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Friday, July 03, 2009

Master of fooling

by Max Marchi
A tour inside Johan Santana's change-up and its deception.
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A conversation with Crazy Horse

by Bruce Markusen
One of the memorable characters from the 1970s is carving out a second career as a minor league manager.
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Thursday, July 02, 2009

Stacking the middle

by Dan Turkenkopf
A different way to look at that old baseball saw about strength up the middle winning championships.
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Looking back at Satchel Paige

by Dave Studeman
Reviewing a new, and long overdue, book about the extraordinary Satchel Paige.
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TUCK! sez: Tony’s true tweet

by Tuck
TUCK! toons every Thursday!
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THT Daily: A Saves Milestone

by Matthew Carruth
No, Not Rivera. Jonathan Papelbon becomes Boston's All-Time Saves leader.
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Adrian takes a walk

by Geoff Young
Adrian Gonzalez has done something this year that Ted Williams and Barry Bonds never did.
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THT Daily: HUGE comeback

by Dave Studeman
The Orioles score ten in their last two innings and stun the Red Sox.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

THT Awards

by John Barten
Cliff Lee's weird season keeps rolling while some Single-A guys you've never heard of had the wildest day you'll ever hear about.
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Using HITf/x to measure skill

by Peter Jensen
Picking apart the latest baseball information and technology.
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THT Daily: Ethier delivers again

by Dave Studeman
The Clutch Fairy is inhabiting Andre Ethier these days.
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Monday, June 29, 2009

The Guttridge-Wang trade model

by Adam Guttridge
Adam presents an updated economic framework for baseball trades.
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The 10 worst lineups ever no-hit

by Chris Jaffe
In a sequel to a column from last year, Chris looks at the most pathetic starting lineups ever held hitless.
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THT Dartboard: Week Twelve

by Matthew Carruth
As interleague closes out, the AL holds eight of the top ten spots in our rankings.
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

THT Daily: Ninth inning comebacks

by Dave Studeman
The only intraleague game of the day was the most dramatic of all.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009

THT Daily: into the Ethier

by Dave Studeman
Andre Ethier hit three home runs for the Dodgers last night.
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Friday, June 26, 2009

The WPA Inquirer

by Dave Studeman
Introducing a new tool at THT.
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Joel Pineiro’s scorched-earth policy

by Craig Brown
A breakdown of the Cardinals starter's epic ground ball extravaganza on Tuesday against the Mets.
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This annotated week in baseball history: June 21-June 27, 1957

by Richard Barbieri
On June 24, 1957, Doug Jones was born. Jones would make his major league debut in 1982 and last through the 2000 season. During that time he not only would have a good career, but also mark a sea change in pitching roles.
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Cooperstown Confidential: Defending the Hall of Fame Classic

by Bruce Markusen
The village of Cooperstown was treated to a new baseball experience last weekend. Here's a take on the Hall of Fame Classic from a writer who knows the town.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

The wrong side of 120

by Jeff Sackmann
Texas closer Austin Wood isn't the only college pitcher to have endangered his arm this year. Jeff looks at the workloads of other top picks.

Neglect and reversion

by Brandon Isleib
Is the DH justifying its existence?

Poisoning the well

by Colin Wyers
Why some arguments don't need to be had.

TUCK! sez: Really didn’t need a crystal ball for that

by Tuck
TUCK! toons right here every Thursday!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

More scouting from Florida

by Adam Guttridge
Adam continues his scouting report from Florida.

BOB: Union head retires

by Brian Borawski
The latest in the business of baseball.

THT Daily: Pinch hit hero

by Dave Studeman
Ryan Raburn wins one for the Tigers with a two-run pinch hit homer in the ninth.


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