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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Five questions: Milwaukee Brewers

by Jeff Sackmann
The NL Central is up for grabs. Will the Crew be good enough to take it?
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Five questions: Houston Astros

by Lisa Gray
Some housecleaning has improved the atmosphere around the club, but will that be enough?
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This annotated week in baseball history: March 14-March 20, 2010

by Richard Barbieri
On March 18, 2010, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament will begin. In honor of this event, Richard looks back on the handful of players who saw time in the big leagues of both baseball and basketball.
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TUCK! sez: (Make your own obligatory Eric Clapton/Buckcherry references here)

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New toon Thursdays with TUCK! brand toons
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Five questions: St. Louis Cardinals

by Nick Steiner
Or how I learned to stop wincing and love Matt Holliday.
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Inverted records

by Geoff Young
Bill James once devised a way to translate batting lines into pitching lines. It's kind of fun.
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Five Questions: Cleveland Indians

by Ryan Richards
The Indians look to rebuild their rotation and lean on a potentially explosive offense in 2010.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Five questions: Minnesota Twins

by Joshua Fisher
There will be scoring.
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Five questions: Tampa Bay Rays

by R.J. Anderson
No question: The team is loaded
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Will Kasey Kiker make it?

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The Rangers' 2006 top pick is still looking to make his mark.
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Monday, March 15, 2010

Five questions: Chicago White Sox

by Chris Jaffe
Let's kick off THT's annual preseason survey with a look at the South Side squad.
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Five Questions: Kansas City Royals

by John Barten
Examining The Process
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What determines batters’ selectivity levels?

by Craig Glaser
Percentage of strikes thrown seems to influence how often a batter swings
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Friday, March 12, 2010

Should Carlos Gomez hit more ground balls?

by Jeff Sackmann
On the use and misuse of batted ball stats.
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Brian Giles, Hall of Fame Class of 2016?

by Ben Jedlovec
A closer look at an overlooked great player.
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Two dimensions of catching—and dealing with interactions.

by Max Marchi
Evaluating the arts of blocking pitches and keeping the runners honest.
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Cooperstown Confidential: a tribute to Willie Davis

by Bruce Markusen
Bruce Markusen bids a fond farewell to one of the game's colorful characters.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

State of sabermetrics: Insights from the 2010 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

by Sal Baxamusa
Mark Cuban, an open-minded high school football coach, and the future of baseball analytics.
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The monster in the mirror

by JT Jordan
JT has a detailed breakdown of how wOBA works.
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TUCK! sez: ‘Roid ruckus repeatedly revisited

by Tuck
New toon Thursdays with TUCK! brand toons
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This annotated week in baseball history: March 7 - March 13, 2009

by Richard Barbieri
On March 10, 2009, the Dominican Republic's World Baseball Classic squad lost its second game to the unheralded Netherlands, knocking the Dominicans out of the tournament. But all is not lost for the DR, as this week Richard looks back at the best pitchers to come from the country.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Eight sophomores

by Geoff Young
It's like reading tea leaves, only mathier.
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BOB:  World Series share mix-up

by Brian Borawski
The latest in the business of baseball.
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Tuesday, March 09, 2010

It’s okay to be mystified by linear weights

by Joshua Fisher
The concepts behind sabermetrics are what matter.
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Monday, March 08, 2010

Ten things I didn’t know about bullpens

by Chris Jaffe
This is what happens when Chris spends too much time at Retrosheet.
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Yet another pitching metric

by Peter Jensen
Peter's little addition to the alphabet soup of pitching stats.
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Friday, March 05, 2010

Book review:  Joe Cronin

by Steve Treder
Steve considers a new book that examines an historic figure we tend to take for granted.
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The nickname game: behind the plate

by Bruce Markusen
A half-dozen catchers get their due.
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