Dan concludes his recap of the SABR convention, and corrects some issues from last week’s column.
Playing safe with Pedro, more bad news for Eric Gagne, and some numbers to back up an observation, all in today’s UTK.
Dan recaps some research presentations from the recent SABR convention.
Will ponders the PED debate, and checks out what’s up with Ben Sheets, Johnny Damon, and Rich Harden, and whether they’ll be able to contribute to their club’s stretch runs.
Some reader mail on Joe’s All-Star selections piece prompts him to wonder about the most capable manager of pitching in the majors.
Jeff Weaver’s got a new home, the Yankees go dumpster-diving for ex-Royals, and a few ordinarily reliable big leaguers will find themselves on a bus tomorrow night.
Nate returns to Elo for a look at the 30 best teams since 1960.
Will examines how teams will be using the break to help Kevin Millwood and Justin Verlander, and what the A’s and Red Sox have to worry about with the trade deadline coming up.
The All-Star rosters are assembled in a convoluted way, so to analyze the teams, you have to look at what each group of selectors did.
Detroit’s still atop the league, but for how long? Is a 3-3 week enough to lift the Royals out of 30th place? How far have the Braves fallen?
Jim Bowden stays in Washington, the Phillies respond to the Brett Myers situation, and there’s some reaction to Ozzie Guillen’s latest incident.
Will recaps his night in Texas, and has news on Pedro, Mark Mulder, Kevin Millwood, and others.
Maury takes a look at the details of MLB contracts, including some strange perks.
Guess who’s been DFAd again? If you said Tony Womack, you win a slot in the Royals’ rotation.
This weekend’s biggest interleague mismatchup prompts Jim to wonder about American League dominance. Plus, readers respond to last week’s Miguel Cabrera hit during a supposed intentional walk.
All the latest injury news on Carlos Delgado, John Patterson, Alex Rios, and Manny Ramirez.