If you’re scoring this at home, runs are runs, but what about hits and errors?
Pedro Martinez starts tonight for the Mets. How he looks will tell us a lot about whether the Mets are the decided favorite in the NL, or just the best of a mediocre bunch.
Was Brian Roberts’ 2005 a breakout season, or another Age-27 data point? Marc takes a look.
Derek Jeter earns more than the entire Marlins’ 25-man roster.
Nate takes a lesson from Baseball Between the Numbers and examines the 2006 postseason.
The Tigers, Twins, Yankees, and Cardinals all need key pieces back for their postseason runs. Will relays how the pawns and knights are being moved.
Angels and Blue Jays fans get the short end of the stick in the real standings, but they’ll always have the Hit List.
Chicago’s Juan Pierre is on the verge of making some dubious history.
Taking the early lead for Game of the Century, the Dodgers staged an amazing comeback to retake first place in the NL West.
In this edition a Wonder Hamster crawls from Arlington to Detroit, while the Cardinals deal with a glut of fringy infielders.
Pedro’s tears are so delicious, crusty veterans desperately hang on, Ortiz has a Howard Roark moment, and Jim Leyland teases what could be the most entertaining press conference of all time.
Derek follows the Phillies’ pursuit of the wild card as they try to shoot down the Rocket.
Sifting through the fog on Izzy, the other playoff teams deal with their concerns for going into the playoffs healthy, and some thoughts on whether or not closing has been harder than starting on Jonathan Papelbon.
Derek Jeter’s 25-game hitting streak came to an end last night in a manner most intriguing.
A breakdown of the breakdown, and what’s in store for the Twins’ left-hander.
Looking away from the divisional, wild-card and award races for a day reveals some very interesting things happening in one of the game’s forgotten places.