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About Bryan Tsao

Bryan Tsao is the editor of the Hardball Times website. He has previously served as the opinion editor for the UCSD Guardian and and an intern editor/writer for the Taiwan News. A graduate of the University of California, San Diego, he completed his Masters in Information Management Systems from UC Berkeley in 2008 and is currently a user experience designer for Watercooler a leading developer of online sports fantasy games and communities on social networks.


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2008

THT Live: Reason for hope in Balmer

October 16, 2008

THT Live: $140mm doesn’t buy what it used to

September 02, 2008

THT Live: MLB’s real competitive advantage

September 02, 2008

THT Live: Yankees fans deal with lost season

August 28, 2008

THT Live: Inside MLB’s replay center

August 28, 2008

THT Live: Sizemore superstar

August 26, 2008

THT Live: Free agent compensation list

August 26, 2008

THT Live: Glavine not welcome?

August 21, 2008

THT Live: Umpires, MLB sign agreement on instant replay

August 21, 2008

THT Live: Kazmir’s pitch mix

August 21, 2008

THT Live: Rangers prospects in review

August 19, 2008

THT Live: Fowler Busts Out As U.S. Beats Taiwan

August 19, 2008

THT Live: Scouting report by the fans, for the fans

August 19, 2008

THT Live: Top 10 locations for relocation/expansion

August 06, 2008

THT Live: Performance enhancing genes?

August 05, 2008

THT Live: Shea Selling Seats for $869

August 05, 2008

THT Live: Price to the pen?

August 05, 2008

THT Live: Ron Mahay?

August 05, 2008

THT Live: Autographs and Mays

July 17, 2008

THT Live: Worst All-Star performance ever?

July 17, 2008

THT Live: Time for Phillies to take a chance on Bonds?

July 15, 2008

THT Live: Why This Year Isn’t As Bad As We Think - Purple Row

July 15, 2008

THT Live: Why does everyone want Frenchy to go the other way?

July 10, 2008

THT Live: The emergence of John Danks

July 10, 2008

THT Live: The hits just keep on coming

July 10, 2008

THT Live: Duchscherer looking for a long-term deal

July 08, 2008

THT Live: Where did the Frenchy quotes go?

July 08, 2008

THT Live: C.C. Sabathia links

July 08, 2008

THT Live: Waiting for Liriano

July 03, 2008

THT Live: Braves throwing in the towel

July 03, 2008

THT Live: “A magnet for suffering”

July 03, 2008

THT Live: Meet Jhoulys Chacin

July 03, 2008

THT Live: AL superiority

June 27, 2008

THT Live: Cardinals pine for pitching

June 26, 2008

THT Live: Beckham debuting for Rays rookie league team

June 26, 2008

THT Live: Twins on fire

June 26, 2008

THT Live: Latinos and college baseball

June 24, 2008

THT Live: Which Molina brother are you?

June 24, 2008

THT Live: Papelbon is a Guitar Hero

June 24, 2008

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June 13, 2008
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THT Live: MLB game times down

June 10, 2008

THT Live: Minaya’s seat gets hotter

June 10, 2008

THT Live: What is Edwin swinging at?

June 03, 2008

THT Live: Mock draft

June 03, 2008

THT Live: Should the Red Sox sign Bonds?

June 03, 2008

THT Live: The Road to Omaha

May 27, 2008

THT Live: Team defense in Florida

May 27, 2008

THT Live: Prospects or suspects (Part 2)

May 20, 2008

THT Live: Fenway and no-hitters

May 20, 2008

THT Live: The firing that wasn’t

May 20, 2008

THT Live: M’s top prospect, Triunfel, suspended mysteriously

May 20, 2008

THT Live: A’s pitchers enroll in Hitting 101

May 15, 2008

THT Live: Falling Off the Padres Bandwagon

May 13, 2008

THT Live: Joba gets Gossip Girl mention

May 13, 2008

THT Live: Cubs fans not excited about Edmonds

May 13, 2008

THT Live: What’s wrong with Verlander?

May 13, 2008

THT Live: Tavarez is relieved of duty by the Red Sox

May 13, 2008

THT Live: Frank Thomas to the A’s, Mariners fans disappointed

April 24, 2008

THT Live: Dodger Stadium Renovation

April 24, 2008

THT Live: Garland not missing bats

April 24, 2008

THT Live: Is Thomas done?

