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September 2, 2010

Premium Article Changing Speeds: Dog Day Aftermath

by Ken Funck

August again sorted out the contenders from the pretenders.

August 26, 2010

Premium Article Changing Speeds: Hindsight is 81-81

by Ken Funck

Jose Bautista's assertion that the Pirates were a couple of quality pitchers away from being a winning team in 2007 is almost laughable.

August 19, 2010

Premium Article Changing Speeds: The Golden Generation

by Ken Funck

The 2006 class is a tough one to beat among a strong recent group of rookie classes.

August 5, 2010

Premium Article Changing Speeds: Forty-two Things I Think, Part 2

by Ken Funck

Continuing his series, Ken discusses the last 21 of his (mostly) baseball beliefs.

July 29, 2010

Premium Article Changing Speeds: Forty-two Things I Think, Part 1

by Ken Funck

Ken brings the Funck with the first 21 of his 42 personal tenets of the game.

July 22, 2010

Changing Speeds: Cold Fusion

by Ken Funck

A look at the surprise home run hitters of 2010, relative to their pre-season PECOTA forecasts.

July 15, 2010

Changing Speeds: Business Casual

by Ken Funck

Should the mainstream media be introducing sabermetric concepts into baseball analysis?

July 8, 2010

Premium Article Changing Speeds: Free Agent Midterms

by Ken Funck

A look at the best and worst free agent signings, at least at the season's midpoint, from last winter.

July 1, 2010

Changing Speeds: A Better Angle on Replay

by Ken Funck

One man's exercise in trying to see what's involved in reviewing umpire calls.

June 23, 2010

Premium Article Changing Speeds: Soft in the Middle

by Ken Funck

Pitchers are having more problems in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings than ever before.

June 9, 2010

Premium Article Changing Speeds: No Contact Allowed Redux

by Ken Funck

Cubs closer Carlos Marmol is on his way to setting a record for least contact allowed in a season.

June 3, 2010

Changing Speeds: Support Your Local Umpire

by Ken Funck

Jim Joyce would not be the villian in the Armando Galarraga near-pefect game saga if MLB took full advantage of technology.

June 1, 2010

Premium Article Changing Speeds: Lefty-on-Lefty Violence

by Ken Funck

The Phillies and Brewers combined for an amazing six lefty-on-lefty home runs on May 14 and hardly anyone noticed.

May 25, 2010

Premium Article Changing Speeds: Bounceback Pitchers

by Ken Funck

A number of young hurlers are making strong comebacks in 2010.

May 18, 2010

Premium Article Changing Speeds: The Bounceback Team

by Ken Funck

Ty Wigginton and Alex Rios are among many hitters who are far exceeding their 2009 production.

May 11, 2010

Changing Speeds: Retro Game Story: Cardinals at Cubs, 6/23/84

by Ken Funck

A look at how a sabermetrician would have viewed a memorable Saturday afternoon game at Wrigley Field nearly 26 years ago.

May 5, 2010

Premium Article Changing Speeds: The Designated Jester

by Ken Funck

Most teams don't use their final roster spot on guys who are just good in the clubhouse.

April 23, 2010

Changing Speeds: A Town Called Panic

by Ken Funck

The Cubs' decision to move Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen defies logic.

January 3, 2010

Premium Article Changing Speeds: Marlon Byrd and the Price of Chemistry

by Ken Funck

Sorting out the expense of making yesterday's problem somebody else's issue.

December 10, 2009

Premium Article Changing Speeds: Quantifying Melvin's Master Plan

by Ken Funck

The Brewers have been one of the most active teams as GM Doug Melvin's plan takes shape.

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