Historical top pitchers for the overs and subsequently unders list.

MR. UNDERS AND MR. OVERS!
Here are the Top 20 OVER and UNDER pitchers in baseball today, listed not by number of Overs or Unders, but by Total Margin, which measures how far UNDER or OVER the total the pitcher is, per start, for the season. When you are projecting totals, ERA means nothing because it does not account for how long a pitcher normally lasts, nor does it account for unearned runs, nor does it account for bullpen performance. By the way, if you happen to read information about MLB totals, and it uses a pitcher's ERA as part of the prediction, you can dismiss it as the work of an amateur making a guess.

TM Avg: Total Margin Average. The difference between the average Total line in a pitcher's starts, and the average Total of runs scored in those starts.

StD of TM: Standard Deviation of Total Margin: The measure of how closely the highs and lows are clustered from the average.

MR. UNDER
Perhaps, after realizing the incredible boneheaded mistake of acquiring the leading Mr. OVER Derrick May from San Diego, the Yankees looked to make up for it by taking the leading MR. UNDER from Colorado, Chacon.

<TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD class=thc>UNDER RANK</TD><TD class=thl>Pitcher</TD><TD class=thc>Team</TD><TD class=thc>TM Avg</TD><TD class=thc>Std of TM</TD><TD class=thc>Starts
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>1</TD><TD class=tdl>Chacon</TD><TD class=tdc>COL only</TD><TD class=tdc>-2.75</TD><TD class=tdc>3.40</TD><TD class=tdc>12
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>2</TD><TD class=tdl>Millwood</TD><TD class=tdc>CLE</TD><TD class=tdc>-2.40</TD><TD class=tdc>3.47</TD><TD class=tdc>21
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>3</TD><TD class=tdl>Wang</TD><TD class=tdc>NYY</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.92</TD><TD class=tdc>2.70</TD><TD class=tdc>12
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>4</TD><TD class=tdl>Halladay</TD><TD class=tdc>TOR</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.84</TD><TD class=tdc>3.60</TD><TD class=tdc>19
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>5</TD><TD class=tdl>Washburn</TD><TD class=tdc>LAA</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.81</TD><TD class=tdc>3.24</TD><TD class=tdc>21
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>6</TD><TD class=tdl>Lohse</TD><TD class=tdc>MIN</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.67</TD><TD class=tdc>2.89</TD><TD class=tdc>21
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>7</TD><TD class=tdl>Oswalt</TD><TD class=tdc>HOU</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.56</TD><TD class=tdc>3.64</TD><TD class=tdc>25
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>8</TD><TD class=tdl>Saarloos</TD><TD class=tdc>OAK</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.42</TD><TD class=tdc>2.66</TD><TD class=tdc>19
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>9</TD><TD class=tdl>Jennings</TD><TD class=tdc>COL</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.37</TD><TD class=tdc>4.97</TD><TD class=tdc>19
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>10</TD><TD class=tdl>J.Sosa</TD><TD class=tdc>ATL</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.32</TD><TD class=tdc>3.00</TD><TD class=tdc>11
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>11</TD><TD class=tdl>Brazelton</TD><TD class=tdc>TB</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.31</TD><TD class=tdc>2.14</TD><TD class=tdc>8
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>12</TD><TD class=tdl>Clemens</TD><TD class=tdc>HOU</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.30</TD><TD class=tdc>3.53</TD><TD class=tdc>23
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>13</TD><TD class=tdl>R.Hernandez</TD><TD class=tdc>KC</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.28</TD><TD class=tdc>3.01</TD><TD class=tdc>23
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>14</TD><TD class=tdl>R.Franklin</TD><TD class=tdc>SEA</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.23</TD><TD class=tdc>3.00</TD><TD class=tdc>20
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>15</TD><TD class=tdl>Bedard</TD><TD class=tdc>BAL</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.21</TD><TD class=tdc>3.43</TD><TD class=tdc>14
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>16</TD><TD class=tdl>B.Kim</TD><TD class=tdc>COL</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.21</TD><TD class=tdc>2.59</TD><TD class=tdc>12
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>17</TD><TD class=tdl>Armas</TD><TD class=tdc>WAS</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.20</TD><TD class=tdc>2.84</TD><TD class=tdc>15
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>18</TD><TD class=tdl>Estes</TD><TD class=tdc>ARI</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.15</TD><TD class=tdc>4.06</TD><TD class=tdc>17
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>19</TD><TD class=tdl>Loaiza</TD><TD class=tdc>WAS</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.00</TD><TD class=tdc>3.08</TD><TD class=tdc>23
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>20</TD><TD class=tdl>Contreras</TD><TD class=tdc>CHW</TD><TD class=tdc>-1.00</TD><TD class=tdc>4.45</TD><TD class=tdc>23</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

