I had a great uncle named Harry Dorfman who had season tickets for the Detroit Tigers going back to the 1940s, so when I was a kid we were always right behind home plate. My parents tell me that I went to my first game in Tiger Stadium on the Fourth of July, 1978, but […]

Midnight was the deadline. The following guys have a decision to make: CC Sabathia Manny Ramirez A.J. Burnett Derek Lowe Oliver Perez Francisco Rodriguez Brian Fuentes Mark Teixeira Jon Garland Darren Oliver Ben Sheets Brian Shouse Casey Blake Juan Cruz Orlando Hudson Brandon Lyon Paul Byrd Jason Varitek Milton Bradley Orlando Cabrera Mark Grudzielanek Raul […]

You’d think that at a time when so many people are losing their wealth, their jobs, and even their homes due to investors overvaluing all sorts of intangible investments, people would want to invest in something they can see. That they can touch. That, above all else, is characterized by some sort of certainty. You’d […]

Apparently the guys who stand around the water cooler at work and brag about their sexual conquests are really sabermetricians. Who knew?

Why Nick Swisher will rebound in 2009: Looking beyond Line Drive Percentage to build a better model of predicting BABIP.

Joe the Plumber? Big deal. We’ve got not one but two Joe the Baptists, plus something wild, and, of course, the so-far-second-greatest Rule 5 pick ever.

There are about a million soft-tossing lefties out there, but only one Jamie Moyer. What separates him from the pack?

With star left fielder Matt Holliday gone, how will the Rockies outfielder on the opposite side of the field fare in 2009?

How random sequences of events can be misinterpreted.

That’s what ESPN is reporting anyway: Pitcher Mike Hampton has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Houston Astros pending a physical exam, two baseball sources told ESPN.com. The contract will pay Hampton a base salary of about $2 million plus incentives, the source said . . . . . . Hampton spent […]