Numbers Don't Lie (But They Do Mislead)

Column 17 July 11, 2026

Iron Knob's Cushion Becomes a Curse as Rick Astleys Waits

August 25, 2026 | RIC 85-34 | IKE 80-41 | KES 75-48 | HUW 69-51 | NCW 69-52 | FUG 66-56

Column 16 July 2, 2026

The Human Ledger: What WLB Standings Really Say When Padding Is Stripped Away

August 20, 2026 | RIC 81-33 | IKE 78-38 | KES 72-46 | FUG 66-51 | HUW 64-51 | NCW 64-52

Column 15 July 2, 2026

The Bullpen Fix and the Outfield Hole: How Sierra, Dibble, and Myers Reshape September

August 20 | KES 72-46, HUW 64-51

Column 14 June 25, 2026

Iron Knob Closes to Four Games Behind Astleys; Garrelts Skid Becomes Emergency

August 19 | RIC 81-33 | IKE 78-38 | IKE Win Streak 11

Column 13 June 19, 2026

The Great Divide: How Schedule Imbalance Reshapes the WLB Pennant Race

August 13 | WLB Schedule Analysis

Column 12 June 19, 2026

Computer Games Reshape the Stretch Run as Structural Thesis Holds

August 12 | Rick Astleys 78-31, Iron Knob 71-38, Knockemstiff 70-42, Fugging 62-48

Column 11 June 19, 2026

The Eleven Games That Made the WLB Season

2026 WLB Season | 50+ games remaining | Seven and a half games separate first from second

Column 10 June 12, 2026

Four Series, Four Days: How the August Schedule Could Reshape Second Place

August 8 | Rick Astleys 75-30, Iron Knob 68-38, Knockemstiff 69-39, Huanca 59-47, Nicaragua 59-47, Fugging 59-48

Column 9 June 12, 2026

The Cupcake Inventory: How Computer Games Will Reshuffle the WLB Standings

August 8 | Rick Astleys 75-30, Iron Knob 68-38, Knockemstiff 69-39, Huanca 59-47, Nicaragua 59-47, Fugging 59-48

Column 8 June 12, 2026

The Astleys' Tectonic 36-6 Streak and the Five Teams It Left Behind

August 8 | Rick Astleys 75-30, Iron Knob 68-38, Knockemstiff 69-39, Nicaragua 59-47, Huanca 59-47, Fugging 59-48

Column 7 May 27, 2026

The Midseason All-WLB Roster—And Why I Couldn't Pick a Designated Hitter

July 16 | Rick Astleys 61-27, Iron Knob 59-29, Knockemstiff 58-34, Huanca 51-40, Fugging 48-40, Nicaragua 47-40

Column 6 May 11, 2026

Two Months In: How Smart Were These Draft Picks, Really?

June 17 | Iron Knob 43-21, Astleys 44-24

Column 5 May 1, 2026

The Glove Tax—How Diamond Mind's Fielding Engine Is Quietly Deciding the WLB Pennant Race

June 7 | World League of Baseball Season I

Column 4 April 24, 2026

The Ten Days That Separate Contenders From Pretenders

May 28 | WLB Pennant Race Analysis

Column 3 April 23, 2026

The Mirage in the Standings—Ballparks and Schedule Luck Distort the True Race

May 28 | Six teams within four games, but park factors and computer opponents tell a different story

Column 2 April 22, 2026

The Pendulum Swung—Just Not the Way I Told You It Would

May 27 | Iron Knob 30-15, Knockemstiff 30-19, Rick Astleys 30-18

Column 1 April 19, 2026

Ten Days That Will Reshape the WLB Race—and the Badgers' Roster Cloud

May 16-26 | Fugging Honey Badgers 27-12, Rick Astleys 28-14, Huanca Wankers 25-14