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About Chris JaffeHistory instructor by day, statnerd by night, Chris Jaffe leads one of the most exciting double lives imaginable; with the exception of every other double life possible to imagine. Despite his lack of comic-book-hero-worthiness, Chris enjoys farting around with this stuff. His award-winning book, Evaluating Baseball's Managers is available for order. Chris welcomes responses to his articles via e-mail. Oh, and now he's on twitter.Note: This page displays up to 200 articles at a time. To view a subset of a writer's work, click on one of the following years: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Chris Jaffe's ArticlesClick here to view an RSS feed of this writer's articles. 2007Ten Best Game Fives in World Series HistoryDecember 17, 2007Not all Fall Classics get this far, but the pressure really starts building at this point. Ten Best Game Fours in World Series HistoryDecember 10, 2007Another top 10 list containing 14 items. This is when World Series games start getting famous. Interview: John ThornDecember 04, 2007THT's chance to pick the brain of one of the most respected baseball writers out there, John Thorn. The World Series’ Top 10 Game ThreesNovember 28, 2007Turns out this is historically the most poorly played game in the Fall Classic. However, there's still plenty of excitement in these games with all their sloppy glory. 10 Best World Series Game 2s EverNovember 19, 2007Having looked at the best Series openers, an overview of the best Second Acts. Ten best World Series Game Ones everNovember 12, 2007A top ten list that contains 14 games. And I bet you thought a person had to be good at math to write for this place. Ha! Ranking the Recent PostseasonsNovember 05, 2007October 2007 was a disappointment, but let's put it in context by looking at the last 25 postseasons. Forgotten upset: 1958 World SeriesOctober 29, 2007What kind of schmuck says the Casey Stengel-era Yanks winning it all is an upset? The Chris Jaffe kind of schmuck—read and find out why. Rob Neyer InterviewOctober 22, 2007The Man. The Myth. The Flannel. If you frequent this site, here's an interview with the man who has your dream job. How to Pull Off a World Series UpsetOctober 15, 2007A look at history's greatest October upsets to determine what characteristics are most pronounced in these surprising clashes. Oh, and it turns out that this info also describes one of this year's remaining squads. Willie survive?October 08, 2007Apparently, blowing a seven game lead with 17 to play wasn't quite enough to make the Mets dump their manager, Willie Randolph. How much precedent is there for this decision and what will the future likely hold for Randolph? THT Live: 2 Games to 0 Leads in Best-of-5 SeriesOctober 05, 2007More tales from the team splits junk drawerSeptember 24, 2007Having collected a slewload of offensive splits from every team in the last half-century, Chris dives into it a second time to extract some of the more interesting nuggets. BRUUUUUCE!!September 18, 2007A look back on the career of the soon-to-be-retired umpire, Bruce Froemming. Best and Worst MLB Splits, 1957-2006September 10, 2007Chris Jaffe spent this summer downloading over 80 categories of Baseball Reference's offensive splits for all teams from a half-century. Here are some of the most fun and interesting results. Interview: Dave “Retrosheet” SmithSeptember 05, 2007A candid look with the man who created and runs the Retrosheet website. Forgotten pennant push: Jim Kaat, 1967August 27, 2007It's a forgotten story from one of the greatest pennant races ever. But in 1967, Jim Kaat had one of the greatest clutch stretches by any pitcher ever. No mirage in ArizonaAugust 20, 2007The Diamondbacks have the best record in the NL despite getting outscored so far on the year. Sabermetric covnentional wisdom says that they're a fluke who are over their heads. But read and find out why that's wrong Managing and the back of the busAugust 14, 2007A look at race and hiring practices for managers in the last 20 years. Sean Forman interviewAugust 06, 2007The man. The myth. The legend. THT's interview with the founder, owner, operator, & president for life of Baseball-Reference. SABR37 recapJuly 30, 2007Aaron Gleeman may be gone, but "Gleeman-length" recaps of the annual SABR convention remain a THT tradition. The $17 ticket that costs $25July 24, 2007In this age of smaller parks and increased attendance, it's become more difficult to assure seats in a venue without getting them advance and accepting various processing charges. Here's a look at which teams gun up prices the most via add-on charges. Looking for the perfect compJuly 16, 2007What happens when Afrika Bambaataa meets Mark Buehrle? Only the Secret Society of Crafty Soft Tossers knows for sure. Cream of the crap (Part 2)July 09, 2007Look, the 1899 Spiders are the worst. No one can compete. But can you guess who came out as the worst team of the 20th century? Believe me, if I gave you five guesses, you still would not get it right. The cream of the crap (Part 1)July 02, 2007Rather than sit around a bar stool debating who the worst teams ever are, let's run 1000 computer sims of the game's 28 worst clubs. First, to determine which teams go in the hopper. Book Review: Gashouse GangJune 19, 2007A new look at the 1934 World Series champs would be a hit but for too many errors That’s the Chicago WayJune 11, 2007Having looked at starting pitcher leveraging of the last few months, there's still another issue to tackle: which franchises did it the most. Leveraging Across the Eras (SP Lev., Part 8)June 04, 2007Read and find out when starting pitcher leveraging rose and fell over the decades. Managers and leveraging (SP Lev, part 7)May 29, 2007Which managers did the most and least leveraging of the starting pitchers in baseball history? Click here and find out. Book Review: Opening DayMay 14, 2007Take a look at Jonathan Eig's new book on Jackie Robinson's rookie season. Platoon Leveraging Data Dump (Starting Pitcher Leveraging, Part 6)May 10, 2007A continuation of Part 5, this lists the teams that saw the fewest LHP, and then gives the L# for just about every team from the days when teams leveraged their pitchers. Pitcher Platoon Leveraging (SP Lev., Part 5)April 30, 2007Previous articles showed platoon leveraging was a key component to pitcher leveraging. This article, examining SP platoon leveraging head-on, uncovers some interesting information that offers a modest revision to a point Bill James made in his Historical Abstract. The Strange Career of Wes Ferrell (SP Leverage, Part 4)April 23, 2007The inspiration for this study was a work that claimed Wes Ferrell, if adjusted for how he was leveraged, was as good in his prime as Lefty Grove. Yet AOWP+ indicates that Wes Ferrell was rather poorly leveraged. What gives? What’s it All About, AOWPy? (SP Leverage, Part 3)April 16, 2007After going over best/worst leveraged careers and single seasons in the first two articles, how 'bout we figure out how important it was, and how much it impacted pitchers' stats? Soul of BaseballApril 09, 2007A book review of Joe Posnanski's new book about the one and only Buck O'Neil. Starting Pitcher Leverage (Part 2)April 05, 2007Having looked at the best and worst leveraged careers in Part I, now it's time to find out what were the best and worst leveraged single seasons in baseball history for starting pitchers. Starting Pitcher Leverage (Part 1)March 26, 2007Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About and Love Ken Heintzelman. Managerial Aging PatternsMarch 14, 2007What can historical data about teams over and underperforming their talent tell us about managers? | ||||