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Hardball Times Monthly Archives


June, 2008

Monday, June 30

Economics of trading: Price elasticity of demand

by Derek Carty

THT Live: What to do with that old ballpark

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Ranking the races

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Rich Lederer Tackles Omar Vizquel

by Matthew Carruth

Good team, bad team, glad team, sad team

by Sal Baxamusa

Ten things I didn’t know before SABR 38

by Chris Jaffe

Three things Keith Hernandez taught me about pitching

by John Walsh

Sunday, June 29

THT Dartboard: June 29, 2008

by Matthew Carruth

Waiver Wire: American League (Week 13)

by Derek Carty

Saturday, June 28

Waiver Wire: National League (Week 13)

by Derek Carty

THT Live: SABR reports

by Mike Fast

A sneak peak at Tim Beckham

by Josh Kalk

A conversation with Bill Baer

by John Brattain

THT Awards

by John Barten

TUCK! sez: Ed Wade goes all Carlesimo

by Tuck

Friday, June 27

THT Live: Preempting the Tide on Ichiro

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: How Not to Fix Maple

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: Bonds

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: AL superiority

by Bryan Tsao

THT Live: Who said I could spell?

by Josh Kalk

Breaking down the draft: Picks 18-26

by Alex Eisenberg

Thursday, June 26

THT Live: New MLB gameday features

by Josh Kalk

THT Live: Cardinals pine for pitching

by Bryan Tsao

THT Live: Beckham debuting for Rays rookie league team

by Bryan Tsao

THT Live: Twins on fire

by Bryan Tsao

THT Live: International signing period

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Joe covers Joe

by Dave Studeman

The wacky, wacky west

by Dave Studeman

Gonzalez and Morneau

by Geoff Young

What is the value of a playoff win?

by David Gassko

Wednesday, June 25

THT Live: Verlander’s velocity is back

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Proctology

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Win Shares Updated

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: The six-minute at-bat

by THT Staff

THT Live: Today’s alternate-MLB-history hero

by THT Staff

THT Live: Morgans Motorway

by THT Staff

THT Live: MapleStory

by THT Staff

THT Live: What’s a starter?

by Dave Studeman

I was born a ramblin’ man

by John Brattain

TUCK! sez: The other 3AM call

by Tuck

Tuesday, June 24

THT Live: Latinos and college baseball

by Bryan Tsao

THT Live: Which Molina brother are you?

by Bryan Tsao

THT Live: Papelbon is a Guitar Hero

by Bryan Tsao

THT Live: OPA!

by Dave Studeman

Anatomy of a player: Zach Greinke

by Josh Kalk

The Virtual 1980 Oakland Athletics (Part 2)

by Steve Treder

Beyond Moneyball: Player Development Part 4

by Paul Nyman

THT Daily: Ooh and Ouch

by Dave Studeman

Monday, June 23

THT Live: Phil Birnbaum, study debunker

by Dave Studeman

When injuries strike, strike back

by Chris Neault

Interview: Eric Seidman

by John Beamer

THT Daily: Cubs sweep Sox

by Dave Studeman

Sunday, June 22

THT Live: An interview with Matt Sosnick

by Dave Studeman

THT Dartboard: June 22, 2008

by Matthew Carruth

Player spotlight: Edinson Volquez (PITCHf/x)

by Derek Carty

Saturday, June 21

Waiver Wire: National League (Week 12)

by Derek Carty

Waiver Wire: American League (Week 12)

by Derek Carty

THT Awards

by John Barten

The Pujols Awards: Weeks 23 and 24

by John Brattain

Anatomy of a player: Phil Hughes

by Josh Kalk

TUCK! sez: Rose goes in the front, big guy

by Tuck

Friday, June 20

THT Live: Ask Shyster: to boo or not to boo?

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: More fastballs

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Willie Randolph opens up

by Dave Studeman

This annotated week in baseball history: June 15 - June 21, 1903

by Richard Barbieri

Review: Out Of The Park Baseball 9

by Craig Brown

THT Daily: Swooning?

by Dave Studeman

Thursday, June 19

THT Live: Musical chairs

by Dave Studeman

Base Runs and Carl Hubbell

by Dave Studeman

The Ballad of Bud

by Brandon Isleib

Wednesday, June 18

THT Live: The third Alderson

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Replacement players, VORP, salaries, and MRP

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: The ice cream is back! The ice cream is back!

by THT Staff

THT Live: What of Willie Randolph’s All-Star coaching gig?

by THT Staff

THT Live: Alternative All-Star Voting Scheme #608

by THT Staff

The importance of strategy in fantasy baseball

by Derek Carty

TUCK! sez: Rockin’ a Hard Place

by Tuck

Let there be blood in the streets…

by John Brattain

Tuesday, June 17

THT Live: Alderson, part two

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Feeling dirty

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Who the heck is Chris Antonetti?

