Archive for August 2006

The White Sox’s third baseman is having a breakout year. Is it real?

Four young pitchers who have rebounded from slow starts this year.

Johan and Ervin Santana pitched the Twins and Angels to victory, respectively, while the true drama was in Boston once again.

The Yankees dominated Boston, and Greg Maddux tied Steve Carlton.

The doubleheader in Fenway got all the press, but the more amazing twinbill was played in Kansas City, where the Royals swept the red-hot Athletics. Plus, the wind was blowing out at Wrigley, the Cleveland bullpen blew another and Jered Weaver now belongs in the same sentence as Whitey Ford.

In the second installment of a multi-part series, David examines how size affects a hitter’s power projections.

As it turns out, no, not really.

Neither Chris Capuano nor Bronson Arroyo had won since being selected for the All-Star Game. One of them finally did, and the other turned in a good effort.

Fun with numbers and Oakland’s 14-game win streak against the Seattle Mariners.

D.C. parking and the Dodgers cash in on their winning season