Archive for the 'Stats' Category

What to make of the possibility of using instant replays to adjudicate on controversial calls.

Jonesing for some baseball? Have a fix of Mailbag, complete with discussion of the NL’s inferiority and how teams win when their players play well.

And we’re not talking pitchers!

David examines whether Curt Schilling has another good season left in him.

Left-handed batters on average hit for higher averages than right handers. The reasons for that may surprise you.

Nine prospects who made big strides in their game.

On Oct. 27, 1991 John Smoltz started game 7 of the World Series. The Braves would lose that game, giving Minnesota the World Series title. Unfortunately for Smoltz, that was just the beginning of the bad news when it comes to the postseason.

We’re not talking fantasy baseball—we’re talking real money: over $2 billion in player salaries last year. Find out which players were the best and worst “deals” of 2007.

David explores whether or not pitchers today just don’t have it in them to throw as many innings as our heroes of yesteryear.