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Hardball Times Monthly Archives


July, 2012

Tuesday, July 31

The daily grind: 7-31

by Brad Johnson

August catcher rankings

by Jesse Sakstrup

Haste makes… hay

by Derek Ambrosino

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

THT Live: 40th anniversary: two Dick Allen inside-the-park homers

by Chris Jaffe

Flippin’ cards

by Frank Jackson

The Verdict: controversial and contentious fantasy baseball trade dispute

by Michael Stein

THT Awards

by John Barten

Monday, July 30

THT Live: THT Poetry: ICHIRO! Splits

by Ed DeCaria

The daily grind: 7-30

by Brad Johnson

The state of the AL Central

by Chris Jaffe

Pirates fever

by Brian Lutz

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Fantasy valuation systems: adding more context

by Jesse Sakstrup

This week in (fantasy) baseball 7/23-7/29

by Karl de Vries

THT Live: Chris Sale and “dead arm”

by Kyle Boddy

Sunday, July 29

THT Live: Oliver updates on hold

by THT Staff

Friday, July 27

THT Live: The shoe that hasn’t dropped

by Shane Tourtellotte

THT Live: Matt Harvey rides four-seamer in dominant debut

by Jesse Sakstrup

The daily grind: 7-27

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

AL Waiver Wire: Week 14

by Karl de Vries

NL Waiver Wire: Week 14

by Nick Fleder

Jesus Montero can’t hit righties

by Jesse Sakstrup

Card Corner: 1972 Topps: Lee May

by Bruce Markusen

Outlining fantasy baseball valuation systems

by Jesse Sakstrup

THT Live: 5,000 days since the Giles-Rincon trade

by Chris Jaffe

Baseball’s problem of knowledge

by Chris Lund

Thursday, July 26

THT Live: The TTO kings

by Jason Linden

The daily grind: 7-26

by Brad Johnson

Stock watch, trade deadline: Hanley Ramirez

by Nick Fleder

Buddy, can you spare a hit?

by Frank Jackson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

The all-month team: July

by Richard Barbieri

Currently Historic: Adam Dunn Edition

by Jason Linden

Hitters I’m buying low on

by Mike Silver

Wednesday, July 25

Stock watch, trade deadline: Wandy Rodriguez

by Nick Fleder

THT Live: Eovaldi and his cutter move to Miami

by Lucas Apostoleris

The daily grind: 7-25

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

How much has Brandon McCarthy’s shoulder cost him?

by Glenn DuPaul

BOB: Japan boycotts

by Brian Borawski

Tuesday, July 24

THT Live: The rebuild that wasn’t: Oakland’s past, present and future

by Dan Lependorf

The daily grind: 7-24

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Starter performance trends by fastball velocity

by Scott Spratt

THT Live: 65th anniversary: Dodgers franchise reaches baseball’s sea level

by Chris Jaffe

Monday, July 23

The daily grind: 7-23

by Brad Johnson

The state of the NL East: July update

by Matt Filippi

The great 28 (part 2 of 2)

by Chris Jaffe

This week in (fantasy) baseball 7/16-7/22

by Karl de Vries

THT Live: 50th anniversary: Feller and Robinson enter Cooperstown

by Chris Jaffe

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Sunday, July 22

THT Live: Hall of Fame weekend: the ceremony

by Bruce Markusen

THT Live: Darvish’s curves

by Lucas Apostoleris

THT Live: Hall of Fame Weekend: a look at Randy Hundley

by Bruce Markusen

Saturday, July 21

THT Live: Hall of Fame Weekend: a look at Art Shamsky

by Bruce Markusen

Friday, July 20

Shrine of the Eternals 14

by Don Malcolm

The daily grind: 7-20

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

NL Waiver Wire: Week 13

by Nick Fleder

AL Waiver Wire: Week 13

by Karl de Vries

Michael Fiers’ march against history

by Jesse Sakstrup

THT Live: Ron Santo career highlights

by Chris Jaffe

THT Live: 5,000 days since the Konerko-Cameron trade

by Chris Jaffe

Francisco Liriano is the Javier Vazquez of 2012

by Jeffrey Gross

THT Live: Hall of Fame Weekend: thinking of Ron Santo

by Bruce Markusen

Thursday, July 19

THT Live: Hall of Fame Weekend preview

by Bruce Markusen

The daily grind: 7-19

by Brad Johnson

Currently Historic: This is not a column

by Jason Linden

Something thrilling is brewing in the American League Wild Card race

by Dan Lependorf

THT Live: 30th anniversary: old timer Luke Appling homers

by Chris Jaffe

A tale of two major league cities—and then some

by Frank Jackson

Sell high candidates: starting pitchers

by Mike Silver

Wednesday, July 18

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Staff picks: second half

by Nick Fleder

BOB: All-Star Game fallout

by Brian Borawski

The daily grind: 7-18

by Brad Johnson

THT Live: 40th anniversary: San Diego and the Curse of Don Zimmer

by Chris Jaffe

The pine tar games

by Shane Tourtellotte

The Nationals’ stellar rotation

by Troy Patterson

Tuesday, July 17

The daily grind: 7-17

by Brad Johnson

Trade winds: position players

by Derek Ambrosino

THT Live: 50th anniversary: the last survivor from baseball’s worst team dies

by Chris Jaffe

Tommy Hanson’s new delivery: where’s the velocity?

