Archive for the 'Commentary' Category
Digging into the tremendous amount of information offered by MLB.com’s new Enhanced Gameday, from a pitcher’s average velocity in a particular part of a strike zone to the amount of break on his pitches.
Steve examines another dozen careers that had unusual valleys amid the peaks.
A look at prediction markets, Dice-K, the King, and other cool stuff.
The east coast, (and me), suffers through a goodly rain storm
… the baseball Hall of Fame?
Picking up where he left off on Wednesday, Jeff looks at the future Hall of Famers taking the mound in the junior circuit.
On April 10, 1897, Ross Youngs was born. By the time he was 21, he was a major league regular. Just more than 10 years later, Youngs was dead. In that short time, however, he managed to construct a career deemed worthy of the Hall of Fame.
Having fun with early-season shenanigans
There are probably 50 or 60 future Hall of Famers playing the major leagues right now. Jeff tries to figure out who they are.
Including a special look at the number of players on the disabled list.