Pebble Hunting

Pebble Hunting: The Evolution of a Save Celebration

Is Kenley Jansen ready to close? Sam analyzes his incipient save celebration's suitability for the ninth inning.

Pebble Hunting: Sizing up the DiSar Candidates

Which players are the most likely to go the longest before their first walk of 2012?

Pebble Hunting: When Age 27 Doesn’t Work Out

Brandon Wood is in the midst of yet another disappointing season at age 27. What other players have bottomed out when they were supposed to be peaking?

Pebble Hunting: The Secret to Getting a Hit

by Sam Miller 5/02

The Padres pitching staff pools its knowledge about offense in an attempt to snap a hitless streak.

Pebble Hunting: Jordan Walden and Small Samples

by Sam Miller 4/30

What numbers do we look at when no number is large enough?

Pebble Hunting: The Best Pitches Thrown This Week

by Sam Miller 4/27

The best pitches of the past two weeks, narrated by a guy who's trying to impress his date.

Pebble Hunting: Albert Pujols Never Walks

by Sam Miller 4/24

Did the Angels sign the player they thought they were signing?

Pebble Hunting: Cautiously Sizing Up April Stats

by Sam Miller 4/23

It's too early to look at statistical leaderboards, but sometimes we have to anyway.

Pebble Hunting: Lester’s Long Inning

by Sam Miller 4/20

What transpired during Jon Lester's 50-pitch inning against the Rangers earlier this week?

Pebble Hunting: Doing Lines

by Sam Miller 4/18

If you want to know how often we really see something new in baseball, look to the pitching lines.

Pebble Hunting: The Best Pitches Thrown This Week

by Sam Miller 4/13

Presenting the three filthiest pitches from the first week of the season.

Pebble Hunting: Matt Moore Against Miguel Cabrera

by Sam Miller 4/11

If you missed yesterday's game between the Rays and Tigers, you missed Matt Moore facing Miguel Cabrera in his second major-league start.

Pebble Hunting: Annotated Box Score: Mike Sweeney Eats a Banana

by Sam Miller 4/09

Angels vs. Royals, April 6, 2012.

Pebble Hunting: The Pacers

by Sam Miller 4/06

On Opening Day, the action is new, but the jokes are old.

Pebble Hunting: The War on Opening Day

by Sam Miller 4/04

Opening Day is now Opening Days, but Bug Selig's efforts to attract more casual fans by spacing out the openers haven't spoiled the return of regular-season baseball.

Pebble Hunting: Mike Trout and the 20-Year Contract

by Sam Miller 4/02

Are team-friendly contract extensions signed early in players' careers about to become a lot longer?