Archive for the 'Stats' Category

Steve’s examination of the modern bullpen has been through the LOOGYs: we’re ready to bring on the Closer.

A look at the lineups across the major leagues

The Yankees have a shakeup, Juan Rincon is suspended, Kerry Wood will be out at least 3 weeks and the rest of the news around the majors.

The Hardball Times’ 2005 Graphs are up. Here’s the background.

Alex Rodriguez sets a Yankee Stadium record, Bud Selig wants tougher steroid penalties, Ken Griffey Jr. finally homers and the rest of the news around the majors.

Aaron looks at some of the wacky early season numbers around baseball.

Looking for some pitchers who FIP might not catch.

How did major league hitters fare in 2004 relative to what we’d expect from their number of Line Drives, Fly Balls, and Ground Balls?

A quick look back at last season’s stats, to see who’s most likely to improve this year.

The objective — establish the average home field advantage for the 1999-2004 period. The results? Well, see for yourself…