Izzy or isn't he? (plus Game 39 Open Thread)
Loop Soup 5-1, 3.95 1-2, 5.22 In considering the Izzy situation, I’m less ready than others to write his obit just yet. He’s had some bad outings, to be sur...
closer calls
heads up from will carroll: he’ll have an interview today with cards’ assistant gm john abbamondi on Baseball Prospecus radio. you can download the show here. last night’s game . . ...
making it last
let’s start with ankiel’s 17-pitch at-bat. it was nearly as long as the brewers’ entire 9th-inning rally (19 pitches); that’s what type of an at-bat it was. the pitch-per-AB da...
first time
the cards are in first place by themselves for the first time since the final day of 2006. it’s only april 10 so it doesn’t mean much, but after going first-place-less for all of last seas...





