David Wells, in the booth, going on about how the key to pitchers going deeper into games today is conditioning. David Wells. Espousing the benefits of . . . conditioning. I think I’ve heard everything.

The New York Times, with some help from Tom Tango and Leverage Index, blows up the pitch-tipping allegations: If a tipping conspiracy were in place, one would expect that Rodriguez and rival middle infielders in games he played to have hit better in low-leverage situations than in high-leverage ones. Using a fairly loose definition of […]