Just two and a half years after Luis Gonzalez blooped that single over the drawn-in infield, the Diamondbacks have fired Bob Brenly as manager. This is not only surprising (to me, at least), but also somewhat troubling, in that Brenly could very well re-join FOX as a broadcaster by the end of the year. The […]

To steal a line from Double Down Trent: “Our little boy is all grow’ds up!” THT’s Matthew Namee appeared on MLB Radio’s “Baseball Breakfast” with Billy Sample and Jim Leyritz this morning, discussing, among other things, his articles from last week about returning all MLB players to their original teams. The show is archived on […]

It’s been 20 years since the Tigers won 104 games and the ’84 World Series, and I thought it would be cool to do one of those “Where are they now” articles on the team. It wasn’t long, though, before I discovered this article from the Detroit Free Press, doing just that. It turns out […]

For anyone who’s interested, I’m going to be on the Baseball Breakfast show on MLB Radio this morning, at 10:30 AM Eastern (9:30 Central, 8:30 Mountain, 7:30 Pacific, 3:30 PM in London, 6:30 PM in Moscow, 11:30 PM in Tokyo…). The show actually starts at 10 Eastern, and ex-players Billy Sample and Jim Leyritz are […]

In yesterday’s article, Data Erratum Et Cetera, I noted the difference between the two leagues in BABIP and LD%, and wondered what might have caused it. A number of readers and commentators mentioned that I overlooked the obvious — pitchers don’t bat in the AL. Doh! That is obvious. So I went back and ran […]

All of our stats and graphs, including Win Shares, have been updated with information through Friday’s games. Interesting Win Shares stat: San Diego 2B Mark Loretta is leading the National League in fielding Win Shares. The fact that he leads the league in double plays is key, though he has started more double plays than […]

It’s been almost a month since I first talked about my top 5 little-known minor leaguers. Here’s an update on their current (minor-league) stats: AVG OBP SLG H Stanley .239 .330 .351 R Castro .233 .321 .362 J Knott .324 .393 .632 J Willingham .268 .432 .562 B Jacobsen .329 .413 .691 Castro is on […]

I can’t believe I forgot to mention this. On Friday, Toronto called up minor league closer Adam Peterson, a Wichita State alum. Peterson was a starter in his Shocker days, but was converted to the bullpen with the Jays organization. Peterson did alright in his first couple pro seasons, but he’s really broken through this […]

So San Francisco has managed to climb into the lead of the NL West, and Tampa Bay has won twelve straight games (plus they’re 17-3 in their last twenty games). Proving that you never know. I haven’t updated them for two days, but you can still view the rise of these two teams in the […]

Yesterday, Royals GM Allard Baird traded grab-bag reliever Jason Grimsley to the Orioles for Denny Bautista, a very solid righty pitching prospect. This looks like a steal for the Royals. I think Rany Jazayerli sums it up best over at Rob and Rany: “What Allard has done here is exactly what Dave Littlefield didn’t – […]