Baseball Analysis

Chris Carpenter became MLB's first 18 game winner as the Cardinals defeated the Pirates, 8-3. The NL Cy Young candidate gave up three runs, on four hits, in eight innings this evening. Carpenter (18-4) is 10-0 in his last 13 starts, all St. Louis victories. Read more »

25th August, 2005 Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Curt Schilling (5-5, 6.43) vs. Jose Lima (4-12, 6.47). The transition begins as the Red Sox rotation is getting its' anchor back. This will be Schilling's first start since April 23. Will he go out and perform well tonight? Read more »

The Chicago White Sox have gone 7-11 in August and lost seven straight games until Sunday?s 6-2 win over the New York Yankees. Don?t look now, but that colossal lead in the AL Central has been trimmed to eight games by the streaking Cleveland Indians, who have won five in a row. Read more »

24th August, 2005 Yankee Stadium, Bronx Dave Bush (2-7, 4.73) vs. Mike Mussina (12-7, 3.88). The Yankees will once again be depending on the consistent Mussina to extend their modest winning streak. Read more »

Carlos Pena (Detroit DH) went 3-4, with 2 home runs, and 4 RBI's, to lead the Tigers over the Oakland A's, 4-1. Pena is 7-13, with 5 HR's, since being called-up 5 days ago. Read more »

It may not be the easiest job to walk into: interim manager for a Major League Baseball team. Its title alone says, "Don't unpack your bags just yet", not even remotely a secure future for any man in a career already defined as less than certain. But according to sources cited by The Baltimore Sun today, Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos is pleased with the job done so far by Orioles interim skipper Sam Perlozzo. Read more »

To expect that Bradley could go an entire season without a blow-up with Kent seems, in retrospect, laughable. It?s hard to imagine a more oil-and-water combination than Bradley and Kent. The dour Kent is never shy about criticizing when he feels it?s warranted?just ask Barry Bonds. Read more »

23rd August, 2005 Petco Park, San Diego Roger Clemens RHP (11-5, 1.53, 155 K's) vs. Jake Peavy RHP (10-6, 3.14, 183 K's). Two of baseballs premiere strikeout pitchers duel in San Diego. Read more »

Although not at his best, Dontrelle Willis tied the Cards Chris Carpenter for the MLB lead in wins with 17, as Florida defeated LA, 5-2. It was the first win in four starts vs. the Dodgers for Willis (17-8). Willis also drove in a run for the Marlins with a sacrifice fly. Read more »

Last night was another example of the lack of support Pedro receives from his New York Mets. Read more »

Chris Hoyler is back, bringing us a Marlins "week in review", rather a review of the past two weeks that is the Florida Marlins rollercoaster. Read more »

The Oakland A's and Houston Astros continued their slumps, which means we again have some log-jammed Wild-Card scenarios in both leagues. Is this a good thing, or will the winner of each race just be the first of many sputtering lemons to steam and hiss across the finish line? You be the judge... Read more »

Wily Mo Pena of the Reds went 2-3, with 2 HR's & 6 RBI's, in their 13-6 win over Arizona. Read more »

22nd August, 2005 Dolphins Stadium, Miami Edwin Jackson RHP (0-0) vs Dontrelle Willis LHP (16-8, 2.64). Willis goes for No. 17. The Marlins season record is 18, set by Carl Pavano in 2004. Read more »

The trio of A.J Burnett, Josh Beckett, and Dontrelle Willis evokes comparisons to other dynamic threesomes from recent years. Coming quickly to mind: Maddux, Smoltz, and Glavine of the Braves; Hudson, Mulder, and Zito of the A?s. Read more »

Since arriving in San Francisco at the July 31 trading deadline, Danville native Randy Winn has batted an even .300 with 3 home runs and 6 runs batted in 18 games. But that doesn't tell the whole story. Read more »

The Rockies always try their best to act as though they aren?t affected by essentially being relegated to visitors in their own home ballpark. Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said after the contest, ?I?m all for people showing up at the ballpark. We had a lively crowd. We had a good baseball game, but we didn?t win.? Read more »

With a 39-82 record and no phenom waiting in the wings to take them back to respectability, the Royals find themselves looking at the light at the end of the tunnel, only to find out it is an oncoming train. Read more »

Call Randy, Pavano, Mike Mussina, Kevin Brown, and Jaret Wright the ?Original 5?. Everyone else is a ?Replacement.? So that group includes Chien-Ming Wang, Chacon, Small, Al Leiter, Scott Proctor, Tanyon Sturtze, and (sadly) Sean Henn. In games started by the Original 5, the Yankees are 47-38, a .553 winning percentage. The Yankees are 19-13 in games started by the Replacements, a .594 winning percentage. Read more »

21st August, 2005 US Cellular Field, Chicago Randy Johnson (11-7, 4.22) vs. Jose Contreras (7-7, 4.24). The NY papers should have fun with this one. Read more »