Major League News for June 26 Player News Yesterday’s Results Today’s Games Standings Top Minor League Performances You can always find the most recent THT Daily at http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/content/thtdaily/ Player News Player Headlines are courtesy of Rotoworld Xavier Nady (shoulder) removed himself from a rehab appearance Thursday after making an awkward throw from right field.“We don’t […]

I wanted to pass along the word to our readers that the Sons of Sam Horn message board is currently running an auction to raise money for Curt Schilling’s Pitch for ALS, a charity devoted to improving the quality of life for people living with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. I highly recommend […]

Typically, if we’re talking about college players in June, it’s because of the draft. But much of the fun of college baseball is in the endless stock of underdog stories, and many of those guys never hear their name called. The Cape Cod Chronicle has a fantastic feature on Cape Cod League replacement players—the guys […]

We have a lot of smart readers here at THT, and a lot of you are simply budding THT writers in waiting. I got my start writing for the blog Statistically Speaking. A lot of our current THT writers worked for (and still write for) Beyond the Boxscore. Both of those sites are currently recruiting […]

Only two teams remain, and no later than Wednesday night, we’ll have our 2009 NCAA Division I baseball champion. Both Texas and LSU blew through their bracket undefeated and will begin a three-game series tonight. As you may have noticed if you’ve been following the odds reports since the beginning of the tournament, the margins […]

Since hitting his second home run of the season on June 6, David Ortiz is hitting .333/.447/.769 with 5 home runs and 9 RBI in 47 plate appearances. I think he might be back.

File this one in the category of “just for fun.” Team Wagner edged Team Collins, 5-4, on Sunday afternoon in the inaugural Hall of Fame Classic, an old-timers game featuring 26 retired major leaguers. The Wagners (named for Hall of Famer Honus Wagner) rallied from a 4-0 deficit, scoring four runs on four singles and […]

There’s a new Batted Ball Report available for those who have pre-purchased the 2010 Hardball Times Annual. Among other things, this Report answers the age-old question, “Just what type of hitter is Robinson Cano, anyway?”

Starting today, you’ll now be able to comment on all articles on The Hardball Times. It’s hard to believe that it’s taken us six years to turn on comments for our articles, but we’ve always been open to email and comments at Ballhype or Baseball Think Factory. Plus, we’ve been accepting comments at Shysterball and, […]

One of the miracles of the Internet is that so much is preserved for posterity that otherwise would just get washed away. Here’s an oldie but goodie from Ron Shandler, talking about the way he adjusts his projections: As an example, let’s look at Pujols. After hitting 37, 34, 43, and 46 HRs, his baseline […]