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Hardball Times Monthly Archives


May, 2012

Thursday, May 31

AL Waiver Wire:  Week 8

by Josh Shepardson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

The daily grind 5-31

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: 75th anniversary: Carl Hubbell finally loses

by Chris Jaffe

THT Live: Magglio Ordonez career highlights

by Chris Jaffe

Muggsy’s Saloon

by Frank Jackson

Three climbing up the ownership ladder

by Mike Silver

Wednesday, May 30

The daily grind 5-30

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Chris Sale goes from reliever to ace

by Troy Patterson

THT Live: 30th anniversary: Ripken’s streak begins

by Chris Jaffe

Prospect promotions: Lonnie Chisenhall

by Paul Singman

Tuesday, May 29

The daily grind 5-29

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: Silver anniversary: Odd White Sox win

by Chris Jaffe

Getting the best of the market

by Derek Ambrosino

THT Awards

by John Barten

This week in (fantasy) baseball 5/21-5/28

by Karl de Vries

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 4:  1971-72)

by Steve Treder

NL West:  Magic lonely at the top

by Steve Treder

Monday, May 28

Halladay’s pitch mix

by Harry Pavlidis

Sunday, May 27

THT Live: All franchises’ most recent 12-game losing streaks

by Chris Jaffe

Saturday, May 26

THT Live: Worst Cubs starts ever

by Chris Jaffe

Middlebrooks, Youkilis, and .380 wOBA baskets

by Scott Spratt

Friday, May 25

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

NL Waiver Wire: Week 7

by Nick Fleder

AL Waiver Wire:  Week 7

by Josh Shepardson

Roger and the Babe

by Frank Jackson

THT Live: 75th anniversary: Mickey Cochrane gets beaned

by Chris Jaffe

Card Corner: 1972 Topps: Duke Sims

by Bruce Markusen

Thursday, May 24

Visualization: Vertical spray chart

by Dan Lependorf

Trader’s corner: reader’s choice edition

by Mark Himmelstein

Which starters have lost the most velocity since 2011?

by Jason Dunbar

Don Drysdale’s two-for-one special

by Shane Tourtellotte

Wednesday, May 23

The daily grind 5-23

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

The tragedy of expectations in baseball

by Chris Lund

BOB:  Athletics stadium limbo

by Brian Borawski

THT Live: 10th anniversary: Shawn Green’s big day

by Chris Jaffe

The real replacement level of starting pitching

by Derek Ambrosino

Tuesday, May 22

The daily grind 5-21

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Which lineups should be feared?

by Paul Singman

THT Live: 10th anniversary: Giambi-Mabry trade

by Chris Jaffe

THT Awards

by John Barten

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 3:  1970-71)

by Steve Treder

The Verdict: Collusion - if it quacks like a duck…

by Michael Stein

Has Daniel Bard been squeezed?

by Troy Patterson

Monday, May 21

The daily grind 5-21

by Brad Johnson

AL West: Oh, the storylines

by David Wade

The fall of Mickey Hatcher

by Steven Booth

Default hero

by Chris Jaffe

This week in (fantasy) baseball 5/14-5/20

by Karl de Vries

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

THT Live: 20th anniversary: Angels bus crash

by Chris Jaffe

Sunday, May 20

The daily grind 5-20

by Brad Johnson

Friday, May 18

THT Live: Kerry Wood career highlights

by Chris Jaffe

A splitter from Buchholz

by Lucas Apostoleris

The daily grind 5-18

by Brad Johnson

NL Waiver Wire: Week 6

by Nick Fleder

AL Waiver Wire:  Week 6

by Josh Shepardson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Lopsided batter/pitcher match-ups of the 1990s and 2000s

by Chad Evely

Cooperstown Confidential: The tale of Charley Lau

by Bruce Markusen

Thursday, May 17

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

The daily grind 5-17

by Brad Johnson

The Oklahoma territorial imperative

by Frank Jackson

The (baseball) power of the Oval Office

by Richard Barbieri

THT Live: 10th anniversary: Giambi’s walk-off slam

by Chris Jaffe

More sliders, more success for Logan

by Lucas Apostoleris

Wednesday, May 16

Strange Lowe

by Harry Pavlidis

The daily grind 5-16

by Brad Johnson

Brett Lawrie, the ump and the human element

by Chris Lund

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

BOB: Braun arbitrator gets the sack

by Brian Borawski

Tuesday, May 15

The daily grind 5-15

by Brad Johnson

Save tonight

by Paul Singman

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 2:  1969-70)

