It’s no question Ubaldo Jimenez is having a terrific season this year. First it was the no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves (first time ever for a Rockies pitcher), then it was the .78 ERA after 11 starts, being named NL starting pitcher for the All-Star game, and garning some serious Cy Young consideration among the […]

Mariners 4, Red Sox 2: I went down to West Virginia to see old friends over the weekend. I went without my wife and kids, so I had a lot of time to wander around my old hometown, drive some crazy country back roads, do a little hiking in the middle of nowhere and generally […]

Now here’s a guy who was not even on my radar when I started these prospect profiles. J.P. Arencibia (AAA Las Vegas 51’s – .317/.371/.662 28 HR, 29 BB, 68 K, 360 PA): Arencibia entered the year as a prospect that some watchers were prepared to turn their backs on. He went from 43rd on […]

Someone informed me last week that there was another league called the “National League.” So here’s a look at the NL East, courtesy of Rankometer.

Rangers 3, Angels 2: The Rangers get Cliff Lee and unleash him on their division rivals! Not to be outdone, the Angels acquire Alberto Callaspo!  Wait, that’s totally being out-done. It’s been a nice run, Anaheim, but you just ain’t got the horses this year. We now begin a stretch of five straight games in […]

Fancy parties are nice. The ones where a polite serving staff brings you cute little samples of food sculpted into unrecognizable shapes on a fancy silver tray. Fancy shoes are also delightful. Like stiletto heels from Prada with feathers on them. Fancy baseball statistics are agreeable as well. You get to see pretty colors in […]

Dodgers 2, Giants 0: Chad Billingsley puts an end to L.A.’s skid by spinning a five-hit shutout of the Giants.  Good thing he went the distance too, because Don Mattingly was managing last night due to Joe Torre’s suspension and that way he didn’t need to make a mound visit. Padres 6, Braves 4: Billy […]

I picked up my first taste of Hall of Fame Weekend early Wednesday evening, when I noticed the party tents that had been placed in Cooper Park, followed shortly by a sighting of longtime baseball writer Hal Bodley on Pioneer Street. Slowly but certainly, the baseball celebrities are beginning to trickle in, with Hall of […]

Here is the latest THT Graphical Report, updated through yesterday’s games. This nine-page report is our attempt to make key stats and trends apparent to you. It’s a PDF file, so you’ll need Adobe Acrobat to read it. Note that words and numbers are kept to a minimum. Graphically speaking, the most interesting developments are […]

And here’s one last Rankometer for the AL West. Texas’ starting rotation is looking like one that Nolan Ryan could be proud of…