Pebble Hunting

Pebble Hunting: Buster Posey and the Things Vin Scully Says

Vin Scully files away facts about each player, and then he repeats those facts forever. These are the facts he repeats about Buster Posey.

Pebble Hunting: Do You Know Your Hairstons?

by Sam Miller 6/18

In the year of the Hairstons, both brothers are doing quite well. Which means you must finally commit to keeping them straight.

Pebble Hunting: Matt Cain and Nerves

by Sam Miller 6/14

We generally don't expect top athletes to choke, but that doesn't mean they don't get just as nervous as you would.

Pebble Hunting: Swinging from His Toes to His Nose

by Sam Miller 6/13

Vladimir Guerrero has made a career out of hitting impossible pitches and swinging at everything in between.

Pebble Hunting: Jason Heyward and Making Adjustments

by Sam Miller 6/11

Can Jason Heyward still be a star if he can't hit or lay off an inside fastball?

Pebble Hunting: The Best Pitches Thrown This Week

by Sam Miller 6/08

Francisco Liriano breaks the game of baseball, Ernesto Frieri learns to dance and Bob Gibson whoa whoa holy whoa.

Pebble Hunting: Bryce Harper and the Disappearing Phiten Necklace

by Sam Miller 6/06

Did Bryce Harper see reason, or has he misplaced his magic necklace? With an update on the DiSars!

Pebble Hunting: Bryce Harper’s Toughest At-Bats

by Sam Miller 6/04

Bryce Harper, at 19, has faced four of the best strikeout pitchers in history. Here's how he has done.

Pebble Hunting: Twitter, Mike Trout, and Mark Trumbo

by Sam Miller 6/01

Does anyone actually believe Albert Pujols isn't the Angels' best player?

Pebble Hunting: The Decline and Fall of the Texas Rangers

by Sam Miller 5/30

The Rangers are great, but some day, the Rangers are going to be terrible. How will the end come?

Pebble Hunting: How Josh Harrison Beats Justin Verlander

by Sam Miller 5/23

Does the Pirates' Josh Harrison have a historically troubled relationship to the strike zone?

Pebble Hunting: Baseball and the F Word

by Sam Miller 5/21

Thirteen reasons why the national pastime isn't always rated PG.

Pebble Hunting: The Best Pitches Thrown This Week

by Sam Miller 5/18

Andrew Miller makes Jose Molina look like a worse hitter than usual, David Price makes Nick Swisher's head explode, Chris Davis makes baseball look easy (or hard), and more.

Pebble Hunting: Kill This Nickname

by Sam Miller 5/16

Bryce Harper is just the latest player to earn the most overused nickname in sports.

Pebble Hunting: The One They Missed

by Sam Miller 5/14

How does a player go from being undrafted to having a 1.60 ERA in the big leagues?

Pebble Hunting: No Fastballs for Emilio

by Sam Miller 5/11

If Emilio Bonifacio can't hit for power, why are pitchers walking him so often?