[EDITOR’S NOTE - This should have been posted last weekend, but I’ve had a great deal of internet woes.  Until Time-Warner fixed a broken line, I was surfing on the crappy phone and on a bad connection in my car at McDonald’s -DS]

This is my All-Star Break report on the Cardinals. It has folded ...

There is lots of skepticism around defensive statistics.  Wrongly so, in my opinion, but I am probably a little biased.  Yes, they aren’t perfect, but there is no reason to throw the baby out with the bathwater.  The idea behind the stats is solid.  There is some differing opinions around the ...

The Mets have recently begun a couple of weeks of some of the most listless baseball I can stand watching.  Since returning from the American League, whose ass they whipped this year, they have played like dung.  They have gone 6-11, and have losing records to both the Marlins (5-8) and Washington ...

“I couldn’t be more appreciative of the Cubs organization for providing me the opportunity to manage this ballclub,” Piniella said in a statement. “I’ve had four wonderful years here that I wouldn’t trade for anything in the world.  I’ve grown to love the city and the fans but at my age (67 at the ...

This week’s data

Another week has passed and the separation between the top fielder and the bottom fielder has remained nearly constant.  The top fielder after 85 games is about +10 and the worst fielder is about -10.  And that’s just top to bottom, not even considering the smaller gaps from each ...

Defensive stats through the All-Star Break

We reached the ASB, and innings are starting to pile up for players.  The NL still has an idle Chase Utley at the top, but his numbers are regressing, and Scott Rolen is still climbing.  Justin Upton and Matt Holliday lead the outfielders.  The American ...

The Rangers have traded Justin Smoak and 3 minor leaguers for Cliff Lee.  I really like this deal for a few reasons. 

First, and most importantly, I just don’t know about you Smoak.  A 24% LD%, a good K/BB rate and a solid K/PA suggests a very good young player.  But there’s more to it than ...

This week’s data.

The American League leaders in defense are the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners.  The agrees with the pre-season view that these teams were defensive minded and the data is supporting that thus far.  For the individual performances, the levels are the same as the last few ...

2010 DMB Projection Disk for Diamond Mind 10

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For almost 50 years, William M. Gatewood lay in obscurity in an unmarked grave here at Memorial Park Cemetery. But that ended Tuesday, when three baseball fans continued their quest to find every former Negro Leagues player without a headstone and do their share to right the wrong.

Money for the ...