Jim’s Friday matchups prompt him to look at RBI Opportunities, The Loneliness Factor, and Ryan Drese Hysteria.
Are some of the turnarounds we’ve seen in the second half of the season because teams are plating more of their baserunners? James takes a closer look.
Notebook looks at a rookie in Atlanta, an anomaly in Chicago, and a few relievers in Colorado.
Will addresses MLB’s joint statement with the MLBPA on the steroid rumors, and has updates on the Phillies, John Smoltz, Roy Halladay, and Carl Pavano.
Will has more from the steroid rumor mill, plus injury updates on Chipper Jones, the Red Sox, and Adam Eaton, another nixed Jamie Moyer deal, and the first official shutdown of the year.
Waiver deals are just getting started, as are the contract extensions for next year and beyond. Chris has the details on all the latest transactions.
Notebook catches up with the Diamondbacks, A’s, and Nationals.
Clay fills out classes from 1937 to 1940 as he continues to build an Objective Hall of Fame.
Jonah witnesses the start of something great in Seattle.
The Royals occupy the cellar, as the A’s continue to climb the charts, in this week’s Hit List.
Jim Baker’s got the latest on Jhonny Peralta, the Pirates’ hopes for the future and the AL’s answer to escaping a locked vault, underwater, in chains.
While the noise traditionally gets made around batting average, home runs, and RBI, Dayn wonders if there should be a triple crown that rewards less problematic offensive performance.
The Blue Jays had a golden opportunity to make themselves relevant over the weekend, and they blew it.
Gary Sheffield sounds off about leadership, Yogi Berra doesn’t know what salsa is, Ken Griffey Jr. and the Reds bring joy in a time of sorrow, and Joe Morgan mourns the loss of a simpler game. Oh, and some guy named Palmeiro got busted for something.
With recent inductees into the Real Hall of Fame still in mind, Clay proposes an Objective Hall of Fame. In Part One, Clay details his methodology and presents the opening class.
Jay wonders how much young talent the Braves traded away during their impressive decade-plus reign over the NL East.