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The leading NL Cy Young Award contender is Kershaw, obviously 26 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm
This should be the third Cy Young Award for Clayton Kershaw in a row. Look back at last year's stats and be honest with yourself that R.A. Dickey only won it because he throws a novelty pitch. Kershaw...
Sorry Kershaw, it's still Matt Harvey's Cy Young to lose 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
Over the last few weeks, Clayton Kershaw has been great. That's not surprising because Kershaw is great. If you asked me who I thought the best pitcher in baseball was, I'm not sure I'd have to take m...
Remembering Jayson Werth 25 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
From the title of this article, one could conceivably conclude that something terrible happened to Jayson Werth, and we now need to pay homage to him. Thankfully, that's not the case. But the point of...
Kyle Kendrick's well hit average miracle 25 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
One of my favorite statistics is Well Hit Average (WHAV) because it seems to be the next step in understanding the nexus between luck and skill that has challenged us for so long. Unfortunately for th...
Mariano Rivera Lite 25 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
This shouldn't come as a monumental surprise, but at the end of the season, longtime Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera will retire from baseball. Rivera has had a storied career that includes numerous r...
The Smallest Sample Size 8/25/13: Wells Run Dry 25 Aug 2013 | 04:25 pm
Everybody's a sucker for position players taking the mound and trying to hurl a perfect inning in relief and yesterday we were treated to Casper Wells' second such appearance of the year. Sadly, he me...
Detroit's best starter is not who you think 24 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
The Detroit Tigers are the envy of almost every team in baseball. Their fifth-best starter, Rick Porcello, has compiled 2.5 WAR and posted a 3.46 FIP in 133.1 innings pitched this season. Overall, Tig...
Was Adrian Beltre the right choice? 24 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Would it surprise you if I said it has been almost three years since the 2010-2011 offseason? I know, that isn't an incredible leap of faith, but since 2011, lots of baseball has been played, numerous...
Lineouts! 08/23/13: Ichiro milestone, Hultzen delivery, and Trout rental 24 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
MLB Hot Topics Ryan Braun Finally Admits Drug Use in 2011 by Howie Rumberg -- ABC Sports Ryan Braun finally came clean publicly on Thursday that he indeed used performance enhancing drugs. He's tryi...
The Smallest Sample Size 08/23/13: Clayton Kershaw is in Beast Mode 23 Aug 2013 | 07:32 pm
The Smallest Sample Size -- Game Results for 08/21/13 Photo credit: Marc Serota Dodgers 6, Marlins 0 The story in this game isn't so much that the Los Angeles Dodgers continue on their mission to w...
