Baseball season is officially under way and it's all a numbers game. Kiplinger has highlighted five stocks that may be in play --- Jarden, Under Armour, PepsiCo, Hibbett Sports and Siriius Radio-- so here is their pitch and my thoughts on taking a swing at any of them.

Oddly, the Kiplinger story makes note of the fact that baseball and investing are both driven by numbers, yet provides very few of them to support their thesis.

Hibbett Sporting Goods (NASDAQ: HIBB), an operator of approximately 593 Hibbett Sport stores, was recently down $1.44 to $26.55:

HIBB call option volume of 119 contracts compares to put volume of 873 contracts. HIBB October option implied volatility of 55 was above its 26-week average of 40 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price risk.

Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) implied volatility elevated at 66 as CROX at record high:

CROX, a rapidly growing designer, manufacturer and marketer of footwear, was recently trading at $62.99. CROX is presenting at Thomas Weisel Consumer Conference on September 25th and the ICR London Consumer Conference on September 27th. CROX October option implied volatility of 66 was above its 26-week average of 55 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price risks.

Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) volatility elevated at 35 into forward looking holiday sales:

JWN was recently down $2.31 to $48.40. JWN overall option implied volatility of 35 was above its 26-week average of 32 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price risks.

Daily options Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.