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Who Says Papers are Dying?

This is excellent. Thanks, rohmergirl.

Wieters

Stolen from a tumblr.

One Pitch, One Out: Daydream Believer.

But if you want to see how a good pitcher deals with a jam, watch that last inning. Watch how Stokes directed his fastball like a whip to get the hits he needed.

Manny being Barry

Baseball Prospectus:

The LA Times got the scoop — Manny Ramirez has been suspended for 50 games as a result of a positive test for performance enhancing substances. Updates as information breaks.

Mr. Met

Mr. Met
Originally uploaded by Lizzy Vegas.

Thank you, Jen Chung.

What I see is a Youkilis, a Yankee and a Philly trying to squash David Wright. I don't like it!

Saving the News

Baseball Prospectus on Remodeling the Media:

Even if all of the local papers die, beat reporters won't just cease to exist. As long as people want to read about Noah Lowry's elbow problems, someone will be there to report on it, but the economics of the process will obviously need to change.

Nice short article from Baseball Prospectus about the future of sports reporting & the media; subscription required to read the whole thing. Nate Silver's 538 is the breakout media story of the year (moreso than twitter or barackobama.com in my humble opinion), and there's an oft-repeated darling story about his cutting his teeth on election predictions with baseball statistics. The reality is that BP is a successful media company, selling both books and on-line subscriptions across multiple properties, and that was obviously a component in Silver's success this year.

Spring Training

Manuel’s Camp:

Manuel is a pure freelancer – an intelligent but spontaneous administrator who isn’t afraid to tweak his players… Manuel wants the Mets to know he thinks outside the box, although he’s not necessarily obsessed with tranquility. ‘I know what’s going on with the Yankees, but to be honest, I don’t mind adversity once in a while,’ the manager said. ‘I find that it brings a team together. So I’m not too hung up on everyone being happy all the time.’

MetsBlog.com: Shea Is Gone.

 David Lennon of Newsday reports, Mets COO Jeff Wilpon says the pitchers mound and the bases, including home plate, will be ‘immortalized in the parking lot.’

Robert Moses would be proud!

Shea Demo