Armando Galarraga and the Perfect Asterisk: Baseball is as much art as science — that’s the real lesson in an egregious and, yes, wonderful botched call at first base (and more and more). A new camera system takes the guesswork out of baseball stats. The latest frontier of statistical research in baseball — and the newest front in the Yankees vs. Red Sox arms race — is defense, and it’s yielding some surprising insights about which players are worth their salaries. A review of After Many a Summer: The Passing of the Giants and Dodgers and a Golden Age in New York Baseball by Robert Murphy. A review of Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball by Bill Madden. A home-run record you don't want: The Phillies' Jamie Moyer is about to pass Robin Roberts in giving up the most long balls. If they build it, you will pay: When the rich owners of baseball clubs want a new stadium, they strong-arm politicians for tax dollars — why aren't taxpayers more outraged? A review of Satch, Dizzy, and Rapid Robert: The Wild Saga of Interracial Baseball Before Jackie Robinson by Timothy M. Gay (and more). Babe Ruth's whores, Pete Rose's pills, and other stuff you never read about your favorite players when you were a kid. An interview with Mark Kurlansky, author of The Eastern Stars: How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macoris. Can the Blue Jays survive in Toronto? A review of High Heat: The Secret History of the Fastball and the Improbable Search for the Fastest Pitcher of All Time by Tim Wendel (and more). From Forbes, an article on the holy grails of baseball collecting. Jonathan Goldwater on George Will’s Marxist theory of baseball. Game on: Creditors go to bat against the rules of baseball, a hallowed American sport. A review of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron by Howard Bryant (and more).
