Archive for May 2011

“I guess you could say I went west. You know, the way of Horatio Alger, Davy Crockett, the Donner Party…”

Are we witnessing a historic rash of injuries to MLB’s biggest stars?

What players have had the best homer totals in April?

A modest proposal to end sabermetric analysis in baseball

Short answer: I like them, even when they’re not very good.

Jonah Keri’s book on the Rays describes how a small market team tries to compete in the American League East.

The NCAA has issued new standards for college baseball bats. Many agree this will change the game, but there’s not a clear consensus on whether that change will be for the better—until now, that is.

This rule impacts the major league draft every year, as well as some top-level pitching prospects in the past few years.

Can there be more than three outs in a half-inning?

This one appears to be a rule where umpires increasingly ignore intent.