Inspired by this year’s Rangers, let’s make a Franken-stat.
The best Septembers ever, when the best Septembers ever were required.
The best players we thought were irrelevant.
A great September can mean everything, or it can mean nothing.
Baseball’s move beyond seat-of-your-pants, gut-feel baserunning is good for winning and good for Vince Coleman’s records.
Modern baseball is smarter, which isn’t always as fun.
Groundball pitchers seem like a good thing, but does DRA agree?
Given two lousy choices, managers are increasingly choosing one of them.
Recognizing the previously unrecognized (and unrecognizable).
For two decades, innings-per-start has been relatively stable across major-league baseball. Not this year.
When it comes to the standings on the first day of the second half, what you see is *mostly* what you get.
In search of reverse Lirianos in the batter’s box.
The Pirates’ struggles this year might have more to do with the entire rest of the league than Pittsburgh’s pitchers themselves.
The season you’re watching right now might end up unlike any season you’ve ever seen before.