Rafael Palmeiro passes Reggie Jackson on the career HR list, Rafael Betancourt will pretend to be suspended, the Nationals might be very close to trading for Preston Wilson and the rest of the news around the majors.

Grading the Blue Jays performance to date

Todd Helton sets the Rockies career HR record and the rest of the news around the majors.

Senator Kefauver: Mr. Stengel, I am not sure that I made my question clear.
Mr. Stengel: Yes, sir. Well, that is all right. I am not sure I am going to answer yours perfectly, either.
– Before Congress in July, 1958.

Dan takes another look at an aging sabermetric conclusion

Curt Schilling’s going to the bullpen, Keith Foulke goes on the DL, Jim Edmonds passes George Brett on the HR list and the rest of the news around the majors.

How Roger Clemens is like Jessica Alba, and other startling revelations.

Mostly Nationals in the Independence Day version of the report

We’re halfway through the baseball season, a good time to take stock of the league’s leaders. But let’s include the second half of last year too. Just for yucks.

Three True Outcomes? Forget it. Real Men know that the only important things in the world are the Two True Outcomes. We don’t need no stinkin’ walks.