Pebble Hunting

Pebble Hunting: The Most Depressing Age-27 Seasons of 2013

This year's crop of players whose careers went poof when they were supposed to be peaking.

An investigation into the impulse to rap about your favorite baseball team.

Why it's hard for us to decide whether managers or GMs deserve to be fired.

Why timing is everything when it comes to buying big free agents.

A close watching of five of the Braves shortstop's most impressive plays.

In which Sam is struck by the fact that these hitters hit these home runs far.

Watching 50 balks to get a read on an imprecise rule, arbitrarily applied.

An update on Sean Doolittle's extreme sophomore season.

How many recent contract extensions would the team that bestowed them still sign?

Sam plays GM and auctions off Chicago's most valuable trade bait to the highest bidder.

Can pitch-tipping truly explain Zack Wheeler's struggles?

Throwing paper airplanes is big at ballparks. Where did the planes come from, and what do they signify?

All-Star edition.

What's the maximum attention span of a baseball fan?

A primer on the Twins' Caleb Thielbar, who started his career with 20 scoreless innings.

Important updates on pitchers hitting and pitchers pitching to pitchers.