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The World of Catcher's Interference

"X - reached first on catcher's interference"The line above has often been used in baseball box scores to denote one of baseball's orphaned statistics: catcher's interference. It is an event that...

Started in Baseball Analysts • 10 hours ago • 0 responses
Tags: designated hitter
Wrappin' Up the Draft

The 2008 draft deadline has come and gone, and when the dust settled almost all the big-name amateur draft picks had signed on the dotted line - save for three. A trio of pitchers chose not to begin...

Started in Baseball Analysts • 1 day ago • 0 responses
Tags: around the minors
Maddux to the Dodgers

So it looks like Greg Maddux is heading up the 5 to Los Angeles. Before you scoff, consider what Maddux will be asked to do. He is taking the rotation spot of all those pitchers not named Lowe,...

Started in Baseball Analysts • 3 days ago • 0 responses
White Hot

In the American League the Tampa Bay Rays have been the surprise story of the 2008 campaign. The Los Angeles Angels' dominance thus far comes in second, then the Boston Red Sox (if for no other...

Started in Baseball Analysts • 3 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: change-up
Waiting is the Hardest Part

Tom Petty has a song that proclaims “The waiting is the hardest part.” I think it is beyond safe to say the Tampa Bay Rays know the saying and perhaps the song quite well. The long wait on Major...

Started in Baseball Analysts • 4 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: designated hitter
Measuring Offense with Batting Runs

Two weeks ago, we looked at the performance of all major leaguers (well, all but catcher and pitchers). I figured it wouldn’t hurt to take a look at offensive performance here today. When you talk...

Started in Baseball Analysts • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: saber talk
The Clock is Ticking

Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, including scouts, scouting directors and general managers, are no doubt buzzing like a bee hive in a hurricane. The deadline for signing 2008 amateur draft picks...

Started in Baseball Analysts • 7 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: around the minors
So I Went to a Baseball Game Last Night

I have heard a number of people make reference to this but it really is true. You never know what is going to happen in any given baseball game. On any night, if you decide to devote the time, you...

Started in Baseball Analysts • 1 week ago • 0 responses
Tags: change-up
High School Talent is Heating Up

Tied with the best records heading into the finale of the Area Code Games on Sunday, the Texas Rangers (Texas) beat the Milwaukee Brewers Blue (Southern California), 4-2, to win the tournament with a...

Started in Baseball Analysts • 1 week ago • 0 responses
Tags: baseball beat
Remember This Name

Let me introduce you to the No. 1 pick in the 2011 amateur draft . . . Bryce Harper. I know, that particular draft won't take place for three more years. As such, how in the world could I make this...

Started in Baseball Analysts • 3 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: baseball beat