How the height of a player affects his performance at the plate

Let’s see, how to describe him … the pitching equivalent of roast beef and potatoes. Nothing fancy, nothing complicated, but substantial, satisfying, and just doggone good.

A fixing and follow-up to last week’s Dazzy Vance tracer column.

The pitchers who destroyed pennant dreams over a season, and whether or not we should blame the manager. Now in Technicolor!

From the moot point department, a look at closers who moved into the rotation.

Was the story from Ken Burns’ baseball true? Was Vance impossible to hit on a Monday in Brooklyn?

Identifying under what circumstances a pitcher will “waste” a pitch on a 0-2 count.

Painting the corners: How important is it for a pitcher?

A look at how the height of each type of pitch affects the chance that it will be hit for a home run using PITCHf/x.

Should the Royals convert their closer to a starter?