Prospectus Feature: The Coming Chaos in the NL Central and NL East$

Short Relief: Crimes of Bird Law, Fashion, and Metaphors

It was the end of the seventies in Canada, and the seagulls just weren’t right. Lake Ontario, said to be the most polluted freshwater in the world in 1979, was warping its herring gull population. Pesticides and industrial waste in the region were dulling their parental instincts: They were abandoning their nests, laying fewer eggs,…

Prospectus Feature: Ellen Adair on Sabermetrics, Homers, and Sportswriting (Part 2)

The interview with actress Ellen Adair concludes with a discussion of sabermetrics, sportswriting, dream scripts, and more.

Prospectus Feature: Ellen Adair on Baseball, Pace of Play, and Empathy (Part 1)

Actress Ellen Adair talks falling in love with baseball, pace of play, and much more in part one of a conversation with Scott Orgera.

Short Relief: Words of Encouragement

We went to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden this weekend for the BNP Paribas Open, also known as the Indian Wells Masters. We saw many tennis players, and all of them played tennis the same basic way. Sure, some were big hitters without much foot speed and some were small and fast and defense-oriented, but…

Short Relief: A Little Extra Incentive

A memory of twin hurricanes named Howard and Ernesto, and a catalogue of the supposed best swag the minor leagues have to offer.

Short Relief: Three Stories of Struggle

A throughline between Rhys Hoskins, Eddie Stanky, and Onelki Garcia

Short Relief: Searching for Something

The hunt for the next big thing, the next big story, or just the comfort of home.

Short Relief: Friends, Fantasy, and Going Mainstream

How critiquing baseball players feels like critiquing indie bands, the muddy half-fashioned future crafted in youth, and baseball’s role in the tremulous bonds of adult friendship.

The Call-Up: Nick Williams

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.

Short Relief: On Life, Death, and Extraterrestrials

Holly celebrates the resurrection of Phillipe Aumont, Meg celebrates the eleven deaths of Clayton Kershaw, and Trevor talks aliens.

Short Relief: On Phillies Closers and Yankees Authors

Holly and Trevor both tackle the Phillies relief corps, from different standpoints, while Patrick reviews Derek Jeter’s 2014 book, The Contract.

Short Relief: First Pitches and Final Farewells

Four stories of how a baseball game started, and to stories about how they ended for Ryan Howard and Jeremy Guthrie.

The Call-Up: Jake Thompson

Can Thompson make the most of this window, and seal up a rotation spot?

Transaction Analysis: On His Majesty’s Secret Servais

Trying to outrun the Angels of Death, Jerry Dipoto brings in his own inexperienced man.

Transaction Analysis: Utley Confidential

The career Phillies’ star heads back home to SoCal, the Padres finally deal an outfielder (not that one), and more..