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Expect to see less of this in the month of September. (via Cathy Taylor) While monitoring the size and location of the strike zone this season on a monthly basis, of particular interest to me has been the resulting run environment across major league...

Well, now. The controversial trade that sent young starting pitcher Shelby Miller to Atlanta for rightfielder Jason Heyward did not cause the ruination of Cardinals’ baseball as we know it. The early-season howling winds of April were no match for the...

The season is over, so it's time to hand out some hardware. The Kansas City chapter of the BBWAA votes on the "official" Royals Player and Pitcher of the Year. That's nice, but I have a difficult time taking seriously an organization whose members allegedly...

Over at Baseball Nation, Rob Neyer recently wondered whether ground-ball pitchers are overrated. Using an analogy from his mentor Bill James as a launching point, as well as an anecdotal observation that many of the best pitchers of all time are/were...

The Boston Red Sox are turning out to be better than some of us thought as they nearly no-hit the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday. We also have the great honor of being able to watch baseball being played on Jackie Robinson day, although there's no baseball...