Archive for July 2012

Kyle Farnsworth walked everybody and came away with a statistical oddity.

Joe Nathan’s day was easier than it would have appeared had you not looked at what part of the lineup he faced.

There really is an excessive number of lucky pitchers in the awards this week.

A pair of unexpected names posted the best numbers in the American League this week.

The Angels dominate the awards because they scored a lot of runs. Also, the Cardinals score a lot of runs when they strike out at an excessive rate and get shut down when they put the ball in play, or at least they do in a two game sample from this week.

A busy week in Denver makes for a busy week in the awards.

Paul Konerko takes a break from his regularly scheduled nice, but overlooked season to go crazy for a week.

How do enter a game with a two run lead, get charged with three runs in an inning of work, and still get a hold? Josh Outman demonstrated exactly how you do that.

Two outfielders dominate pitchers while two MVP caliber first basemen stumble.

John references the Big Lebowski, cites a lot of Coors Field games, and alludes to the dependability of Alex Rios.