April 22, 2008

THT Live: In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop

April 22, 2008

THT Live: Where runs come from

April 22, 2008

THT Live: Cashman should bolt

April 22, 2008

THT Live: Jose Vidro’s slow start

April 22, 2008

THT Live: Use and abuse

April 17, 2008

THT Live: Attanasio’s investment pays off

April 17, 2008

THT Live: Carlos Villanueva

April 17, 2008

THT Live: Pedro out a couple months

April 15, 2008

THT Live: Brewers finalizing Weaver

April 15, 2008

THT Live: Greg Maddux is awesome

April 14, 2008

THT Live: Miller told to grip it and rip it

April 10, 2008

THT Live: Picking Apart the Draft: 2001

April 10, 2008

THT Live: Write for FanGraphs, get paid

April 10, 2008

THT Live: Rays confidence index

April 10, 2008

THT Live: Harden scratched from start

April 08, 2008

THT Live: A-Rod to shortstop?

April 08, 2008

THT Live: Fantasy - Pick up Speier

April 08, 2008

THT Live: Welcome to the majors

April 03, 2008

THT Live: Upton spoils Cueto perfecto

April 03, 2008

THT Live: The 33-year-old rookie

April 03, 2008

THT Live: Did Dusty make the right call?

April 03, 2008

THT Live: Hudson & Perez: BIS & Pitch f/x

April 02, 2008

THT Live: THT staff World Series predictions

April 02, 2008

THT Live: Brian Roberts traded!

April 01, 2008

THT Live: Sleeper prospect report

April 01, 2008

THT Live: Opening Day fantasy notes

April 01, 2008

2008 THT staff predictions

March 31, 2008
The Red Sox will make the playoffs and the Giants will finish last; based on our staff predictions, you can take those two to the bank. Everything in between is up for grabs.

THT Live: Angels may have to trade for starting pitching

March 27, 2008

THT Live: 2008 Rays Trade Value Index

March 27, 2008

THT Live: Players being “clutch” when targeting 20 wins

March 27, 2008

THT Live: Murton fit for Rays?

March 27, 2008

THT Live: Isotopes Manager a Narc

March 27, 2008

THT Live: Bonds-less Giants lack drawing power

March 27, 2008

THT Live: Escobar injury instant analysis

March 25, 2008

THT Live: 2008 Over Unders

March 25, 2008

THT Live: Do players turn “clutch” when chasing a personal goal?

March 25, 2008

THT Live: The case for Reed

March 25, 2008

THT Live: Butts In The Seats

March 25, 2008

THT Live: Red Sox DL Beckett

March 25, 2008

THT Live: MLB band list

March 24, 2008

THT Live: THT Roundtable: Miguel Cabrera signs eight-year, $153.3 million contract extension

March 23, 2008

THT Live: Rolen breaks finger

March 23, 2008

THT Live: Jays cut Johnson, other teams’ bloggers drool

March 23, 2008

THT Live: Sox, A’s roll in Japan

March 23, 2008

THT Live: Granderson injured

March 23, 2008

THT Live: Lofton Turned Down Two Offers

March 20, 2008

THT Live: Valentine upset about Japan trip timing

March 20, 2008

THT Live: Rays players, fans getting restless

March 20, 2008

THT Live: Blue Jays holding Ryan out of games

March 20, 2008

THT Live: Inside the new Yankee Stadium

March 20, 2008

THT Live: The HGH Myth

March 18, 2008

THT Live: Review: MLB 08: The Show for PlayStation 3

March 18, 2008

THT Live: Great Moments In Brian-Roberts-To-Cubs-Trade-Rumor History

March 17, 2008

THT Live: Does Bob Costas know what a blogger is?

March 14, 2008

THT Live: To Take or Not To Take

March 13, 2008

THT Live: Canada qualifies for Olympics

March 13, 2008

THT Live: No. 762 on the block

March 13, 2008

THT Live: Maybe Tampa should sign Bonds

March 13, 2008

THT Live: Sox release Mirabelli

March 13, 2008

THT Live: Cameron applies for supplement exemption

March 13, 2008

THT Live: The game plan for Felix

March 13, 2008

THT Live: Profesor Reyes: Un Hombre Muy Rapido?

