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November 16, 2005

Can Of Corn: The Case for Pettitte

by Dayn Perry

A look at detailed park factors turns the NL Cy Young race on its head.

November 2, 2005

Can Of Corn: Approximate Psychic

by Dayn Perry

With the 2005 season behind us, Dayn looks back at how he thought it would play out, in an attempt to learn from his mistakes.

October 4, 2005

Playoff Prospectus: San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals

by Dayn Perry

Dayn previews the series that pits the underwhelming Padres against his beloved Cardinals.

September 27, 2005

Can Of Corn: Reasons to Believe

by Dayn Perry

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are headed for their seventh last-place finish in eight seasons. It may be their last one for a while.

September 20, 2005

Can Of Corn: Counterargument

by Dayn Perry

Dayn counters accusations of groupthink and explains why he hopes Barry Bonds fails in his quest for 755.

September 13, 2005

Can Of Corn: Best of the West

by Dayn Perry

Dayn takes a closer look at the NL West, wondering how a divisional All-Star team would fare.

September 6, 2005

Can Of Corn: Power Outage

by Dayn Perry

Scott Podsednik is set to make history in Chicago, and there's something special about Daniel Cabrera. Dayn has the lowdown.

August 31, 2005

Can Of Corn: The No-Fun League

by Dayn Perry

Dayn's trip to an NFL preseason game left him with more questions than answers about football's popularity compared to baseball.

August 17, 2005

Can Of Corn: The Even Newer and More Improved Triple Crown

by Dayn Perry

After last week's column, Dayn got plenty of mail about his new Triple Crown. So, let's try this again.

August 9, 2005

Can Of Corn: New and Improved Triple Crown

by Dayn Perry

While the noise traditionally gets made around batting average, home runs, and RBI, Dayn wonders if there should be a triple crown that rewards less problematic offensive performance.

August 3, 2005

Can Of Corn: Tops Among Top Three

by Dayn Perry

The starting pitching troika of Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Roy Oswalt have vaulted the Astros into contention. Dayn breaks down where the threesome ranks all -time.

July 26, 2005

Can Of Corn: Putting the Park Back in Park Factors

by Dayn Perry

Too often, teams ignore granular park effects when it comes to putting together a lineup. According to Dayn, it's not just where you play, but from which side you play.

July 20, 2005

Can Of Corn: Writing the Dodgers' Blues

by Dayn Perry

Dodger GM Paul DePodesta is taking a lot of heat for the team's struggles. But what effects have his moves actually had? Dayn's got the scoop.

July 14, 2005

Small Moves Could Pay Off Big: Retooling the Mets' Roster

by Dayn Perry

Dayn has a prescription for the Mets, addressing both short-term and long-term needs.

July 13, 2005

Can Of Corn: Notes for the Void

by Dayn Perry

With no games being played today, Dayn has some random thoughts to help us deal with the void.

July 5, 2005

Can Of Corn: Pythag and the Nats

by Dayn Perry

The Washington Nationals are on pace to have unprecedented success for a team with their run differential. Look deeper, though, and you see some reasons why they've outplayed their runs scored and allowed.

June 29, 2005

Can Of Corn: Anti-Triple Crown Contenders

by Dayn Perry

Dayn Perry has a look at players contending for last place in all three Triple Crown categories while examining the mystery of the Guzmack.

June 21, 2005

Can Of Corn: Running to Stand Still

by Dayn Perry

Jason Giambi is so slow (How slow is he?) that he just might have the emptiest .384 OBP in the majors. Dayn takes a look.

June 15, 2005

Can Of Corn: Ohka-Dokey?

by Dayn Perry

Who got the better of the recent trade that sent Tomo Ohka to Milwaukee and Junior Spivey to Washington? Dayn has the answer, and it's not what you might guess.

June 7, 2005

Can Of Corn: The Great Debate, Redux

by Dayn Perry

Dayn revisits an older column, where he declared B.J. Upton superior to David Wright. Almost a year later, does he still feel the same way?