Baseball Prospectus has published an article by Colin Wyers today that may be one of the most important pieces written about fielding measurement in the last decade. The full piece is available only to BP subscribers, but let me briefly recap some of the topics Colin covers. Colin reiterates the point that uncertainty in fielding […]

It was on this day – July 28 – in 1930, in a doubleheader against the Reds that Cub slugger Hack Wilson belted his 100th, 101st, and 102nd RBIs of the season, en route to his still-existing MLB record of 191 RBIs in a season. For context, Miguel Cabrera currently leads all MLB (by a […]

Nationals 3, Braves 0: Stephen Strasburg was scratched, but at least he showed up at the ballpark. Can’t say the same for the Braves. Hell, I think they’re still stuck in the Miami airport waiting for their charter to D.C. Whoever it was playing in the road uniforms last night didn’t seem to give a […]

How it might have been…. After watching the unedited recording from ESPN’s interview with Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano, his anger management doctor has quit. Oh, apparently Chicago’s manager, Lou Piniella, is upset as well. The uncut version of ESPN’s interview was found under the Sports Center desk while the night shift was cleaning in the […]

On Sunday night, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim acquired RHP Dan Haren from the Arizona Diamondbacks for LHP Joe Saunders, LHP Patrick Corbin, RHP Rafael Rodriguez and a PTBNL presumed to be LHP Tyler Skaggs. The reaction from most saber-slanted fans has been something along the lines of, “The Angels got Haren for WHAT?!” […]

Last night, as you’ve surely seen, Matt Garza tossed the fifth no-hitter of the season. A single walk was the only blemish on Garza’s nearly perfect night, though it should be noted that defense and (forgive me) luck were on his side, too; he struck out just six Tigers. Still, a no-hitter is always a […]

Rays 5, Tigers 0: The no-no for Matt Garza. Indeed, there were only three hits in the whole game. Unfortunately for Max Scherzer and the Tigers, one of them was a grand slam.  For Garza, only one walk — and that guy was erased on a double play — making it a near-perfecto. It was […]

Unbearable humidity, frequent rain showers and paltry crowds did their best to blindside Hall of Fame Weekend, but this fan still found some good old-fashioned nostalgic contentment in the four-day Cooperstown celebration. If you love baseball history, then it’s hard to find too much fault with Hall of Fame Weekend. While I’d love to see […]

So that’s five individual no-hitters this season, not counting the one that wasn’t. That’s no record, but still remarkable. Add in Armando Galarraga’s no-no-no, and the half dozen in the first four months of 2010 matches the high for any of the past 50 seasons. This is the seventh season in the past half century […]

I received an email from a THT reader the other day. It went like this… Can anyone share research about the odds of a third W after two home wins? And after two road wins? Sure can. I pulled the results of each major league game played from 2000 to 2009, ten years of relatively […]