Remember that whole theory that, by moving Darin Erstad out of center field and to first base, and thus removing the thing he does best (defense) from his game, the Angels would keep their “scrappy” leader healthy? That plan looks about as bad now as it did then, because Erstad just went on the DL […]

All stats and graphs are updated, including games through May 6th. In addition, we’ve added league averages, and team totals, too. Here are the A.L. Runs Created leaders: Young M. TEX 28 Guillen J. ANA 28 Beltran C. KC 26 Glaus T. ANA 26 White R. DET 25 Ramirez M. BOS 24 Roberts B. BAL […]

These are the first of several upcoming interviews from the Batter’s Box Erie roadtrip. New Hampshire Fisher Cats pitching coach Rick Adair talks about some of his charges and Leo Mazzone; Blue Jays prospect Aaron Hill discusses some of his experiences in college and pro ball.

I’m driving to work tonight, and I throw the Yankee game on the radio. 880 out of NYC doesn’t come in great between Leesburg, VA and Martinsburg, WV; but through the crackles, I hear Enrique Wilson is leading off tonight due to Derek Jeter’s ‘stomach virus’ (how many of those do you think Mickey Mantle […]

The divisional graphs have been updated. Watch the Yankees and Rangers surge, at the Red Sox’s expense. See the Padres surge and the Phillies creep up on the Braves. And scan the numbers for yourselves. Enjoy!

It’s Monday morning, May 3rd, and the Texas Rangers have the best record in baseball. Most of the media coverage has focused on the Rangers’ bats. After all, they lead the league in runs scored. But the real key for the Rangers’ has been their pitching, unlooked for and unappreciated due to their ballpark. The […]

According to Newday’s Jon Heyman, federal officials have seized the test results of every single major league baseball player. Apparently, the anonymous tests were never anonymous. The immediate impact of this is that when the names of the nearly 100 players who tested positive are inevitably leaked, it will ruin their reputation and open up […]

Congratulations to Blue Jays OF Frank Catalanotto, who tied an AL record tonight with six hits in a nine-inning game as the Blue Jays defeated the White Sox 10-6 in the second game of a doubleheader. Cat went 6-for-6 with five singles and a double (really a single and a bobble by Aaron Rowand in […]

Our stats have been updated through games of April 30th. Congrats to Brain Dallimore (see Craig’s note below), who is averaging 119 Runs Created/27 Outs. Take that, Barry Bonds! Barry is averaging a mere 33 Runs Created/27 Outs.

All the graphs have been updated with stats through the end of April. There are some interesting stories in these graphs. For example: The American League Divisional graphs give a clear picture of the Red Sox’s continued dominance and the Yankees’ resurgence, the Tiger’s return to normality and the surprising leaders in the AL West. […]