Defense is about keeping runs off the board, no matter how many highlight reels you make or miss.
Are patient hitters better hitters, or do free-swingers get a bad rap? James Click has the answers.
Reputation and highlights, or data and analysis? The Rawlings’ Gold Glove Awards reflect the former. Now we bring the latter into the discussion.
Chris Kahrl reflects on the careers of Rico Brogna and Robin Ventura, examines the hires of Omar Minaya and Mike Hargrove, and stumps for an improved system of professional development in Major League Baseball. These and other musings in today’s Transaction Analysis.
Old-time Oriole relievers, the Colorado effect, and the Mets managerial choises–all this and more in today’s Prospectus Triple Play.
Today’s biggest matchup occurs far, far, from the baseball diamond, so Jim takes the opportunity to catch up on some things that have been bothering him.
The Sox wipe out 86 years of disappointment. Theo Epstein gets praise from all sides. Sammy Sosa apparently has no problem with low-OBP cleanup hitters. Troy Glaus will look for a new employer. These and other quotable notables in The Week In Quotes.
Jim Baker puts Boston’s World Series in historical perspective, while making the first-ever comparison of Manny Ramirez to a Marx Brother.
We’ve got the results in online voting for honors in the Senior Circuit, including an unsurprising Player of the Year winner.
From three outs left to a dogpile in 11 days, the Boston Red Sox put together one of the greatest sports stories in recent memory.
We unveil the Dick Martin Award for the Medical Staff of the Year, and Will opens the envelope on the inaugural winner.
Long-Rest Pedro showed up last night, and pushed the Cardinals closer to a long rest themselves.
Like 26 teams before them, the Cardinals find themselves down 3-0 in a best-of-seven series. Just how likely is a comeback?
Thunderstorms could throw a monkey wrench into the best-laid plans of Terry Francona.
Brad Ausmus may have fallen short of the World Series, but he was an integral part of this year’s HACKING MASS champion.
The Cardinals, who face Pedro Martinez tonight, are in as difficult a position as any of the 46 teams who dropped the first two games of the Fall Classic.