Graphs, more graphs and the anger of Felipe Alou

Who gave up the most and least expected home runs in 2005, and what does it mean for 2006?

David looks at the five-year deal the Blue Jays gave B.J. Ryan.

Dan provides additional support using the log5 method to predict the results of batter/pitcher matchups.

David’s head explodes talking about the AJ Burnett Sweepstakes.

A look at who’s gotten the most out of their plate appearances over the last four years.

David doesn’t answer if I-Rod is better than Mike Piazza, but he does tell you lots of other use(less)ful things.

What binomial distributions, p-values and the log5 method have to do with 5-by-7 index cards.

Dan takes a look at the book Mind Game by the writers of Baseball Prospectus.

A quick look at the WPA leaders of the White Sox-Astros World Series