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Hardball Times Monthly Archives


March, 2009

Tuesday, March 31

THT Live: Behold, a thoughtful Yankees fan

by Dave Studeman

THT’s updated season rankings

by Paul Singman

Fantasy teams shouldn’t wait for a toxic asset bailout

by Eriq Gardner

Five questions: Los Angeles Dodgers

by Jon Weisman

The Branch Rickey Pirates (Part 3:  1951-1952)

by Steve Treder

PITCHf/x profiles: Shairon Martis and Nick Adenhart

by Harry Pavlidis

Five questions: Philadelphia Phillies

by Evan Brunell

Monday, March 30

THT Live: Monday’s box scores

by THT Staff

THT Live: Bases-loaded, full-count game theory

by Mike Fast

THT Live: The Diamond Mind Projection Blowout 2009

by David Gassko

Best regards, John

by David Gassko

Farm system value rankings (Part 3)

by Victor Wang

29 players I think the THT projections got wrong

by David Gassko

Five questions:  San Francisco Giants

by Steve Treder

Sunday, March 29

THT Live: Sunday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Saturday, March 28

THT Live: Saturday’s box scores

by THT Staff

THT Live: Friday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Five questions: Pittsburgh Pirates

by Charlie Wilmoth

Five questions: Cleveland Indians

by Ryan Richards

Five questions: San Diego Padres

by Geoff Young

Friday, March 27

Common players on my fantasy teams

by Derek Carty

THT Live: Thursday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Roster Doctor - 3/27/09

by Paul Singman

Five questions: St. Louis Cardinals

by Larry Borowsky

Five questions: Cincinnati Reds

by Justin Inaz

Pitch speed and balls in play

by Dan Turkenkopf

What is position scarcity?

by Jonathan Halket

Thursday, March 26

Using high variance poker tournament strategies to win money at fantasy baseball

by Alex Zelvin

Five questions: Chicago Cubs

by Joe Distelheim

Five questions: Milwaukee Brewers

by Jeff Sackmann

Grading three contemporaries: Boggs, Gwynn, and Ripken

by Sky Kalkman

TUCK! sez: $elig $timulus??

by Tuck

THT Live: Wednesday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Wednesday, March 25

THT Live: Please help John’s family

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: More about John

by Dave Studeman

Smoke and mirrors: Nate McLouth

by Derek Carty

Roster Doctor - 3/25/09

by Michael Lerra

Five questions: Detroit Tigers

by Brian Borawski

Five questions: Washington Nationals

by Chris Needham

Tuesday, March 24

THT Live: Terrible news

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Monday’s box scores

by THT Staff

THT Live: Updated projections

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Incredibly, more on double plays

by John Walsh

Is auto-pick evil?

by Eriq Gardner

Fantasy tidbits

by Paul Singman

Five questions: Los Angeles Angels

by Sean Smith

Final round WBC coverage

by Josh Kalk

Baseball’s OED

by Peter Schilling

Monday, March 23

Roster doctor- 3/23/09

by Marco Fujimoto

Five questions: Chicago White Sox

by Chris Jaffe

Lost in Transactions 3/16/-3/22/09: Pudge lands in Houston

by Evan Brunell

THT Live: Sunday’s box scores

by THT Staff

The statistical coaching aid

by Adam Guttridge

Sunday, March 22

THT Live: Saturday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Saturday, March 21

THT Live: Interview with Antonetti

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Friday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Second round WBC coverage

by Josh Kalk

The root (part 3)

by Colin Wyers

TUCK! sez: Mu$t be $aving up for $howing off $oftballpark Village at the All-$tar Game

by Tuck

Friday, March 20

Roster Doctor - 3/20/09

by Paul Singman

THT Live: Thursday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Reactions to the rankings

by Paul Singman

Pitchers to target in daily transactions leagues

by Alex Zelvin

The worst thing a batter can do

by John Walsh

Five questions: Kansas City Royals

by Craig Brown

Five questions: Atlanta Braves

by John Beamer

Thursday, March 19

THT Live: That was quick

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Wednesday’s box scores

by THT Staff

THT Live: Good news for bad teams

by Dave Studeman

Five questions: Toronto Blue Jays

by John Brattain

Five questions: Florida Marlins

by Chris Neault

Interview: Dustin Morse, Twins manager of baseball communications

by Brandon Isleib

Statistical Shenanigans (part 2)

by John Beamer

Asymmetric dominance and trade proposals

by Marco Fujimoto

Wednesday, March 18

THT Live: Tuesday’s box scores

by THT Staff

THT Fantasy Mailbag

by THT Fantasy Mailbag

New feature: Roster Doctor

by Derek Carty

Five Questions: Oakland Athletics

by Sal Baxamusa

Five questions: New York Mets

by John Walsh

A-Reck

by John Brattain

THT Live: THT Projected Standings, as of March 9

by David Gassko

Tuesday, March 17

THT Fantasy Final Four bracket contest

by Derek Carty

Team Singman’s Yahoo F&F League roster

by Paul Singman

Five questions: Texas Rangers

by Scott Lucas

Will Vernon Wells be worth the price?