by Steve Treder

Mythbusting - closer edition

by Derek Ambrosino

THT Awards

by John Barten

THT Live: Centennial anniversary: Ty Cobb beats up a cripple

by Chris Jaffe

Bryan LaHair is Cubs’ silver lining so far

by Troy Patterson

Battling through injuries

by Dave Shovein

Monday, May 14

THT Live: Chris Sale and his faulty elbow

by Kyle Boddy

The daily grind 5-14

by Brad Johnson

This week in (fantasy) baseball 5/7-5/13

by Karl de Vries

The state of the NL Central

by Jason Linden

50 years from the Mets junk drawer

by Chris Jaffe

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

THT Live: 90th anniversary: Last time the Phillies franchise at sea level

by Chris Jaffe

Friday, May 11

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

NL Waiver Wire: Week 5

by Nick Fleder

AL Waiver Wire:  Week 5

by Josh Shepardson

What is the best swing-and-miss pitch in baseball right now?

by Jason Dunbar

THT Live: 20,000 days since Dodgers announce their move to LA

by Chris Jaffe

Lopsided batter/pitcher match-ups of the 1980s

by Chad Evely

Picking up pitchers

by Paul Singman

Card Corner: 1972 Topps: Jim “Mudcat” Grant

by Bruce Markusen

Thursday, May 10

THT Live: Mo’s wins

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: No two games alike?  Sure, but these are the closest.

by Jonathan Falk

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

The daily grind 5-10

by Brad Johnson

THT review: Great Hitting Pitchers

by David Wade

The pre-Angelic Autry

by Frank Jackson

Did Matt Kemp just have one of the best Aprils ever?

by Dan Lependorf

Ranking the new closers

by Mike Silver

Wednesday, May 09

THT Live: A job with your name on it

by Dave Studeman

The daily grind 5-9

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Trader’s corner: week six

by Mark Himmelstein

Day for night

by Shane Tourtellotte

THT Live: Last week’s record

by Jonathan Falk

BOB:  MLB looks at alliance with NCAA

by Brian Borawski

Make them notice: Andy Dirks

by Paul Singman

Tuesday, May 08

The daily grind 5-8

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Long view

by Derek Ambrosino

THT Awards

by John Barten

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 1: 1968-69)

by Steve Treder

THT Live: 10,000 days ago: Marge Schott becomes Reds owner

by Chris Jaffe

How to be in first in Tout Wars

by Paul Singman

The Verdict: the court rejects a disputed fantasy baseball trade

by Michael Stein

Monday, May 07

THT Live: Ubaldo Jimenez: A quick mechanics review

by Kyle Boddy

The daily grind 5-7

by Brad Johnson

This week in (fantasy) baseball 4/30-5/6

by Karl de Vries

The state of the AL Central

by Chris Jaffe

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Sunday, May 06

THT Live: 30th anniversary: Gaylord Perry’s 300th win

by Chris Jaffe

Saturday, May 05

The Yankees with no Mo

by Tom M. Tango

THT Live: The injury all-stars

by Joe Distelheim

Friday, May 04

THT Live: Calico Joe and home-field advantage

by Greg Simons

The daily grind 5-4

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Ubaldo Jimenez and his missing 96 mph heater: A mechanical look

by Kyle Boddy

AL Waiver Wire:  Week 4

by Josh Shepardson

Lopsided batter/pitcher match-ups of the 1970s

by Chad Evely

Cooperstown Confidential: The sad saga of Oil Can Boyd

by Bruce Markusen

NL Waiver Wire: Week 4

by Nick Fleder

Thursday, May 03

The all-month team: May

by Richard Barbieri

The daily grind 5-3

by Brad Johnson

The Clipper or the Kid?

by Frank Jackson

The real deal? Unheralded hot starts

by Mike Silver

THT Live: Most exciting games (and teams) of April

by Chris Jaffe

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Wednesday, May 02

THT Live: The list, and the wait, grow longer

by Greg Simons

The daily grind 5-2

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

BOB:  Angel Stadium issues

by Brian Borawski

THT Live: 10th anniversary: Mike Cameron hits four homers

by Chris Jaffe

Fluke Watch: Jason Hammel

by Josh Smolow

Tuesday, May 01

The daily grind 5-1

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

THT Live: 20th anniversary: Rickey’s 1,000th steal

by Chris Jaffe

A short story about two sinkers

by Harry Pavlidis

THT Awards

by John Barten

Bobby Valentine will let them throw

by Troy Patterson

THT vs. Fangraphs

by Derek Ambrosino

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