Today’s team spotlight is on the San Diego Padres, who are just half a game behind the NL wildcard leader. How have they done it? Check it out.

I took a look at the remaining schedule for each of the pennant contenders. Here’s a list of the Offensive Winning Percentage of each contender’s opposing teams, starting with tomorrow’s games and continuing through the rest of the season. First, the crazy AL West: Team Games OWP OAK 32 .503 ANA 32 .506 TEX 33 […]

Today’s Team Spotlight focuses on the Texas Rangers. Can a team still be called surprising if they’re competing for first in late August?

All graphs and stats (including Win Shares) have been updated for your viewing pleasure. Last week, we presented a list of the top line drive batters. Here’s a list of the top fifteen line drive preventers (minimum of 75 innings pitched): Shields S. ANA .123 Halladay R. TOR .133 Wakefield T. BOS .136 Contreras J. […]

The Diamondbacks are our latest entry in the Team Spotlight. The spotlight is not always kind.

Stats and graphs have all been updated. Here are the top fifteen line drive producers in the major leagues (minimum 250 plate appearances): Player Team LD% Catalanotto TOR .258 Young M. TEX .256 Matthews Jr. TEX .244 Polanco P. PHI .241 Ramirez A. CHC .240 Gomez C. TOR .240 Miller D. OAK .239 Spivey J. […]

Today’s team spotlight turns to the Atlanta Braves, as we look at some of the Braves’ stats and graphs, and uncover the keys to their success.

The Sabernomics blog, manned by JC, has posted a paper on the effect of batted ball types on pitcher ERA. This is a follow up to some of the analysis I posted earlier this year. JC has done a great job of further analyzing the data, and I recommend his article to anyone interested in […]

For my money, the most entertaining baseball blog these days is Batgirl’s. She manages to find a fun angle on the game (and especially the Twins) almost everyday, and her Lego reenactments are classic. Today, she has written an article about Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau rooming together. It’s a must read.

Al Hunt, who’s been covering politics for the Wall Street Journal since the 1960’s, has written a column about baseball’s potential move to the Washington area. A subscription is required, but I don’t think I’m giving much away if I tell you he’s in favor of a move by the Expos to Washington, but not […]