I’m catching up on old articles on PITCHf/x-related topics, and I came across a couple of real gems from Jonathan Hale over at Baseball Digest Daily. Back in March he published two studies of results on batted balls based on strike zone location. The first study covers results based on height of the pitch, and […]

Like it or not, instant replay will be a fact in baseball at some point. At least, that’s what umpire supervisor Rich Rieker believes. Hattip: David Pinto

Some random discussion on the value of Barry Bonds with Bill James and Tango. It’s doesn’t really matter what the topic is when these two are talking.

Homeruns are a bit down so far this year, has temperature played a role? It turns out that it’s possible but not in the way you might think.

The American League shortstops were a dominant position a decade ago, but now as the big trio has aged and moved off position (or should have in Jeter’s case), the position is once again back to its slap hitting ways.

Jose Tabata is back in hot water and his on field performance isn’t doing him any favors either.

Here’s a pretty cool graphical look at how the 2008 Oakland A’s were built.

What evidence do I have for such a bold title? Because he reads THT, and all of our readers are smart! In his latest straight-from-his-mother’s-basement blog entry, the San Diego Padres executive fills us in on the minor Cha Seung Baek for Jared Wells trade. Says DePo: Our scouts also believe that he pitched a […]

MetsGeek has a new look. Hello, Tampa!

Reason Magazine has a (quite) short video on the payback from subsidies for stadiums.