Rick Ankiel as the next Rube Bressler and the role of decreasing variation

Larry uses some elementary sabermetric concepts to respond to Tony Massarotti’s implication that David Ortiz is getting robbed of MVP consideration this season.

In the second installment of a series, Steve examines the most-worked pitchers at all levels of the minor leagues, this time from 1951 through 1955. We discover two 30-game winners, numerous 300-strikeout seasons and even a couple of 400-hits-allowed seasons!

David takes a look at what kind of pitchers succeed at Coors Field.

Controlling the strike zone and the justification of Lloyd McClendon.

Do not walk to first, do not collect $200.

Just how useful is pitch data in assessing performance? Dan takes a quick look.

Finding the reasons for Ichiro’s decline.

Are you ready for DIPS 3.0? David takes a crack.

The odds of Emil Brown being a useful player and other fascinating subjects.