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The Hardball Times:Brad Ziegler, AL Rookie of the Year

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The Hardball Times:Brad Ziegler, AL Rookie of the Year
The Hardball Times The Hardball Times found this 8/2/2008 on www.hardballtimes.com [flag]
OK, not really. That would be Evan Longoria. But Brad Ziegler has been pretty darn good for a guy who was in the Northern League just a few years ago. [link]

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David Gassko David Gassko
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Awesome article, Sal.
Posted 8/2/2008 [reply] [flag]
salb918 salb918
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Thank you.
Posted 8/2/2008 [reply] [flag]
Derek Carty Derek Carty
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Really awesome, Sal.  That fastball is nuts.
Posted 8/2/2008 [reply] [flag]
chone chone
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This guy's delivery is baffling...I was watching the Sox-A's game the other night with some non-baseball fan friends and they could barely believe it. Billy Beane must love these kind of pitchers.
Posted 8/3/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Staturday: Street Signs
Published 8/2/2008 by devo at Athletics Nation
... Ziegler. Having read the title (and not being an Angels fan), you have probably figured out which player will be the focus of this article. AFTER you finish reading this article and commenting on it thoroughly, head over to Hardball Times, where our own salb918 has written a fascinating article on Brad Ziegler and why his slow pitch softball delivery is so effective. He has graphs … I like graphs … I have graphs too, so stay and enjoy my graphs … then go check out his article. ...

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