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March 16, 2007

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: Ranking the Venues

by Jim Baker

Motivated by a lack of sports venues in the American Institute of Architects' recent poll of top buildings, Jim opens the floor for readers to nominate the best and worst sporting facilities of all time from an architectural standpoint.

March 12, 2007

Premium Article Hope and Faith: How the New York Mets Can Win the World Series

by Jim Baker

After Endy Chavez brought back a homer, a date with the Tigers seemed inevitable. Disappointed by that, can the Mets now deliver in 2007?

March 9, 2007

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: Little League Longing

by Jim Baker

There are plenty of Wikipedia entries that never make it onto the information superhighway--like Presley Wilkes' recollections of (very) amateur baseball.

March 2, 2007

Prospectus Matchups: Discount Division Winners

by Jim Baker

Jim talks about low-end titles and the teams that won them, ways to make your roto league a little more interesting, and a tourism trend you might want to employ in your baseball-watching plans.

February 23, 2007

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: The 2007 Transient All-Stars, Starting Pitchers

by Jim Baker

Jim moves over from the lineups to the mound, and tabs starters who found new homes this winter.

February 16, 2007

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: The Third Annual Transient All-Stars

by Jim Baker

Jim tabs his group of the best bunch of team-jumpers from each league and at each position.

February 9, 2007

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: The Column Reversers

by Jim Baker

Jim pays tribute to those players who don't slug much, yet still manage to get on base.

January 26, 2007

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: Mommy, It's a Stray Datum! Can We Keep It?

by Jim Baker

Jim rescues some extra data from BP's internal mailing list and takes a look at teams that were shut out more than 10% of the time.

January 19, 2007

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: PECOTA's Rookies

by Jim Baker

Of the players with no prior big league experience, who has the best PECOTA projections for 2007? Jim takes a look at the top newbie at each position.

January 12, 2007

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: Uni-gamers

by Jim Baker

Jim follows up a column from 2005 where he discussed players with one game and one game only of MLB experience. Today, he adds a few players to the club, and checks on the status of former members.

December 22, 2006

Prospectus Matchups: The Best Seasons Ever Recorded

by Jim Baker

With three shopping days left until Christmas, Jim rises above the hustle and bustle of this holiday season to discuss what's really important--the greatest seasons of all time.

December 15, 2006

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: The .400 Club

by Jim Baker

Jim reviews who was best at getting on base, and finds a record that may never be touched.

December 8, 2006

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: Is Mark McGwire a Hall of Famer?

by Jim Baker

Putting aside those pesky Wheaties for a second, does Mark McGwire have a compelling case for the Hall of Fame based on his numbers? Jim tries to answer that question.

November 29, 2006

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: Breakthrough

by Jim Baker

Looking for the wisdom among the AL MVP ballots.

November 21, 2006

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: Most Valuable

by Jim Baker

The BBWAA gets wacky in the National League, leading Jim to wonder how much thought goes into the process.

November 16, 2006

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: To Leave These Lolling Stats, to Get You VORPside

by Jim Baker

Voters recently went into the booths and cast their ballots for Brandon Webb, leaving Jim to wonder about the voting process itself.

November 10, 2006

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: This Week in Baseball Headlines

by Jim Baker

Jim takes us on a trip around the majors via some recent headlines.

November 8, 2006

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: Shopping Season

by Jim Baker

Looking for that special baseball-flavored something for a loved one? Jim has some holiday tips.

November 3, 2006

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: Accountability, plus Odds and Ends

by Jim Baker

Jim revisits his matched-pairs of 2005 teams and their 2006 fates, while also talking DHs and the other Dakota, and his thoughts on the luckiest man on Earth.

October 31, 2006

Premium Article Prospectus Matchups: Ask, and You Shall Be Answered

by Jim Baker

Jim provides answers to last week's Cardinals-Tigers World Series matchup trivia.

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