Despite all of my Esaskyesque anxiety about Joey Votto’s dizziness, it turns out the problem was quite minor: And the Joey Votto diagnosis is: INNER EAR INFECTION. After two weeks of testing for everything imaginable it came down to the simplest of the simple. Inner ear infection. First, Votto had an upper respiratory infection that […]

I’m the king of multitasking, there is none higher, sucka part-time bloggers should call me sire: Chiba Lotte Marines’ fans don’t want Bobby V. to go. My initial take on the Jake Peavy-to-the White Sox thing; To be updated when Peavy rejects the deal later today, which I think he almost certainly will. Manny ain’t […]

The Dodgers have let bloggers into their press box. Phil Gurnee of True Blue L.A. gives us the lowdown: First off, front row is tops no matter how high you are, front row right behind home plate, with protection overhead is about as good as it gets. My only concern was taking a foul ball […]

The point of ATH is to distill the boxscore and give a quick thumbnail of what went on — or at least what interesting to me went on — in a game. Obviously I’m going to miss a lot of interesting stuff in the course of a game with such an approach, so I always […]

Tigers 5, Rangers 3: Justin Verlander threw 41 pitches in the fifth inning, yet somehow the Rangers only scored one run off of him. I’m assuming someone has come up with some runs-per-pitch metric that can show us how lame a performance that was by Texas. And the Rangers turned a triple play. Am I […]

The latest thoughts, notes, and projections of some of the best prospects in baseball.

How much of an effect does an umpire have?

Jeff handicaps the Division II and III championships.

The Padres and White Sox agreed to terms on a Jake Peavy deal, now it’s up to Jake.

Lesley Visser hates them: It’s a joyful moment burdened by a terrible name. It’s a cascade of emotions for the winning players and their fans, yet it’s described in the most negative way. Johnny Damon, after a home run giving the Yankees their third straight come-from-behind win over the Twins, gets a pie in the […]