Product Description
Here is the second annual edition of the bestselling Here's the Pitch collection of baseball stories, analysis, stats, and projections chosen and edited by Dan Schlossberg and written by members of the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America. Pre-publication price is $19.95 through November 15, 2025, when the book will ship.
Here are some of the great articles in this year's collection, which is always the first baseball annual to the market with all the stats though the 2025 season and projections for 2026:
Foreword by Jayson Stark
These Rookies Will Shine in 2026 Dan Schlossberg
Rookies Raves But Not Rookies of the Year Dan Schlossberg
Hall of Fame Voters Got It Right…in 2025 Mark Kolier
Hall of Fame 2027 Classic Era Ballot W.H. Johnson
Rose Is Unbanned, So Are Others Jeff Kallman
The Cost of MLB’s Gambling Habit W.H. Johnson
Spring Is the Best Time of Every Year Dan Schlossberg
Lou Gehrig’s Lost Homer Andrew Sharp
The Babe and The Beards Bob LeMoine
The Three-Way Game Paul Jackson
MLB Spectacles & Stunts in WW2 Paul Jackson
How Ted Williams’s 84-Game On-Base Streak Ended Andrew Sharp
Point/Counterpoint: Baseball’s Best Player
(It’s Aaron Judge! Paul Semendinger No, It’s Shohei Ohtani! Dan Schlossberg)
Opening Performances Don’t Guarantee Success Dan Freedman
Adam Dunn’s Interstate Blast Paul Jackson
How to Watch a Blowout Russ Walsh
The Fun-Going of Fungoes Mark Kolier
Most Times Up Without Striking Out Andrew Sharp
Women Can Umpire Too Bill Pruden
Versatile Players Are More Valuable Dan Schlossberg
Yes, We Have Some (Savannah) Bananas Dan Freedman
Jimmy Carter Loved Baseball & the Braves Dan Schlossberg
Setting Baseball’s Altitude Record Paul Jackson
A Tribute to Toots Shor’s Mark Kolier
Walk-Up Songs Dan Schlossberg
Fantasy Picks for 2026 G.M. Pibro
Loading... Please wait...




