Archive for August 2008

On Aug. 23, 1870, George Davis was born. He would go on to a Hall of Fame career that reflected both the excellence of the player and the era in which he played.

Using Google’s motion charts to see what’s happened in the past decade.

Every once in a while, the draft pick turns out to be way better than the free agent.

A look at Johan Santana using PITCHf/x data to try and decipher why he’s having a down year.

TUCK! toons every Wednesday and Saturday!

The latest baseball business and stadium news.

Cliff Lee is having an awesome year but he hasn’t won the Cy Young yet…

Come on, relax. Get those ice cubes tinkling in that long tall glass, find a cool shady spot for that lawn chair, and give yourself over to the delight of the wonderfully written baseball word.

Some lesser-known pitchers who throw the flutter pitch.

A link to Derek’s findings on curveballs using PITCHf/x.