On the Block: Jason Kubel
It’s June and with the July 31st deadline steadily approaching, I will begin taking a look at several players that could find themselves on the move this summer. My first candidate comes from a team…Read More
Twins Lose Liriano
Apparently when it rains in Minnesota, it rains a lot. It feels like every other day I’m writing about another Twins starter who’s hitting the DL. The news continues to be of the bad variety for…Read More
Linked: Defending Liriano and Beyond
Tuesday night offered baseball fans many spectacular events, none more impressive then Francisco Liriano’s no-hitter. While Liriano will be remembered for throwing the first no-no of the 2011 season,…Read More
Liria-No-No
Minnesota Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano threw the first no hitter of the 2011 season Tuesday night against the Chicago White Sox. The lefty threw 123 pitches, matching a career high. Before Tuesday’s…Read More
Safety In Numbers: More Pitching Efficiency
Last week, I started with a question: are strikeouts an inefficient way of retiring batters? I started off by looking at the top relief pitchers, ranked by their K/9 and decided that one way to measure…Read More
Picks of the Pen (9/20): Hershiser is Still a Role Model
Orel Hershiser is a wonderful human being. Because of that, this link gets top billing on this week’s…Read More
Picks of the Pen (8/23): Mr. Jong Goes to Medical School
Welcome to the August 23rd edition of Pick of the Pen. Today is a bit of a sad day because it marks…Read More
The Buzz: Three Teams That Have To Make A Move
Every year when the trade deadline is approaching, all 30 teams in the Majors are contemplating the rewards…Read More
Call to the Pen All-Star Team Reserves
For a number of weeks, we here at CttP worked diligently to select the starters and reserves for our…Read More
Follow the Leaders (7/8): FIP
The selected stat for today’s edition of Follow the Leaders is Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP).…Read More
Streaking in the Park: Week 4
As we enter the 4th regular season installment of Streaking in the Park, I couldn’t help but notice…Read More


