get out of his way, and marvel at the numbers and the effort of the ballplayer.

104. Baseball During the 2001 season of baseball one of the biggest awards won was the person The winners from the National league were Todd Helton, Jeff Kent, albert http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214626/baseball.htm

Home News Science Fashion ... Basketball What was your favorite sports event, team, or player in 2001? Tell us on our Message Board. Major League Baseball During 2001 Play Baseball Trivia 2001 Awards The World Series The biggest award won in 2001 was won by Bob Brenly and the Arizona Diamondbacks. And if you are a baseball fan than you should know what this award is. Yes, it is the World Series. It all came down to the last inning of the last game of the World Series. The series was tied and the Diamondbacks had just tied the game and the bases were loaded and guess who was up to bat Luis Gonzalez. The first pitch came and he hit it right up the middle and drove in the winning run. The MVP's of the World Series were Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling. Now they are looking to win another World Series. The All-Star Game's Starting Lineups National League American League Todd Helton 1st base John Olerud 1st base Jeff Kent 2nd base Bret Boone 2nd base Rich Aurilia Short Stop Alex Rodriguez Shortstop Chipper Jones 3rd base Cal Ripken Jr. 3rd base Mike Piazza catcher Ivan Rodriguez catcher Barry Bonds left field Edgar Martinez designated hitter Sammy Sosa outfield Ichiro Suzuki outfield Luis Gonzalez outfield Manny Ramirez outfield Randy Johnson pitcher Roger Clemens pitcher How to Play Baseball 2001 Player Milestones Games played Active rank in 2001 Player Career Rank Cal Ripken Jr.

105. Untitled Document albert belle; now an Oriole but still a turkey in Chicago. Eugene Spivak Staff Writer albert belle finally made up his mind — he examined his priorities and http://www.ccchronicle.com/back/1998_fall/dec1498/article21.html

go back front page Back Issues Forum E-mail The Chronicle Advertising Manager Webmaster The Chronicle Columbia College Chicago 600 S. Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60605-1996 312-344-7343 (phone) 312-344-8032 (fax) Albert Belle; now an Oriole but still a turkey in Chicago Eugene Spivak Staff Writer Albert Belle finally made up his mind — he examined his priorities and made a decision. He proved that not only is he a selfish jerk but he is a hypocrite as well. The outfielder left the White Sox last week to join the Balimore Orioles by agreeing to a five-year, $65 million deal with the Birds. This comes just a couple months after Belle said, "I’ve said all along I am happy in Chicago and I would like to stay in Chicago." Albert said that he was happy with the direction the Sox were headed, happy with the players, happy with manager Jerry Manuel. As sincere as Belle sounded, the almighty dollar meant more to him than happiness. Belle had a clause in his contract that said if he wasn’t one of the three highest-paid players in baseball after his second year of the deal, he could have the option to receive a salary increase from the Sox or file for free agency.

106. SI.com - Major League Baseball - Rich Dotson Player Page TEAMS. Select Team, Angels, Astros, Athletics, Blue Jays, Braves, Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs, Devil Rays, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Giants, Indians, Mariners http://www.cnnsi.com/baseball/mlb/ml/players/4362/

107. BTF's Baseball Scholars One of the key questions facing baseball modelers revolves around determining of Bill James in his 1983 baseball Abstract introduces the log5 method for http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/btf/scholars/levitt/articles/batter_pitcher_

BaseballStuff.com Baseball Scholars Forum Dan Levitt's Baseball Page The Batter/Pitcher Match Up by Dan Levitt Webmaster's Note: The following article in the By the Numbers newsletter of Statistical Analysis Committee of SABR and appears here courtesy of the author. ] One of the key questions facing baseball modelers revolves around determining of the outcome of the batter/pitcher match-up. When a .310 hitter faces a pitcher with a batting average against (OAV) of .290 what should the resulting batting average be? At first glance it may appear that the result should be the average of the two, i.e. .300. Upon reflection, however, this solution is flawed. Assuming a .260 league average, the .290 pitcher is worse than average. Therefore, the batter should hit for a higher average against this pitcher than his overall average. Bill James in his 1983 Baseball Abstract introduces the log5 method for addressing this calculation. He credits the formula below for evaluating the batter/pitcher match-up to Dallas Adams. Where PitAvg equals batting average against the pitcher.

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