Archive for August 2008

In a follow-up to his most responded to column from last year, Chris compares add-on costs like order processing charges and convenience fees for all 30 teams to see who gouges the most and least in MLB.

A look at what makes a curveball effective, the most effective variation of curveball, and where it is best to throw a curveball in the strike zone.

Draft picks are signed or not and most waiver wire deals are done at this point meaning it’s pennant stretch time.

The Angels have a high degree of difficulty. A pair of catchers are striking out too often. And I’m out of Lance Berkman material.

Public protectors or passionate propagandists?

The Rays’ emergence has been one of the best stories of the season, and Cork explains how it happened and where the Rays go from here.

The Stadium may go lifeless early.

On Aug. 12, 2008, the Boston Red Sox managed to blow a 10-run lead, then rally back to win. On Aug. 5, 2001, the Seattle Mariners, who’d win 116 games that season, took a 14-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh. Surely a 12-run lead would be safe, right?

How to get top dollar for your players in keeper—even when supply and demand says you shouldn’t be able to.