A look at why David Ortiz hasn’t had as many heroic home runs this season, and why baseball analysis isn’t dead yet.

Batted ball profiles, this time for some the most interesting pitchers in the majors this year.

Which batters have gotten the most out of their flyballs and groundballs? Dave profiles some of this year’s stars and disappointments.

Thank you, Scooter.

One of the most over-achieving teams of all time, the real reason the Pirates signed Matt Morris and a pitcher who is reminiscent of the Eck.

According to Jayson Stark, the Devil Rays are “headed for the worst bullpen ERA in the last 50 years (6.69 going into Tuesday night).”

Jeff Pearlman doesn’t like Barry Bonds.

According to Hit Tracker, Vernon Wells has blasted the most powerful home run of the season. The ball traveled 121 miles per hour off his bat. Here’s the video (scroll down to July 6th highlights).

Schoolboy Rowe and Hank Greenberg both played for Beaumont in the Texas League in 1932. Greenberg hit 39 home runs and drove in 131 runs and Rowe was 19-7 with a 2.34 ERA. Beaumont went 100-51.

It’s a scandal as detrimental to baseball as steroids, and Major League Baseball can fix it without even asking the union. But they won’t.