It’s easy to get wrapped up in the fact that Paul Konerko won’t reach the 40-homer mark for a third straight season and assume that he’s having a down year. But nothing could be further than the truth. The numbers don’t lie: he is headed for career bests across all percentages, including a whopping .314 […]

Sure, Jason Giambi got his cortisone shot and returned to the Yankees lineup last week, but anyone who thinks his wrist is okay need look no further than his .171 BA and complete lack of long balls this month to know he is still hurting. The Yankees themselves have admitted that he is best served

With his home run in the sixth inning on Sunday, Craig Biggio snapped an 0-for-30 skid. According to Elias and its great number crunchers, Biggio’s hitless drought is just the second time in the past 40 years that anyone who had already racked up that many career hits went at least 30 at-bats without a

Zach Duke struck out a season-high seven batters on Monday. He’s got a 2.05 ERA in three September starts. You want him. Doug Davis, despite his fantastic four-hitter last week, is too inconsistent to touch right now. Steer clear. Jose Vidro is playing sporadically now as the club tries to get a longer look at

Well, that might be a stretch calling him the National League’s best player, but 23-year-old Marlin third baseman Miguel Cabrera could make a claim. With back-to-back multi-hit games, he’s now taken over the NL batting lead with a .340 mark. We’re talking about a power-hitting batting leader. That’s just sick, especially given his tender age.

Randy Johnson turned 43 years old yesterday. So, it’s about time to set him adrift on an ice floe, right? Wait a minute. Before we send him off to mingle with the penguins, it should be noted that over his last 30 IP, Johnson has given up just 16 hits. And his strikeout rate, very