A look at how players perform across the fourth dimension.

Denial and isolation, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance. Same old story.

Studes gets lost wandering around this year’s ballparks.

Studes looks at the original eight teams in each league and how their century-long pennant race has progressed. And he also finds some insight into today’s game along the way. Remember, “those who do not graph the past are doomed to repeat it.”

A midseason look at each of the league’s best and worst fielding catchers.

Studes uses his entire Latin vocabulary for the title of his article, which is filled with non sequiturs and caveats. Alas, it is no magnum opus.

40% of the flyballs that Dustin Hermanson has allowed this year have been infield flies. Okay, that’s interesting, but what does it mean? Studes tries to figure it out.

We’re not talking about Nathan Lane or Matthew Broderick, the former stars of “The Producers.” We’re talking about Scott Rolen, Vlad Guerrero and baseball’s run-producing stars. Dave takes a look at them all, and determines who should REALLY be leading each league in RBIs.

Dave’s last article on managerial strategies sparked a couple of e-mails that sparked some more research that sparked this article.

Dave looks at this year’s managers, and how often they use their favorite strategies.