Diamond Rundown – Edition Four

The Best Players Are in the NL East

DaveKingman posted 4/28/2008 from www.dugoutcentral.com

Author argues that all the NL all-stars will come from the NL East.

Daylight Offense; National League Strategy

GeoffwithG posted 4/28/2008 from left-coast-bias.blogspot.com

Do the San Diego Padres hit better during the day and when do you pinch hit for your ace? Jake Peavy throws another gem in a losing effort.

Climbing the Ladder with the American League 4/27/08

Seamhead1967 posted 4/28/2008 from seamheads.com

The latest news and stats from the American League..."The Baltimore Orioles are back in first place in the American League East. The O’s played well against Seattle and Chicago, but are tied for the divisional lead because of the poor play of the Boston Red Sox. Through Saturday, Baltimore has only scored three more runs than they’ve allowed, and their record should move back towards .500..."

BDD: Baseball Needs to Retire Batting Average

Peter@BaseballReflections posted 4/28/2008 from crashburnalley.com

I published a rant against batting average at Baseball Digest Daily today. Check it out if you’re interested. Don’t forget to check out With Leather’s hilarious interview with Kenny Mayne. Some other good reads: A take on the country’s financial crisis from Moondog Sports. A new blog chronicling the plate patience of the new Phillies third baseman.

Considering A Padres Fire Sale

Depressed Fan found this 4/28/2008 on www.mlbtraderumors.com

The Padres are 8.5 games out, and it's only April 28th.  It's not a good place to be.  Obviously they aren't throwing in the towel yet, but if they have a similarly ugly May a fire sale could be in order.  Let's speculate on some trade ...