I’m shocked I had time to write these posts, what with putting together my “Vote for Jerry Hairston, Jr.” website. What, we’re only outraged at certain PED users? Pfft. If only that one landowner hadn’t held out when Citi Field was built, forcing it to jut out its right field bleachers like that. The Baltimore […]

Box scores! Get your fresh hot box scores! Cubs 5, Pirates 2: If Trey Hillman got suspended for spraying it instead of saying it, Carlos Zambrano is probably going to be tied up and sent out into the desert on the back of a donkey Thunderdome-style after his outburst yesterday. By the way, I love […]

We dip into the mailbag to answer some of the hottest questions in minor league baseball.

Handicapping the 64-team NCAA bracket.

Introducing Simple Zone Rating, and looking at infield defense since 1871. Yep, 1871.

A look at how the drop in velocity affects its effectiveness.

TUCK! toons every week, served up pipin’ hot right here!

Jason from IIATMS hits the big time: Jason Rosenberg was heading home and listening to satellite radio when he heard that Manny Ramirez was fourth among National League outfielders in initial All-Star voting. By the end of the night, a new Web site was born: Vote for Manny. “I said it would be funny if […]

Eric Gagne is making a comeback: The Quebec Capitales baseball club got a surprise from the major leagues Tuesday in the form of a contract with Eric Gagne, the former star relief pitcher of LA Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers fame. The Capitales, who play in the Can-Am League, announced they had signed […]

This sounds like a dubious suspension: Kansas City manager Trey Hillman was suspended one game by Major League Baseball for spitting in an umpire’s eye, something Hillman said was entirely accidental if it happened at all . . . “Suspended because while I was arguing spit reportedly came out of my mouth and hit him […]