The Scrap Heap

Today is the triumphant return of the Mark Derosa and Kerry Wood. I can guarantee that is not the last you’ll hear of this. On to the links: It looks as if Ryan Dempster’s daughter is going to pull through. Which is good news. Ozzie Guillen: Big-time Zambrano fan. In the wake of the illegal leak of Sammy Sosa’s 2003 PED pop, Posnanski wonders if the HR has lost its signifcance. Also note how he has slickly gone from using “Steroid Era” to “Selig Era.” I think that’s a change I’m going to stick with. Selig deserves to have his name attached to this **** as much as any player. Colin takes a closer look at the extent to which ERA can be predicted. Harry talks up Johan Santana’s blister and ends up delving into some of limitations of certain Pitch f/x components. Over at BtBs, Jeff Zimmerman is using Hit f/x to come up with linear weights for batted ball types. Finally, on the legal end of things, Calacaterra highlights Jose Canseco’s intent to sue MLB, as well as the likely futile attempt by Congress to charge Sammy Sosa with perjury. Maybe Congress should investigate people in the US Attorney’s office leaking sealed court documents.