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September 26, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Farewell

by David Pinto

Wrapping up a season of fun to head for other shores.

September 19, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Thoughts on the Postseason

by David Pinto

Rejiggering the playoffs has already paid dividends--might even more be in order?

September 12, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Never Enough Pitching?

by David Pinto

The increasing number of pitchers crowding big league rosters hasn't improved the quality of a club's performance from its hurlers.

September 5, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Raiding or Raising the East?

by David Pinto

Will MLB live down to its past when it comes to its relationship with Japan?

August 29, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Free Trade Amateurs

by David Pinto

The influx of international talent of the game has a relationship to the ways in which the industry works with all amateur talent.

August 22, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Re-calculating the Save

by David Pinto

Who ends up getting the credit if we let the act define the stat, instead of the other way around?

August 8, 2007

The Big Picture: Evolving the Save Rule

by David Pinto

Perhaps the time has come to adapt a rule to define who's actually putting out the fires for teams in ballgames.

August 1, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Analyzing the Umpires

by David Pinto

David takes a stroll through some data to see if there are any umpires who might favor the underdog a little too much.

July 29, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Gambling on Umpires

by David Pinto

Further thoughts on what's at stake in the Donaghy scandal.

July 18, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Whose Commissioner?

by David Pinto

The Age of Bud won't last forever. What do we do when it ends?

July 11, 2007

The Big Picture: All-Star Ratings

by David Pinto

The television ratings for the All-Star Game have been in decline for a quarter-century.

June 27, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Competitive Sharing

by David Pinto

Dave suggests changes to the CBA that would give teams an incentive to draw on the road.

June 20, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Forty and Fabulous

by David Pinto

Clemens, Maddux, Johnson, Moyer...it's a great time to be an ancient hurler in the majors. David looks into why that is.

June 13, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Getting to the Truth

by David Pinto

A proposal on how to real shut the door on the steroid era, and perhaps even learn something from it.

June 6, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Graying Offenses

by David Pinto

How has player age changed over time, and why is 2007 the year of the old player?

May 30, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Dynamic Pricing

by David Pinto

A little economic creativity could help teams capture more revenue while making the live baseball experience cheaper for fans.

May 23, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: More Alignments

by David Pinto

Variations on a theme are on David's mind, as he proposes other possibilities in more sensibly structured divisions.

May 16, 2007

The Big Picture: More Rescheduling

by David Pinto

David expands on his five-division realignment plan.

May 9, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Rescheduling

by David Pinto

A radical solution that will solve all of MLB's scheduling problems.

May 2, 2007

Premium Article The Big Picture: Run Optimum

by David Pinto

Uncovering the game's optimum figure for run-scoring, and maintaining the precious balance between pitcher and hitter, is crucial for the game's health.

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