Expanded Horizons: An Hour with Marvin Miller
4/26Tommy attends a panel marking the 40th anniversary of the 1972 strike and returns with tales of the Players Association's past.
Expanded Horizons: Anonymastros
8/10A look at the new-look Astros and the many unknowns currently inhabiting Minute Maid Park.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: The Mystery of Jered Weaver
7/27A look at Jered Weaver's outstanding 2011 season, his perpetually great ERA, and his propensity for pop-ups.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: What’s it Thome?
7/19While some home-run hitters can make it look easy, nothing about Jim Thome has ever looked effortless.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: No Walk in the Park
7/15Tommy looks at the difficulty in improving one's control but three pitchers who have managed to do so thus far in 2011.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: Get it While it’s Hot
5/06Did the Royals jump the gun in calling up Eric Hosmer, or were they wise to risk making their top prospect a Super Two?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: Eight, Ten, Here We Go Again
4/22Expanding the playoff field from eight to ten teams might enrich the Lords of the Realm, but what effect would it have on the fans?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: Relying on Relievers
4/15Teams that live and die by their bullpens tend not to succeed, which doesn't bode well for the Yankees and other teams that have eschewed their starters in the early going.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: Diversifying Doug Melvin
3/28Does the composition of the Brewers' roster justify their decision to go all in?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: Jay Another Day
3/07Toronto fans wish the Blue Jay Way wouldn't be long, but can the team be blamed for bowing out of the ultra-competitive AL East?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: Quantifying Hope
2/28Is it true that every team has a shot this Spring?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: Journey to the Center of the Worth
2/18Methodological musings on the nature of stolen base runs.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: Pujols Plays His Cards
2/11How much stock should we place in Prince Albert's ultimatum?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: The Night Before PECOTA Christmas
2/04Taking a look back at some of last year's statistical standouts while waiting for 2011 projections to be unwrapped.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: No One Man Should have All that Glower
1/26Do teams tend to overvalue the man charged with nailing down saves?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightExpanded Horizons: A Dominican Adventure
1/19The differences between a major-league game and the Dominican winter league games aren't that large.
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