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If this is the 20th article you have read about the AL MVP race featuring Joe Mauer and Derek Jeter, you should do two things: 1) Stop reading this article. As much as I like people reading my articles, don't suffer through yet another analysis of this topic. Unless you want to read it, then, of course, I am not stopping you. 2) Vary your reading topics on b/r. Now that you made ...

I think it is time that all baseball fans make an assessment of the way the game is looked at statistically. It doesn't take Bill James to figure out that baseball writers and fans put way too much emphasis on home runs.  Think I'm crazy? The next time you're reading an article about a position player, look at the stats the writer gives. I'll bet you a steak dinner (Ken Griffey Jr. style) ...

As of this morning, the St. Louis Cardinals are 84-58, 10.5 games in front of the Chicago Cubs for first place in the NL Central.  How have they achieved this success? One may attribute it to the MVP caliber season of Albert Pujols, the trade deadline acquisition of Matt Holliday, or the amazing pitching of Adam Wainwright. Or Chris Carpenter. The 34-year-old is 16-3, with a league leading 2.16 ERA in 24 starts this ...

In a season where the disabled list meant more than the lineup card, the Mets decided to auction off their disabled list at a charity event on Friday night. For any who might wonder, all 30 teams are required to keep a physical list of all the players who get hurt and document the day of injury, the diagnosis, the day of surgery or start of rehab, and the day ...