Archive for May 2004

The Twins and A’s squared off in a three-game series in Oakland over the weekend, and for the first time all year, Aaron was able to watch.

A closer look at those batting ball types we’re collecting.

With the Red Sox and Yankees occupying the top two spots in the American League East, like usual, Ben and Larry are both happy with where their teams are through about 20% of the season.

Bryan takes a look at the transactions from this week.

Aaron examines a player who he thinks is ready to vault into superstardom.

Robert digs into this year’s game logs to find out what Runs Created can tell us about wins and losses.

Ben takes a look at some of the players who have helped (Carlos Silva) or hurt (Bartolo Colon) their fantasy value this week.

Productive Outs, a new statistic publicized by ESPN.com’s Buster Olney last week, has been touted as a significant part of winning ballgames. Is it a meaningful statistic? Larry takes a look at the last two postseasons, and what he found might surprise you.

Ben digs into his e-mailbag and finds questions about a number of top pitchers, including Mike Mussina, Roy Halladay and Curt Schilling.

The strange and terrible saga of Benny Kauff comes to a close.