Jason Brannon

Welcome to the Divisionies, where we choose the best players from each division. The Ken Griffey Jr. Trophy goes to the best player in the AL West. More elections: The Bob Feller Trophy (AL...

Welcome to the Divisionies, where we choose the best players from each division. The Bob Feller Trophy goes to the best pitcher in the AL Central. More elections: The Ty Cobb TrophyThe Walter...

Welcome to the Divisionies, where we choose the best players from each division. The Ty Cobb Trophy goes to the best player in the AL Central. More elections: The Walter Johnson TrophyThe Babe...

Welcome to the Divisionies, where we choose the best players from each division. The Walter Johnson Trophy goes to the best pitcher in the AL East. More elections: The Babe Ruth TrophyThe Sandy...

Welcome to the Divisionies, where we choose the best players from each division. The Babe Ruth Trophy goes to the best player in the AL East. More elections: The Sandy Koufax TrophyThe Willie...

Welcome to the Divisionies, where we choose the best players from each division. The Sandy Koufax Trophy goes to the best pitcher in the NL West. More elections: The Willie Mays TrophyThe Bob...

Welcome to the Divisionies, where we choose the best players from each division. The Willie Mays Trophy goes to the best player in the NL West. More elections: The Bob Gibson TrophyThe Honus...

Welcome to the Divisionies, where we choose the best players from each division. The Bob Gibson Trophy goes to the best pitcher in the NL Central. More elections: The Honus Wagner TrophyThe Tom...

Welcome to the Divisionies, where we choose the best players from each division. The Honus Wagner Trophy goes to the best player in the NL Central. More elections: The Tom Seaver TrophyThe Hank...

Welcome to the first annual Divisionies, where we choose the best players from each division. The Tom Seaver Trophy goes to the best pitcher in the NL East. More elections: The Hank Aaron Trophy

Welcome to the first annual Divisionies, where we choose the best players from each division. First up, the National League East.

Who was the MVP of the A.L. Central? Who was the Cy Young of the N.L. East? And so on!

Everything I know about pilgrim hats tells me that buckles were in wide use by the 17th century. So what happened to your belt buckles, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, and Babe Ruth? Note also the odd...

From "Whether the Giants or Tigers win, Moneyball loses," by CBSSports.com "Baseball Insider" Danny Knobler: Two games in, we don't yet have a winner of this World Series, but we already have a...

Theo Epstein on the mess he inherited: If there was one thing that I was surprised by in a negative way it was how pervasive the lack of plate discipline was in the whole organization, at the...

It's true, it's true! We're so lame! (H/T DeWayne Mann.)

In this episode of ESPN Baseball Today, Jack Morris talks about momentum and karma and chemistry and momentum. But also momentum. Jack Morris: You know, it's [an] amazing run for the Giants...

Why do your hands sting when you miss the sweet spot of the bat? Watch this super-slow motion GIF of a bat rattling around in Yadier Molina's aching mitts to get an idea. That's one of four...

Allen Barra is making sense about Alex Rodriguez: Let's consider it from a historical perspective. Mickey Mantle is the demi-God of Yankees postseason play (though, of course, Mickey's ...

Rick Sutcliffe, last seen derisively referring to "sabermetric geniuses" and calling for Melky Cabrera's deportation, might... hold on, I'm gonna need a minute here... oh, God... might be in line...

In his latest newsletter (subscription info here), Joe Sheehan riles up the rubes embraces his inner heel shares his postseason awards ballot: AL Most Valuable Player 1. Mike Trout [snip] ...

Hey, Alfonso Marquez, what about that little fella? That's from Friday's Cards-Nats game. Now, I'm not saying we should turn over the job of calling balls and strikes to a PITCHf/x-type system...

Via Baseball Primer, Tony La Russa appeared on KCSP 610 last week, and, well ... Tony Larussa told us the other day there are 4 players he managed that he would never speak to again. Rasmus has...

In the new "2-3" Division Series format—two games at the lower seed's home ballpark, then three at the higher seed's park—the team with home-field advantage, the high seed, won't enjoy that...

Dan Duquette, December 1st, 2011: "If you take a look at Bill James' projections, they're projecting Davis to slug at .500 next year."Dan Duquette.Davis slugged .501. — John Dewan...

The redoubtable Murray Chass: Runs batted in are absolute. Home runs are the same wherever you look. Batting average is based on hits and at-bats. None of those statistics have different...

The Padres, to pick a team at random, played the Nationals in Washington on May 15, then few 2700 miles to play the Dodgers in San Diego the next day. The Padres won both games, incidentally. A...

In a blistering jeremiad on the state of penmanship among today's athletes, former Phillies third-baseman Mike Schmidt asked, "Since when did the signatures of today's celebrity athletes become...

Which evidence should voters consider when determining the Most Valuable Player? Don't ask! They'll consider whichever evidence they like!

@joe_sheehan A's have better AL record than Texas, who have 4 game adv. from interleague after playing HOU (5-1) not SFG (2-4). — Max Laughton (@dshban) October 3, 2012 In one of the old...