Things to read while wondering if anyone has ever done the moonwalk better than Derek Jeter: Colin Wyers considers whether pitchers can but the kibosh on the old advice to “hit ’em where they ain’t.” Brandon Isleib continues to mess with God and Nature by imagining what would have happened if the three division setup […]

Another look at batted balls finds that pitchers have trouble getting hitters to hit the ball to fielders.

The Mets make a dynasty of it, Pete Rose is a winner, Fred McGriff is important twice, and Tom Trebelhorn is a legend. If the major leagues had featured divisions and an unbalanced schedule throughout history, here’s what might have happened.

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What’s worse: that the Nats gave a big signing bonus to a guy who has been found out to be four years older than they thought he was, or that the guy wasn’t even all that good to begin with: A top Washington Nationals prospect and recipient of the largest international signing bonus in team […]

I was among the first to note that Jose Canseco, for all of his issues, has been right about most of what he has said about steroids, but this is a bridge too far: Jose Canseco believes he was the only player telling the whole truth about steroids. Who used and when. For how long. […]

Since yesterday’s post, A bunch of other guys have written their own “25 Baseball Things” piece. Click here for The Common Man’s. Here for Wezen-Ball’s. Click here for Joe Hojnacki’s at The Pitch. Longtime reader TC Shillingford, late of Mr. Thursday’s Curious Mechanism, emailed me his own 25 things. Many of them were interesting, but […]

When new ballparks open, you always hear about how they’re going to be a boon to local business. I’d suspect that there’s some truth to that, even if it’s overstated. I mean, you won’t be able to open up seventeen restaurants, a miniature golf course, and a shopping mall tomorrow afternoon, but you’d at least […]

Still running with a skeleton crew today, but considering that every damn story is about A-Rod’s press conference, I don’t really think we’re missing anything, do you? Dave Studeman has a major piece about baseball, steroids, A-Rod, heroes, and that sort of thing. It’s reasoned, measured, and logical, so obviously it won’t get the kind […]

Take a close look at these relievers if you’re using the LIMA plan.