• In the Times last weekend, Michael S. Schmidt put a human face on baseball and steroids. Read that and try to keep hating. I dare you.
• Dave Cameron on the game's young ground-ball pitchers.
• Also from the prolific Cameron (though in a different place): smoke and mirrors and Padre pitchers.
• We lose a great sports columnist, and someone gains an editor. Seems like a lousy trade to me.
• In the wake of Chris Carpenter's latest boo-boo, IIATMS argues that it's finally time to bring the DH to the NL. I don't think that's a terrible idea -- I don't care if I ever see another pitcher hit -- but I still say the game's just a little more interesting if there's a difference between the leagues. So, no.
• From Josh, another little masterpiece.
• You thought sabermetrics was a fairly recent invention? Hardly.
• Paul Lukas struggles -- as I often do -- with the prospect of using a corporate name when we're just trying to have some good clean fun. The solution? Same as usual: a cool t-shirt.
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Rob Neyer
Neyer is a senior writer at ESPN.com. He began his career with legendary baseball author (and now Red Sox executive) Bill James, then joined Stats Inc. and wrote about MLB, the NFL and the NBA. Neyer joined ESPN.com in 1996, and it's believed that he's written more words for the site than anybody.
Neyer moved to Kansas City in 1976, just in time for the Royals' first division title, and fell in love almost immediately. He attended the University of Kansas the same four years as Danny Manning, and is now happy to wait another 20 years for the Jayhawks' next championship.