The Yankees have never gone to the postseason with a team ERA above league average. That could be about to change, just one way in which this year’s staff is one of the least impressive ever for a Yankee playoff team.
Perhaps inspired by Texas A&M’s shutout win on Saturday, Will Carroll stretches the field with a supersized UTK.
With three weeks to play, five teams have either locked up playoff spots or are trying to do so. There’s a sixth team whose fans object to that statement.
Ozzie Guillen has some things to say about Buck Showalter…and everything else really pales in comparison.
With apologies to Roger Clemens, the younger aces of the Houston and San Francisco staffs could decide the NL wild-card race. Derek Zumsteg looks at who has the edge.
After successful surgery, the Support-Neutral pitching statistics return, bigger and better than ever. Keith Woolner takes a look at the changes.
Two over-30 relative unknowns are putting up huge seasons, seemingly out of the blue. How’d they get here and what can other over-30 breakouts teach us? Jonah Keri takes a look.
Some interesting notes on Odalis Perez and the Kansas City Royals.
Which teams boast the best one-two pitching punches in the game? Dayn Perry’s got the envelope in hand, teleprompter rolling…
Bad news from some forgotten corners of the baseball world, as Will reports on injuries from Seattle and Denver.
Despite the perception that they’re coming in through the back door, wild-card teams have both been comparable to their division-winning counterparts and had comparable success in the postseason in the ten years since they were created.
Wednesday night at Safeco Field, two teams playing out the string moved one day closer to the offseason. Derek summarizes the evening.
Stepping back from graphs and charts, Nate Silver looks at how far along sabermetrics has come, and what challenges are ahead in the short term.
It’s about the Red Sox. And it’s not the one you think.
Some teams rage against the dying of the light. Some teams just make you want to rage. Or drink. Steven Goldman covers them all.
Despite a serious PR problem, personal trainers can have a positive impact on player health. Will Carroll points out one surprising example, and provides updates on Carlos Beltran and Matt Clement, in today’s UTK.