By Mike Lopresti, Gannett News ServiceSix weeks left in the baseball season, and the line of contenders looks like an airport security checkpoint.
You’d think by now we could eliminate more than the usual stragglers — the Pirates, Royals, Devil Rays, etc. But no. Sixteen of the 30 major league teams awoke Monday within four games [...] Read more »

Ken RosenthalFOXSports.com
Run differential is overrated.
All right, maybe that’s overstated. But those crazy Diamondbacks are merely the latest club to outperform its estimated won-loss record based on its runs scored and runs allowed.
The Diamondbacks have been outscored 559-539, yet their record is 71-54. According to the Pythagorean formula devised by Bill James, their actual record should [...] Read more »