According to a series of 100 Diamond Mind simulations of the 2007 season with current rosters and CHONE (Comprehensive Holistic Objective Numerical Estimations) projections for the season, the New York Yankees have a 73.5% chance of winning the division while the Red Sox are the wild card favorites with a 23% chance of winning the […]

Separated by a year and a half in age and one year of Major League service time, Trot Nixon and JD Drew are about as similar as two ball players playing on different coasts can be. Both players, known as hard nosed original dirt dogs, are above average, left handed hitting, injury prone, right […]

Keith Foulke’s place in Red Sox history was cemented in 2004 as he fielded Edgar Renteria’s ground ball and closed out the World Series, then jumped into catcher Jason Varitek’s arms.
Keith Foulke’s place on the Red Sox roster next season is not as cemented. The Boston Red Sox have declined to exercise their $7.5 […]

Alex Gonzalez’s sparkling play at the shortstop position glittered, but all that glitters is not gold; at least not a gold glove. Despite the reputation as one of the best defensive shortstops in baseball history by players and media members alike, the Red Sox shortstop, along with the White Sox Juan Uribe and Twins […]

In the Boston Herald today, Tony Massarotti contends that “Long outings leave Pedro incomplete,” where he presents the following statistics (in the print edition):
DATE OPP IP H ER BB/SO PC Apr 5 Bal 8 4 1 0/6 92
Apr 12 Bal 4.1 9 10 0/4 92 May 3 Min 9 5 1 0/12 108 May 8 Min 5 8 5 1/4 83 Aug 6 Ana 9 10 1 1/11 128
Aug 11 Oak 5 5 2 2/7 101
According to Massarotti, these statistics show that “on the three occasions when Martinez went at least eight innings, he failed […]