Comprehensive umpire statistics, including a comparison of the World Series umpires Sale of Chicago Cubs to Ricketts family completed How game theory refines win expectancy, or how Joe Girardi learned to love the bunt Don't use regression to find linear weights, or a reminder that correlation does not imply causation The Astros have hired Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills as their manager Let the Jed Hoyer/Doogie Howser comparisons begin (and again)