I found this column to be very informative and interesting. I think WAR is a useful stat, but there are aspects of it that trouble me.

Steroid talk usually gives me tired head. But this seems timely, given that we'll hear today about Raffy and McGwire being left out of the HOF Class of 2011.

I don't agree with all of what Sheehan says in the post (it's a free preview for his newsletter), but I think he makes some excellent points.

Vlad wants 3 years from other teams but will settle for a 2 year deal from the Rangers. What a sweetheart that Vlad is.

JoePos is one of the best. His breakdown of the situation from monday's game should be required reading for anyone broadcasting or writing about Cardinals games.

The Blue Jays have hit a lot of HR thru 25% of the season. So Yahoo! Sports did a feature on their hitting coach Dwayne Murphy. Among the moronic statements in the story, this one stood out:

"I think on-base percentage is an overrated stat," Murphy said flatly. "Those guys getting on base, most of them aren’t getting them in. Give me somebody who drives them in after that. I need guys who can drive the ball."

How did Wash not hire this guy?

Posnanski posted this on saturday. I must admit that I was once an RBI worshipper. And that might have been as recent as a few seasons ago. I have outgrown that, though. I sure wish every broadcaster and journalist who plans to cover a baseball game in 2010 was required to read this before doing so.