March 13, 2008

THT Live: Nats’ Music

March 13, 2008

THT Live: Minor league team plans “Eliot Spitzer” theme night

March 13, 2008

THT Live: Mariners cut HoRam

March 12, 2008

THT Live: River Ave. Blues calls out Duncan

March 12, 2008

THT Live: How to quit your job and write a book

March 12, 2008

THT Live: Average auction values

March 12, 2008

THT Live: Fukumori Leading Save Candidate In Texas

March 12, 2008

THT Live: Padres in China

March 12, 2008

THT Live: Bonds in LA

March 12, 2008

THT Live: Unsung prospect

March 11, 2008

THT Live: THT Links: First look

March 11, 2008

THT Live: Statheads and True Wins

March 10, 2008

THT Live: More taxes and lies

March 10, 2008

(Re)-introducing THT Live

March 10, 2008
A new blog by the Hardball Times staff.

THT Live: Art Garfamudis revealed

March 07, 2008

THT Daily: Spring stuff

March 06, 2008
Who gets reserved parking facility at the Mets' spring training facility, Art Garfamudis returns and checking out the Nationals' new scoreboard.

THT Daily: Around the league

March 04, 2008
Some interesting links today taking us inside the Mets' spring training locker room, spring signings and controversy around the World Baseball Classic.

THT Daily: All blog edition

February 28, 2008
A major league team enlists bloggers to help draft, a closer signs a long term deal and more on the intersection between baseball and soccer.

THT Daily: News and notes

February 26, 2008
The Yankees may or may not want to bring Cashman back, A's and Red Sox players will profit from their Far East road trip and the latest spat between bloggers and the mainstream media.

THT Daily: Odds and ends

February 21, 2008
An up and coming GM gets an extension, great blog posts breaking down top young players and what people mean when they start talking about "BABIP."

THT Daily: Around the league

February 19, 2008
Schilling shoots back at the Red Sox, Rich Harden pitches a "modified simulated game" and Hunter Pence adds to the list of bizarre sports injuries. It must be the links!

THT Daily: Baseball stuff

February 12, 2008
Trade rumors and prospects as teams enter the home stretch of the offseason.

THT round table: Erik Bedard

February 11, 2008
In the longest round table ever, the THT staff tackles the Bedard trade, what it means for the Mariners and just how lucky they were last season.

THT Daily: Attrition

February 08, 2008
A couple star pitchers already have sore arms as we catch up on odds 'n ends from around the league.

THT Daily: Around the league

February 07, 2008
With spring training around the corner, it's time to start idling imagining how your team/favorite player/hyped prospect is actually going to do.

THT Daily: Fun and games

February 05, 2008
Lots of unusual news around the majors today: Jeff Kent gets plunked for fantasy purposes, the Marlins get no love on Google and MLB Advanced Media is start a social network.

THT Daily: Super Bowl hangover

February 04, 2008
A quiet weekend for baseball as the sports world focused attention on the Super Bowl.

THT Daily: Fringe moves

February 01, 2008
The music is about to stop and teams are latching onto whatever they can find before the season starts.

THT Daily: Aftermath

January 31, 2008
Two days later, the blogosphere is still reacting to the Santana deal. Also, Keith Law's top prospects and the latest on Erik Bedard.

THT round table: Johan Santana!

January 30, 2008
THT's staff chimes in with the winners and losers from yesterday's blockbuster.

THT Daily: Spring?

January 29, 2008
Spring must be coming because the baseball world is full of interesting tidbits today.

THT Links: Weekend roundup

January 28, 2008
The latest on the Erik Bedard trade, MLB political contributions and other odds and ends from the weekend.

THT Daily: Around the league

January 24, 2008
Lots of news today as MLB announces exhibition games in China, Kevin Towers was extended and Jacobs Field got a new name.

THT Daily: Generic pitcher signs!

January 17, 2008
A busy day for transactions yesterday as the dominoes are falling in the starting pitching market.

THT Daily: New ground

January 15, 2008
Tom Tango's new project on clutch, how to be a (Pitch f/x) saber-magician and the latest and greatest from around the league.

THT Daily: Around the league

January 10, 2008
From the Mets potentially swooping in on Johan Santana to early fantasy analysis.

THT Live: THT Round table: Nick Swisher to the White Sox

January 08, 2008

THT Daily: BCS hangover

January 08, 2008
Only one day left until Hall of Fame results are announced.

THT Daily: Field of links

January 03, 2008
The baseball world wakes from its holiday slumber to bring us Yankees/Santana rumors, the latest in the Clemens/McNamee feud, Hall of Fame analysis and much more.

THT Daily: The links are back!

January 02, 2008
After a few months off, the THT Daily is back with the new year with links to get you through the rest of the offseason.

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