It’s a battle between the stars and scrubs Cardinals and the balanced Padres. As usual, look for pitching and defense to carry the day.

More D.C. stadium news and some teams change minor league affiliates

Is Coco one of baseball’s best closers? Jeff takes a look.

A look at the changes in baseball at altitude in 2006.

Just about. The Dodgers beat the Padres in 11 innings Monday, and those four home runs in the ninth obscured the fact that the game had already been quite a nailbiter. Here’s a closer look.

Four teams that could benefit from a fire sale.

Guest writer J.P. McIntyre takes a closer look at this year’s most disappointing team.

Twins stadium on track and the Orioles bail out of D.C.

Why we aren’t thinking about Papelbon’s value as a closer correctly.

Ten things I learned from following the minor league playoffs.