The Red Baron at Viva El Birdos is feeling down. His post is a nicely written summary of how Cardinal fans are probably feeling right now.

Popular Woodworking weighs in on the issue of breaking bats. So is the broken bat mystery merely a question of maple vs. ash? As a woodworker, I doubt it … No, I believe the scientists at the Forest Products Laboratory will conclude the breakage epidemic is due to the shape of bats today and the […]

Our in-season Marcel projections have been updated through games of the sixth.

So far, Ken Griffey Jr. has a .600 Revised Zone Rating for the White Sox in center field. The good news? Verrrry small sample size.

Over at Batter’s Box, Magpie reflects on the long-term changes and underlying karma in the American League East. Blue Jay fans may find some solace in his ruminations, and everyone will find them interesting.

It was twenty years ago today that they played a night game at Wrigley Field. Tim Marchman reflects on something lost.

Over at Statistically Speaking, Eric Seidman takes a look at one of those things I always hear: closers perform worse in non-save situations. Eric finds that this truism appears to be true, a finding that begs a slew of follow-up questions. The good news is that Eric plans to investigate them, such as, how do […]

Do you want the Lords of Baseball to allow Mark Cuban into the club? If so, you can now do something about it. Just drop by the Bring Cuban to the Cubs website and put your money where you mouth is. BCC is collecting pledges from interested parties. If Cuban is allowed to buy the […]

The big news for Cardinal fans is Chris Carpenter’s return, which could have a significant impact on the pennant race. Josh examines his two starts at Driveline Mechanics and likes what he sees.

Win Shares are updated through yesterday’s games (August 6). In the American League, Justin Morneau is now tied with Ian Kinsler for the American League lead in WSAB. In the National, the leaders are Berkman and Pujols, followed by four pitchers: Lincecum, Zambrano, Webb and Haren. Over the past two weeks, Torii Hunter racked up […]