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: New Win Shares

by Dave Studeman

What to pack for Denver

by Josh Kalk

The Virtual 1980 Oakland Athletics (Part 1)

by Steve Treder

Beyond Moneyball: Player Development Part 3

by Paul Nyman

Monday, June 16

THT Live: Bavasi Fired

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: Chatting with Sandy Alderson

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: State of the Game

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: Trade rumors

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Bloomquist wants out!

by Dave Studeman

Interview: Jorge Costales — business of baseball fiend

by John Beamer

What? a screwball?

by Mike Fast

Sunday, June 15

THT Live: Pitching quickly - data by team

by Mike Fast

THT Dartboard: June 15, 2008

by Matthew Carruth

Saturday, June 14

Waiver Wire: National League (Week 11)

by Derek Carty

TUCK! sez: Putting the “Saturday Morning” Back in Cartoons

by Tuck

THT Awards

by John Barten

The cost of Bonds issues

by John Brattain

Friday, June 13

Waiver Wire: American League (Week 11)

by Derek Carty

Come back Saturday!

by Bryan Tsao

Three, two, one… contact!

by Craig Brown

This annotated week in baseball history: June 8-June 15, 1989

by Richard Barbieri

Verlander and Bonderman: If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, Part 2

by Paul Nyman

Thursday, June 12

Fantasy Baseball Roundtable Radio Show: Recap

by Derek Carty

It tastes bad and I’m still hungry

by Geoff Young

Short work

by Mike Fast

Wednesday, June 11

THT Live: 2008 web based PITCHf/x tool is now available

by Josh Kalk

Breaking down the draft, Part 1

by Alex Eisenberg

J.P.Oed

by John Brattain

TUCK sez: Yeah, right…

by Tuck

Recurring lower leg strains of Albert Pujols

by Chris Neault

THT Daily: Ouch

by Dave Studeman

Tuesday, June 10

THT Live: MLB game times down

by Bryan Tsao

Luck leaders: Week 10

by Derek Carty

THT Live: Minaya’s seat gets hotter

by Bryan Tsao

THT Live: See you in Chicago in October

by Dave Studeman

How fatigue affects a pitcher’s fastball

by Josh Kalk

The 10 worst No. 5 hitters since 1957

by Steve Treder

Beyond Moneyball: Player development Part 2

by Paul Nyman

THT Daily: 600!

by Dave Studeman

Monday, June 09

THT Live: The Cliff Floyd Factor

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: The Blair Pitch Project

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Hot Zones

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: UZR Update

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: Cardinal Pitching Injuries

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: Joe Crede’s Wild Week

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: Mark Prior’s Other Injury

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: Uggla’s 40-40 Club

by Matthew Carruth

How Joe DiMaggio Revolutionized Cooperstown Voting

by Chris Jaffe

Sunday, June 08

THT Live: Justin Duchscherer’s mechanics

by Dave Studeman

Waiver Wire: National League (Week 10)

by Derek Carty

THT Dartboard: June 8, 2008

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: Why do I keep using GPA, er, OPS?

by Dave Studeman

Saturday, June 07

Waiver Wire: American League (Week 10)

by Derek Carty

Economics of trading: Buy early, sell late

by Derek Carty

Will Joba Chamberlain make a good starter?

by David Gassko

The Pujols Awards: Week 22

by John Brattain

THT Awards

by John Barten

THT Live: How fast do they work?

by Mike Fast

“What If the Babe Had Kept His Red Sox?”

by Brandon Isleib

Friday, June 06

THT Live: First ball swinging—or not

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Super regional coverage

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Steven Strasburg

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: Chase for .400

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: San Diego Outsider

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: College splits from day one

by Jeff Sackmann

THT Live: More win shares

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: The great clutch project update

by Dave Studeman

This annotated week in baseball history: June 1-June 7, 1986

by Richard Barbieri

Verlander and Bonderman: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Part 1

by Paul Nyman

Thursday, June 05

THT Live: THT draft primer

by Alex Eisenberg

Ten things I didn’t know last week

by Dave Studeman

Wednesday, June 04

THT Live: Mock draft, part one

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Season - And Perhaps Career - Over for Smoltz

by Chris Neault

THT Live: Joba f/x

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: There’s a draft

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Why don’t draft picks stick in New York?

by THT Staff

THT Live: The Brewers have a million picks

by THT Staff

THT Live: Sexson as a sunk cost

by THT Staff

Player spotlight: Cliff Lee (Part 2)

by Derek Carty

Player spotlight: Cliff Lee (Part 1)

by Derek Carty

TUCK! sez: Big Hurt’s To-Do List

by Tuck

Blame it on Rios

by John Brattain

Tuesday, June 03

THT Live: What is Edwin swinging at?

by Bryan Tsao

THT Live: Mock draft

by Bryan Tsao

THT Live: Should the Red Sox sign Bonds?

by Bryan Tsao

THT Live: Trade Everyone!

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: What’s all this brouhaha?

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Twins notes: offense

by Dave Studeman

Superdupersubs (Part 3:  1971-1989)

by Steve Treder

Anatomy of a player: Bronson Arroyo

by Josh Kalk

Beyond Moneyball: Player development

by Paul Nyman

Monday, June 02

THT Live: Bad Luck Hitters

by Matthew Carruth

THT Live: Surprise Face

by Matthew Carruth

A look at the markets: The National League

by John Beamer

The bad century

by Chris Jaffe

Sunday, June 01

THT Dartboard: June 1, 2008

by Matthew Carruth

Waiver Wire: American League (Week 9)

by Derek Carty

THT Live: Home team advantage

by Dave Studeman

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