A-OK without A-Rod? Not quite.
The Yankees placed Alex Rodriguez on the 15-day disabled list Saturday. The move is looked at as a precautionary one; the Yankees want to make sure that the injury does not turn into a bigger problem...
View ArticleWhy Is A.J. Burnett So Inconsistent?
To say the least, 2010 has been a season of inconsistency for A.J. Burnett. After his first start of the season, his ERA was 5.40. By his sixth start, it was 1.99. 10 starts later, it was 5.25. Now,...
View ArticleCC Sabathia Does Not Deserve Cy Young
The 2010 Cy Young conversation had been a fascinating debate. It had raised questions about how to determine if a pitcher is successful, and the value of certain statistics. But, unlike other years,...
View ArticleShouldn’t 1987 Raise Eyebrows Too?
There has been an increased raising of eyebrows when looking at or comparing statistics of players in the “steroid era,†which began in the early 1990s. Look no further than Mark McGwire to see how...
View ArticleWhat Does F12 Really Mean?
As previously defined, the Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers. In basic terms, F12 is a rating that takes...
View ArticleIt Is the Same Five Teams Who Lead in Attendance Although Kansas City, KS...
The deck has been shuffled, moving Winnipeg, Manitoba, ahead of 2012 newcomer Sugar Land, TX and Kansas City, KS has jumped two spots to third, but the same five teams that led Independent Baseball in...
View Article2014 Featured Bad Offense in MLB
Offensive levels in Major League Baseball fell in 2014 to levels not seen in a generation. Are we on the verge of another pitching boom? The answer is, not really. The simplest statistic to measure,...
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez Undeserving of Record Cleansing For PED Use
Alex Rodriguez should be stripped of the 190 home runs hit over several seasons as punishment for failing drug tests. That is what Chicago Tribune columnist Philip Hersh believes. Why? Using the...
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