Explaining where we’re at with DIPS, BABIP, and how much you can blame the pitcher for anything in particular.
The tendencies of field umpires are put under the microscope.
Comments from Baltimore before things got even crabbier, plus all the best of the rest from the week that was.
Conversion projects and underdogs are today’s themes.
Time to pick a direction, because the Jays are going nowhere.
A reminder for those in the D.C. area, plus updates on Carlos Beltran, Kenny Rogers, James Loney, Russell Martin, Garret Anderson, and Eric Chavez.
Talking to the Snakes’ scouting director in the wake of running his first draft.
Kevin fires up some research on where major league starters come from, preliminary to sorting out what positions they started at.
Ozzie Guillen’s getting depressed about the stories the scoreboards tell his players, plus rumors and frustration aplenty all around the game.
As interleague action continues, Jim ponders lineup meltdowns, the high times in LA, and more
… in another man’s shoes? Will talks about getting hurt, and what it tells us about the men who play hurt.
California’s got four of the top ten teams as the Red Sox and Mets climb back down towards the pack.