MR. OVER
What were they thinking? The first MLB pitcher plucked by the oh-so-desperate Yankees from another roster this season was Derrick May, when he was #1 on the MR. OVER list while pitching for San Diego! What a moronic move! But desperate people do desperate things.
<TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD class=thc>OVER RANK</TD><TD class=thl>Pitcher</TD><TD class=thc>Team</TD><TD class=thc>TM Avg</TD><TD class=thc>Std of TM</TD><TD class=thc>Starts
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>1</TD><TD class=tdl>May</TD><TD class=tdc>SD only</TD><TD class=tdc>2.81</TD><TD class=tdc>7.13</TD><TD class=tdc>8
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>2</TD><TD class=tdl>P.Wilson</TD><TD class=tdc>CIN</TD><TD class=tdc>2.78</TD><TD class=tdc>3.87</TD><TD class=tdc>9
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>3</TD><TD class=tdl>Ol.Perez</TD><TD class=tdc>PIT</TD><TD class=tdc>2.73</TD><TD class=tdc>4.25</TD><TD class=tdc>15
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>4</TD><TD class=tdl>E.Astacio</TD><TD class=tdc>HOU</TD><TD class=tdc>2.50</TD><TD class=tdc>4.97</TD><TD class=tdc>9
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>5</TD><TD class=tdl>Ledezma</TD><TD class=tdc>DET</TD><TD class=tdc>2.40</TD><TD class=tdc>3.91</TD><TD class=tdc>10
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>6</TD><TD class=tdl>L.Hudson</TD><TD class=tdc>CIN</TD><TD class=tdc>2.30</TD><TD class=tdc>5.86</TD><TD class=tdc>10
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>7</TD><TD class=tdl>Nomo</TD><TD class=tdc>TB</TD><TD class=tdc>2.29</TD><TD class=tdc>6.39</TD><TD class=tdc>19
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>8</TD><TD class=tdl>Ohka</TD><TD class=tdc>WAS only</TD><TD class=tdc>2.22</TD><TD class=tdc>3.31</TD><TD class=tdc>9
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>9</TD><TD class=tdl>Howell</TD><TD class=tdc>KC</TD><TD class=tdc>2.06</TD><TD class=tdc>5.45</TD><TD class=tdc>8
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>10</TD><TD class=tdl>Erickson</TD><TD class=tdc>LAD</TD><TD class=tdc>2.06</TD><TD class=tdc>5.17</TD><TD class=tdc>8
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>11</TD><TD class=tdl>Ru.Ortiz</TD><TD class=tdc>ARI</TD><TD class=tdc>2.04</TD><TD class=tdc>5.49</TD><TD class=tdc>14
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>12</TD><TD class=tdl>Park</TD><TD class=tdc>TEX</TD><TD class=tdc>2.03</TD><TD class=tdc>5.89</TD><TD class=tdc>20
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>13</TD><TD class=tdl>Hendrickson</TD><TD class=tdc>TB</TD><TD class=tdc>2.02</TD><TD class=tdc>3.62</TD><TD class=tdc>22
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>14</TD><TD class=tdl>Haren</TD><TD class=tdc>OAK</TD><TD class=tdc>2.02</TD><TD class=tdc>5.25</TD><TD class=tdc>24
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>15</TD><TD class=tdl>Clement</TD><TD class=tdc>BOS</TD><TD class=tdc>2.00</TD><TD class=tdc>4.83</TD><TD class=tdc>24
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>16</TD><TD class=tdl>Ra.Ortiz</TD><TD class=tdc>CIN</TD><TD class=tdc>1.90</TD><TD class=tdc>4.51</TD><TD class=tdc>20
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>17</TD><TD class=tdl>C.Young</TD><TD class=tdc>TEX</TD><TD class=tdc>1.89</TD><TD class=tdc>6.14</TD><TD class=tdc>23
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>18</TD><TD class=tdl>Pineiro</TD><TD class=tdc>SEA</TD><TD class=tdc>1.86</TD><TD class=tdc>4.20</TD><TD class=tdc>22
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>19</TD><TD class=tdl>M.Morris</TD><TD class=tdc>STL</TD><TD class=tdc>1.83</TD><TD class=tdc>4.08</TD><TD class=tdc>21
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tdc>20</TD><TD class=tdl>Benson</TD><TD class=tdc>NYM</TD><TD class=tdc>1.71</TD><TD class=tdc>4.09</TD><TD class=tdc>19</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

was there any truth to the Red Sox attempting to pick up Clemens?