Why we should be spending less time arguing about BABIP, and more time looking at how to convert DIPS theory into runs.

Why give you hope when I can spread fear? Eleven players who are set to take a dive in the second half.

Are “beer-league softball players” more likely to hit into double plays?

TUCK! toon goodness every Thursday!

Carlos Quentin and Jed Lowrie are on their way back.

Pahk your Zahmboni in Hahvahd Yahd: It’s official: Boston’s storied Fenway Park will host the 2009 Winter Classic. The NHL made the announcement at the 97-year-old ballpark on Wednesday. The hometown Boston Bruins will face the Philadelphia Flyers for the annual event on Jan. 1, 2010. I wish Montreal or Ottawa was playing in it […]

In case anyone was wondering: Pete Rose’s application for reinstatement remains under review — 12 years after he submitted it . . . Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Tuesday he still is examining it and did not provide a timetable for a decision. As a guy who adheres to the “if I ignore it long […]

Hopefully this doesn’t come too late to help: Three strikes and you are out – add a losing record, 56 errors, a bunch of balks and a number of questionable plays, and it’s inevitable that the New York Mets would be offered help. One compelling offer comes from some seasoned Long Island baseball veterans, who […]

A great find from reader Jamie regarding donuts, swinging two bats, and other stuff in that vein: Tune into tonight’s baseball All-Star game and you’ll see a familiar ritual: Batters standing in the on-deck circle will swing a weighted bat (or even a heavy, pipelike club) while they wait to hit. The exercise is intended […]

If you’re in the Atlanta area, you have an assignment this afternoon: He’s no longer a Brave, but Jeff Francoeur will always be a Gwinnettian. So to wish the Parkview grad luck in his move to the New York Mets after Friday’s trade, the Daily Post will have a banner available for fans to sign. […]