James tackles the divide between the way the mainstream media values relievers, and the way more advanced metrics do.
Notebook catches up with the latest news out of Baltimore, and takes a look at Ken Griffey Jr.’s resurgent–and historic–season in Cincy.
While some teams gear up for the stretch run with oodles of pinch hitters and LOOGYs, some teams fill needs with useful players. Chris has the details.
An absolutely amazing day of baseball has Joe ready to throw up his hands.
Nate revisits a column from last year, and updates it with some startling new economic findings.
Heading into the home stretch, the Cardinals continue to rule the roost in the Prospectus Hit List.
Waxing wistful as he says goodbye to the original UTK desk, Will sends it off with updates on Barry Bonds, Jake Peavy and Kelvim Escobar.
Jim wonders why we pay major-league prices for Triple-A rosters in September, has notes on a darkhorse MVP candidate, and looks at a necklace of dubious quality.
The NL MVP Award should come down to the two best players in the league. It’s increasingly likely that it won’t.
Scott Podsednik is set to make history in Chicago, and there’s something special about Daniel Cabrera. Dayn has the lowdown.
Jonah takes us through the Inning of the Week as the Astros try to win the wild card with very little offense.
Notebook is optimistic about at least one player in Colorado, and has lineup breakdowns of both New York teams.