November 22, 2009
Order Now The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010 is now in development and will ship in mid November! This year's book will feature articles by THT's staff as well as Bill James, Tom Tango and Craig Wright. If you use this link to purchase the Annual, you will be in the first group to receive it and you'll be supporting THT. 
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Title Defenseby Sal BaxamusaFebruary 09, 2008 Well, I guess I was right about Bill James. After munching on sandwiches with Keith Woolner - a perfectly delightful human being - and a short chat with Rob Neyer, I filed into the auditorium for the Title Defense panel when who else but Bill James should walk by. He's going to be on panelist this afternoon on baseball analytics, so I'll be sure to check in with anything interesting from that. Now, Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey and New England Patriots Director of New Business Development are introducing a panel title "Defending the Title." Who's moderating? None other than the legend himself Peter Gammons. A lot of the talk is about the importance of character in putting together a winning team. Jed Hoyer, the Red Sox assistant general manager, says that the Red Sox have had trouble recruiting free agents because how difficult it is to play in Boston - I assume he's talking about the pressure-cooker media. For that reason, the organization has focused heavily on character when drafting players. He says that the leaders of the team are not the veteran players, but guys like Dustin Pedroia and Jonathan Papelbon. He also intimates that part of the reason they didn't repeat as champions in 2005 was that starter-quality guys who accepted bench roles in 2004 for the stretch run wouldn't do so in 2005. I'm guessing he's talking about Dave Roberts. More later... Sal Baxamusa is a graduate student in chemical engineering. He can be reached here. Commenting is not available in this weblog entry. Do you have a general question or comment for one of THT's writers? Send it in to our weekly mailbag We also welcome unsolicited op-ed pieces of approximately 500 words for consideration. We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity and consistency of style. Please include your whole name and location to be considered. If you have a comment about this specific article, please email the writer. |
