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Tuesday, January 31, 2012


THT Note: A baseball card mystery: Ken Holtzman’s 1974 Topps card

by Bruce Markusen

The new golden age of catching

by Troy Patterson
More talent is emerging and players are staying behind the plate to increase their value

THT Note: 10,000 days since Carlton becomes Phillies win leader

by Chris Jaffe

Monday, January 30, 2012


Let there be news - Volume 6

by Brad Johnson
Prince Fielder joins Cliff Lee on the Mysteries, and other news

THT Note: Juan Pierre, Domonic Brown, and plans

by Brad Johnson

Dave Duncan, the 1982 Mariners and lost glory

by Paul Francis Sullivan
Could Dave Duncan have transformed the Mariners into a playoff contender in the 1980s? The pieces were certainly there!

Friday, January 27, 2012


THT Note: Outfield assist of another kind

by Bojan Koprivica

In the old days, the game was more exciting

by Max Marchi
Watch out! The numbers say the game is getting more boring.

THT Note: 30th anniversary: The Ryne Sandberg trade

by Chris Jaffe

Cooperstown Confidential: thinking about Al Smith

by Bruce Markusen
Beer alone did not make this man's career.

Thursday, January 26, 2012


Jack Morris: the winningest pitcher of the 1980s

by Bobby Mueller
So what?

Marshall McDougall’s greatest game

by Frank Jackson
It was a really, really, really good day

Wednesday, January 25, 2012


THT Note: It’s THT Dispatch

by Dave Studeman

THT Note: THT Forecasts - 2012 Oliver projected-WAR starting lineup

by Greg Tamer

Another Fielder for Detroit

by THT Staff
The consensus: It'll help in the short run, but...

AL West: offseason check-in

by David Wade
Some moves and maneuvers so far as they pertain to the AL West.

BOB: Astros ponder new look

by Brian Borawski
The latest in the business of baseball.

THT Note: 40th anniversary: Dave Winfield and the NCAA basket-brawl

by Chris Jaffe

Tuesday, January 24, 2012


THT Note: Fast goes Astro

by Dave Studeman

The greatest eye in baseball

by Troy Patterson
The search leads to a surprise, and a mostly forgotten name.

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