Wayne Krivsky has been fired, and Walt Jocketty takes over as general manager for the Cincinnati Reds, according to this report by the Cincinnati Enquirer. Hat tip to Juiced at Rotojunkie.

David Pinto over at Baseball Musings references a St. Louis Dispatch article that talks about the frequency with which pitchers are attempting to walk Albert Pujols this season, and how he is changing his plate approach as a result.

Carlos Guillen is moving to third base and Miguel Cabrera is moving to first.

All 18 hours and 49 minutes of that thrilling series on seven discs. Plus SleeveStats®! Thanks, A&E.

… that aren’t John Fogerty’s “Centerfield.” From Paste Magazine. Unfortunately there are no MP3 links.

Today the Cubs won again. It was their fourth straight game they won by at least 6 runs. I had to check to see when that last happened. Upon checking, the last time they did this was . . . well, I got sick of checking after 1906. They hadn’t done it in all that […]

Dave Cameron looks at Thomas’ power numbers and doesn’t think so, but finds a better collapse candidate in the process.

A bit old, but nonetheless kind of interesting. Just to get ahead of the story here, I promise that the Hardball Times is not a “blogging sweatshop.” Other than John Brattain, labor laws in Canada being what they are. Hat tip to Craig Calcaterra.

JoePos has a gift for explaining concepts extremely clearly, and turns his attention to explaining how teams score runs.

Ken Rosenthal thinks that Hank Steinbrenner’s Yankees don’t deserve general manager Brian Cashman, and throws out some teams he could land (Phillies, Nationals, Dodgers) at if he leaves the team after his contract expires at the end of the season. As a baseball fan who loves the organizational side of things, I’m rooting for this […]