by Kyle Boddy

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

THT Awards

by John Barten

The Verdict: fantasy baseball keeper league trade dispute

by Michael Stein

Monday, July 16

The daily grind: 7-16 part 2

by Brad Johnson

The state of the AL East: July update

by Nick Fleder

The daily grind: 7-16 part 1

by Brad Johnson

The great 28 (part 1 of 2)

by Chris Jaffe

This week in (fantasy) baseball 7/9-7/15

by Karl de Vries

THT Live: 20th anniversary: Maddux breaks off negotiations with the Cubs

by Chris Jaffe

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Saturday, July 14

THT Live: Contextualizing Liriano’s start against Oakland

by Lucas Apostoleris

Friday, July 13

THT Live: Dickey every four days

by Nick Fleder

The daily grind: 7-13

by Brad Johnson

What’s wrong with Rickie Weeks?

by Jesse Sakstrup

Card Corner: 1972 Topps: Blue Moon Odom

by Bruce Markusen

THT Live: 20,000 day-versary: Lew Burdette becomes a legend

by Chris Jaffe

Thursday, July 12

The daily grind: 7-12

by Brad Johnson

Worst of the worst

by Richard Barbieri

Currently Historic: Interesting teammates

by Jason Linden

THT Live: 50th anniversary: Hank Aaron’s walk-off grand slam

by Chris Jaffe

THT Poetry: Kerry Wood (1998-2012)

by Ed DeCaria

Wednesday, July 11

THT Live: Detailed standings at the all-star break

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: Justin Verlander’s no-good, very bad All-Star Game

by Shane Tourtellotte

Split ‘em: second-half performers to target

by Nick Fleder

BOB: midseason attendance review

by Brian Borawski

Hey, Green Monster, who’s your daddy?

by Frank Jackson

Tuesday, July 10

Trade winds: starting pitchers

by Derek Ambrosino

Unlocking Lucas Duda’s swing

by Chris Lund

THT Live: 80th anniversary: baseball’s wildest game: 18-17 (18)

by Chris Jaffe

THT Live: And That Happened: Classic!

by Craig Calcaterra

THT Awards

by John Barten

Monday, July 09

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

This week in (fantasy) baseball 7/2-7/8

by Karl de Vries

NL West: a race at last (and for last)

by Steve Treder

The 2012 All-Collapse All-Stars

by Chris Jaffe

THT Live: 10th anniversary: All-Star game tie

by Chris Jaffe

The daily grind: mid-season review

by Brad Johnson

Saturday, July 07

THT Live: Silver anniversary: the Eric Show game

by Chris Jaffe

Friday, July 06

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Cooperstown Confidential: The wonder of Old-Timers’ Day

by Bruce Markusen

Billy Hamilton’s speed in context

by Jesse Sakstrup

NL Waiver Wire: report card

by Nick Fleder

AL Waiver Wire: report card

by Paul Singman

Thursday, July 05

What our FanGraphs partnership means for THT Fantasy readers

by Derek Ambrosino

It’s the Hardball Times and FanGraphs

by Dave Studeman

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Lessons from Lakefront Park, 1884

by Frank Jackson

Currently Historic: Here comes Jim Thome

by Jason Linden

2012 Home Run Derby contestants and their numbers

by Jeffrey Gross

The peak of perfection

by Shane Tourtellotte

Wednesday, July 04

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

Tuesday, July 03

Ichiro Agnonistes

by James Newburg

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

THT Live: Two thoughts on Doby + 65

by Shane Tourtellotte

THT Live: Centennial anniversary: Rube Marquard: 19-0

by Chris Jaffe

The Verdict: rules are rules in a fantasy baseball league

by Michael Stein

THT Awards

by John Barten

The impending arrival of Starling Marte

by Paul Singman

Monday, July 02

The 2012 all-stats All-Stars

by Greg Simons

The daily grind 7-2

by Brad Johnson

This week in (fantasy) baseball 6/25-7/1

by Karl de Vries

THT Live: 40th anniversary: Jim Kaat breaks hand sliding

by Chris Jaffe

THT Live: And That Happened

by Craig Calcaterra

10 things I didn’t know before SABR 42

by Chris Jaffe

Sunday, July 01

AL West: heading to halfway

by David Wade

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