On the heels of a night where he went 2-for-4 maybe there’s hope that Phillies slugger Ryan Howard is finally snapping out of his ’08 slump. Then again, he did add to his strikeout total twice to boost it to a major league-high 56 times.

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Tue, May 13, 2008

Seamheads Radio is Back!

by Matt Sisson

Matt Sisson talks with Carlo DeVito about his new book Yogi: The Life and Times of an American Original.

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Baseball History — As Seen From The Shadows of Cooperstown: Part X

by Gene Carney

This was supposed to be an issue covering the 1990s, but it turns out that it just covers the first five years of that span. I predicted a somewhat different take on this decade, and I was right about that. But I had not expected my excerpting and reflecting on my old scorebooks, to take up so much space. Rather than post a 30-page issue, I’ll return to the Nineties in #447.

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Mon, May 12, 2008

Roto Chronicles: National League–May 12

by Wayne Lin

Plenty of pitchers made this week’s edition of Ruts and Royalty.

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Roto Chronicles: American League – May 12

by Michael Taylor

The “Greek God of Walks” powers his way up fantasy charts.

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Diamond Rundown – Edition Six

by Brian Joseph

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the sixth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

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Sun, May 11, 2008

Climbing the Ladder with the National League 5/11/2008

by Scott Powers

Astros climb Central standings

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Sat, May 10, 2008

Talkin’ Baseball, Steroids and “The Code” With Author Ross Bernstein

by Brian Joseph

“The Code” in baseball is an interesting but seldom discussed aspect of the game. Just this past week, both Richie Sexson and Joba Chamberlain have caused ripples in the game because of it.

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Fri, May 09, 2008

Marv Foley’s Triple Crown

by Brendan Macgranachan

Marv Foley’s line of .217-6-19 in his final major league season in 1984 with Texas came nowhere close to winning the American League Triple Crown that season. However, Foley’s line of 1989-1993-1997 won him a much rarer triple crown, one that was never duplicated and probably never will.

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