by Dan Turkenkopf

The Branch Rickey Pirates (Part 2:  1950-1951)

by Steve Treder

Using Gameday to build a fielding metric (Part 3)

by Peter Jensen

In Praise Of Unsexy Balance

by Eriq Gardner

THT Live: Monday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Monday, March 16

Player spotlight: Hanley Ramirez

by Derek Carty

Five Questions: Seattle Mariners

by Matthew Carruth

Measuring the NAIA

by Jeff Sackmann

Lost in Transactions 3/9-3/15/09: Week of the optioned

by Evan Brunell

Sunday, March 15

THT Live: Sunday’s box scores

by THT Staff

THT Live: New Yankee Stadium photos

by Dave Studeman

Saturday, March 14

THT Live: Saturday’s box scores

by THT Staff

THT Live: Friday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Friday, March 13

THT Live: Thursday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Using middle relievers in Yahoo fantasy baseball leagues

by Alex Zelvin

Farm system value rankings (Part 2)

by Victor Wang

This annotated week in baseball history: March 8-14, 1984

by Richard Barbieri

Thursday, March 12

Tiering up

by Jonathan Halket

Using Gameday to build a fielding metric (Part 2)

by Peter Jensen

Why I love the World Baseball Classic

by Jeff Sackmann

Wednesday, March 11

THT Live: Wednesday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Thursday, March 12

Piazza vs. Bench vs. Pudge

by Sky Kalkman

TUCK! sez: But what precious timing

by Tuck

Wednesday, March 11

THT Live: Latest 2009 Projections

by Dave Studeman

Rejected nuggets

by Dave Studeman

BOB: More Marlins stadium delays

by Brian Borawski

Strategies To Handle The A-Rod Injury

by Eriq Gardner

THT Live: Tuesday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Fantasy Quandary: The Alex Rodriguez Hip Surgery

by Chris Neault

Tuesday, March 10

Fantasy Baseball Roundtable: Player evaluation or strategy?

by Derek Carty

THT Live: Monday’s box scores

by THT Staff

The Branch Rickey Pirates (Part 1)

by Steve Treder

A first look at the WBC with PITCHf/x

by Josh Kalk

Using Gameday to build a fielding metric (Part 1)

by Peter Jensen

Player profile: Carl Crawford

by Paul Singman

Monday, March 09

THT Live: Steroids debate tonight at Northwestern

by Victor Wang

Team Carty’s LABR NL roster

by Derek Carty

Dorkapalooza 2009: The sports analytics conference at MIT

by Sal Baxamusa

(Somewhat) sabermetric similarity scores

by Chris Jaffe

THT Live: Sunday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Lost in Transactions 3/2-3/8/09: Return to Mannywood

by Evan Brunell

Saturday, March 07

THT Live: Saturday’s box scores

by THT Staff

THT Live: Top 300 position players

by Dave Studeman

Friday, March 06

THT Live: Friday’s box scores

by THT Staff

The commissioners we deserved

by Jon Daly

This annotated week in baseball history: March 1-7, 2009

by Richard Barbieri

Winning Yahoo fantasy baseball leagues

by Alex Zelvin

Thursday, March 05

THT Live: Thursday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Picking one player per round

by Michael Lerra

What would we do, baby, without us?

by Brandon Isleib

The root (part 2)

by Colin Wyers

TUCK! sez: Fascinating impersonating

by Tuck

THT Live: Wednesday’s box scores

by THT Staff

Wednesday, March 04

THT Live: 90% off

by Dave Studeman

The endowment effect and trade proposals

by Marco Fujimoto

Confessions of a DIPS apostate

by Mike Fast

Fun with Road Park Factors

by Derek Carty

What makes Chase Utley so good?

by John Dewan

BOB:  Bowden resigns and the Athletics look elsewhere

by Brian Borawski

Tuesday, March 03

THT Live: Tuesday’s box scores

by THT Staff

THT’s 2009 season rankings

by Paul Singman

Farm system value rankings (Part 1)

by Victor Wang

Casimir Kwietniewski

by Steve Treder

Even smaller colleges

by Jeff Sackmann

Benching a superstar is madness. Or is it?

by Eriq Gardner

Monday, March 02

THT Live: Monday’s ST box scores

by THT Staff

Overrated for 2009

by Victor Wang

The double-unlucky pitching staff

by Derek Carty

Statistical shenanigans (part 1)

by John Beamer

Book Review: Wally Yonamine: the Man Who Changed Japanese Baseball

by Chris Jaffe

Lost in Transactions 2/23/09-2/29/09: Nationals’ Bowden resigns

by Evan Brunell

Sunday, March 01

THT Live: Sunday’s ST box scores

by THT Staff

THT Live: Saturday’s ST box scores

by THT Staff

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