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Ask Athlon Sports: Baseball Statistics
MLB Q: What the heck does OPS stand for, and how is it computed? — Bob Perron, Jacksonville, Fla. A: Bob, it’s not nearly as mysterious as it sounds. OPS simply stands for on-base percent...
47 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB

Ask Athlon Sports: Will Clark
MLB Q: I loved to watch Will “The Thrill” Clark play baseball, from his first at-bat in the majors, a home run to straightaway center field in Houston against another great, Nolan Ryan. Do you thin...
47 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB

Andrew McCutchen’s 56-game run among baseball’s best ever?
MLB While the wiry Pittsburgh centerfielder with dreadlocks continues his march toward his first MVP, does the season he has put together rank among one of the all-time best? We’ll be able to jud...
47 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Andrew McCutchen, Joe DiMaggio, Pittsburgh Pirates

Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for July 20. • NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah looks at the Ravens and their likelihood of getting a Joe Flacco deal do...
47 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: July 19
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. Injured All-Stars The start of the second half has not...
47 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball

3 Terrible Trades MLB GMs Would Love to Do Over
MLB Trading baseball players between teams has been part of the charm of the game since the 1800s. Ornery players traded after disputes with managers, struggling players traded for one another in hopes...
48 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Hector Noesi, Jed Lowrie, Jesus Montero, Jonathan Sanchez, Mark Melancon, Melky Cabrera, Michael Pineda, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: July 16
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for July 16, 2012.     1. Ra...
48 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

Top Professional Coaches Under 50
MLB Veterans can be they key to any championship season. However, that doesn’t always extend to the bench or the dugout. In June, Erik Spoelstra coached the Miami Heat to an NBA title at age 41,...
48 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, News, AL East, NL East, American League, National League, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, Eastern Conference, Western Conference, Northeast, Oklahoma City Thunder, AFC North, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, NFC North, NFC South, NFC West, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers

Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for July 13. • The Phillies are upping their offer to star pitcher Cole Hamels before he becomes a free agent after the...
48 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, Links

2012 MLB Pennant Races: Sizing Up the Season's Second Half
MLB In the 17 seasons that have concluded with a postseason since baseball expanded to the three-division format in 1994, 66 of the 102 teams that were in first place at the All-Star break went on to w...
48 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Albert Pujols, Evan Longoria, Matt Kemp, RA Dickey, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals

Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: July 12
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. First-Half Fantasy Duds The National League All-Stars ...
48 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball

2012 MLB All-Star Game: Fixing its Problems
MLB This is the 11th season that the All-Star Game has “counted.” If you recall, way back in 2001, both teams ran out of pitchers and the game ended in a tie after 11 exciting innings, leaving fans...
49 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Brandon Phillips, David Wright, Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, Pablo Sandoval, Randy Johnson, Tom Glavine, Tony La Russa, Yogi Berra

Baseball's Players of the Week: Youkilis, Weaver, McCutchen, McDonald
MLB Each week Athlon Sports looks back at the previous week's best baseball players in the American and National Leagues and recaps the most outstanding pitching performances. Here are last week's —J...
49 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, News, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates

2012 Home Run Derby: 3 Ways to Make it Better
MLB I don’t care much for the Home Run Derby. Never really have. I usually watch parts of it, but I can’t stay in front of a TV and watch the entire spectacle. And what little time I will spend wat...
49 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Robinson Cano

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: July 9
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for July 9, 2012.     1...
49 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals