It’s been awhile since I actually discussed any of the baseball that’s still being played, at least in this forum. But it isn’t as though I haven’t been watching the action. I spent a chunk of time over the weekend working on my latest piece for the New York Sun, the subject of which was …
Monday night was a great night for scoreboard watching. I’ve spent the better part of the last three days in front of my computer working on both this week’s Hit List and an my latest piece for the New York Sun, on the Cleveland Indians’ incredible surge, which not so coincidentally has taken them to …
I’ve spent a good portion of the last couple of weeks thinking about the Atlanta Braves, who now sit in first place atop the NL East, just as they have for the better part of the last 15 seasons. They’re winning again, but in a way few people expected. With as many as 10 rookies …
As promised, my New York Sun debut is up today. It’s on the predictive value of the July 4 standings: There’s an old baseball axiom which holds that the team in first place on July 4 will win the division. While the direct route from regular-season glory to the World Series has disappeared, that maxim …
I spent a good portion of the holiday weekend in front of a computer, putting the finishing touches on a piece for the New York Sun, with whom Baseball Prospectus has a content deal, and of course, this week’s Prospectus Hit List. After getting more of a monitor tan than a suntan, I made both …