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May 24, 2012 : Visualization: Vertical spray chart

May 24, 2012 : Which starters have lost the most velocity since 2011?

May 24, 2012 : Don Drysdale’s two-for-one special

May 23, 2012 : The tragedy of expectations in baseball

May 23, 2012 : BOB: Athletics stadium limbo

May 22, 2012 : THT Awards

May 22, 2012 : The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 3: 1970-71)

May 22, 2012 : Has Daniel Bard been squeezed?

May 21, 2012 : AL West: Oh, the storylines

May 21, 2012 : The fall of Mickey Hatcher

May 21, 2012 : Default hero

May 18, 2012 : Lopsided batter/pitcher match-ups of the 1990s and 2000s

May 18, 2012 : Cooperstown Confidential: The tale of Charley Lau

May 17, 2012 : The Oklahoma territorial imperative

May 17, 2012 : The (baseball) power of the Oval Office

May 16, 2012 : Brett Lawrie, the ump and the human element

May 16, 2012 : BOB: Braun arbitrator gets the sack

May 15, 2012 : The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 2: 1969-70)

May 15, 2012 : THT Awards

May 15, 2012 : Bryan LaHair is Cubs’ silver lining so far

May 14, 2012 : The state of the NL Central

May 14, 2012 : 50 years from the Mets junk drawer

May 11, 2012 : What is the best swing-and-miss pitch in baseball right now?

May 11, 2012 : Lopsided batter/pitcher match-ups of the 1980s

May 11, 2012 : Card Corner: 1972 Topps: Jim “Mudcat” Grant

May 10, 2012 : THT review: Great Hitting Pitchers

May 10, 2012 : The pre-Angelic Autry

May 10, 2012 : Did Matt Kemp just have one of the best Aprils ever?

May 09, 2012 : Day for night

May 09, 2012 : BOB: MLB looks at alliance with NCAA

May 08, 2012 : THT Awards

May 08, 2012 : The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 1: 1968-69)

May 07, 2012 : The state of the AL Central

May 05, 2012 : The Yankees with no Mo

May 04, 2012 : Ubaldo Jimenez and his missing 96 mph heater: A mechanical look

May 04, 2012 : Lopsided batter/pitcher match-ups of the 1970s

May 04, 2012 : Cooperstown Confidential: The sad saga of Oil Can Boyd

May 03, 2012 : The all-month team: May

May 03, 2012 : The Clipper or the Kid?

May 02, 2012 : BOB: Angel Stadium issues

May 01, 2012 : THT Awards

May 01, 2012 : Bobby Valentine will let them throw

April 30, 2012 : Evaluating Charlie Manuel

April 30, 2012 : The State of the NL East

April 27, 2012 : Lopsided batter/pitcher match-ups

April 27, 2012 : Card Corner: 1972 Topps: Downtown Ollie Brown

April 26, 2012 : The Eastern Shore League

April 26, 2012 : Don’t forget: April is a small sample

April 26, 2012 : Book review: Third Base for Life

April 26, 2012 : A hometown hero

April 25, 2012 : Lightning in the nine-hole

April 25, 2012 : BOB: Bud Selig speaks

April 24, 2012 : THT Awards

April 24, 2012 : Video game review: OOTP 13 Baseball

April 23, 2012 : The state of the AL East

April 23, 2012 : The 10 greatest games in Tiger Stadium history

April 20, 2012 : Cooperstown Confidential: Satchel Paige and Jamie Moyer

April 20, 2012 : The prospect three-day weekend

April 20, 2012 : The lineup-based out projector

April 19, 2012 : Koufax and the Coliseum: An end and a beginning

April 19, 2012 : The all-month team: April

April 18, 2012 : BOB: A late Dodgers sale summary

April 17, 2012 : THT Awards

April 16, 2012 : The rise and fall (and re-rise and re-fall) of Jim Tracy

April 13, 2012 : Card Corner: 1972 Topps: Norm Cash

April 11, 2012 : Scouting Mark Appel: the possible first pick overall in 2012

April 11, 2012 : From The Show to show biz

April 10, 2012 : State of the System - Detroit Tigers

April 10, 2012 : Padilla develops the lollipop

April 09, 2012 : Extra Innings: a reply

April 06, 2012 : A Friend of Pirates history

April 06, 2012 : Cooperstown Confidential: Michael Pineda is not Britt Burns

April 05, 2012 : Mind of the modern fan

April 05, 2012 : November’s hardware awarded in April

April 04, 2012 : THT book review: A People’s History of Baseball

April 04, 2012 : The Reds of the future

April 04, 2012 : What’s all the Huff about?

April 03, 2012 : The forecast for October

April 03, 2012 : Free agent value and building teams from within

April 02, 2012 : The 10 greatest Opening Days of all time

March 30, 2012 : You’re missin’ a great game

March 30, 2012 : Card Corner: 1972 Topps: Alan Gallagher

March 29, 2012 : Now batting for the Houston Cardinals, No. 6, Stan Musial?

March 29, 2012 : Comparing players between historical eras part two: pitchers

March 28, 2012 : The most critical at-bat of all time

March 28, 2012 : Managing a Minor problem

March 27, 2012 : Out of My League: A Review

March 27, 2012 : Unenchanted interlude: Reggie Jackson’s lost season in Baltimore