The weekend issue of Heater is up. This week, we have augmented the pitcher pages with LIPS (Luck-Independent Pitching Stats), a form of Expected ERA invented by David Gassko that considers all types of batted balls (not merely GB/FB/LD but down to the level of infield vs. outfield flies and bunts) and all manner of […]

TusconRoyal breaks down DL time by team, position and more. This is seriously one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time.

The final 16 is set. As much fun as underdog stories can be, we don’t get that many of them. Top seeds won 13 of the 16 regionals, and one of the three “underdogs” was Virginia, which should’ve been the favorite anyway. Arkansas got past Oklahoma, and Southern Miss—the only No. 3 seed to advance—overcame […]

And then there were 22. Ten of the 16 Super Regional qualifiers are set. Those teams get several days off before playing a three-game series next weekend. Twelve more teams get to fight it out this evening. Those six winner-take-all games will fill out the remainder of the Super Regional field. Despite a tough draw, […]

We’re down to 48 teams. In 24 hours, we’ll be down to no more than 32. Highlights from yesterday’s action include a Virginia win over UC Irvine, a Kansas State win over Rice, and a second win from at-large whipping boy Oklahoma State. The real story, however, was a 25-inning (yes, you read that right) […]

There weren’t any huge upsets yesterday, though seven of the 16 No. 3 seeds beat their respective No. 2’s. And while this doesn’t technically qualify as an upset, the Virginia Cavaliers got by Strasburg and San Diego State. Interestingly, two of the at-large bids that have received the most criticism—Baylor and Oklahoma State—both won their […]

There’s a new Batted Ball Report available to those who have pre-purchased the 2010 Hardball Times Annual. This one takes a closer look at the majors’ top fly ball hitters and also breaks down the way teams are scoring runs this year. For a sneak peak, get a load of how often the Dodgers are […]

Sometimes, you take things for granted. I took for granted that people understood that Derek Jeter isn’t a very good defensive shortstop. And most regular readers of THT, and particularly what I write, are aware of this. Pretty much every advanced fielding metric ever devised thinks that Derek Jeter is a subpar defensive shortstop. This […]

Rich Lederer interviewed Baseball America’s Executive Editor Jim Callis. It’s an excellent read for draft junkies and everyone else, including the news that Bud Selig has asked teams to decrease their slot bonuses by 10%.

Inspired by Craig Calcaterra, Dave Allen uses Pitchf/x to see if Milton Bradley has a legitimate gripe about the way umpires are calling his strike zone. The short answer is no. Next up: a psychological profile of Cubs’ pouters.