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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. 200810 things I didn’t know about THT last yearDecember 29, 2008Ending the year with a look back at 2008, with a big assist from a massive bout of insomnia. Hitler. Stalin. Garvey.December 22, 2008The three worst things a person can be are: 1) child molester, 2) Nazi war criminal, and 3) Steve Garvey Current Cooperstown ConversationsDecember 15, 2008A look at two noteworthy Hall of Fame news items from last week. The George Grantham all-starsDecember 08, 2008What are the most well rounded offensive seasons of all-time? Read and find out. Up and down the Hall of Fame VoteNovember 24, 2008A look at where Hall of Fame candidates stack up based on how long they've been on the ballot. October country’s refugees (part 2 of 2)November 10, 2008Based on the season simulator database put together by SG from the Replacement Level Yankee Weblog, let's find out who were the best teams to ever miss the World Series. THT Live: Happy 90th Birthday, Bob!November 03, 2008October country’s refugees (part 1 of 2)November 03, 2008With the help from the season simulator by SG from the Replacement Level Yankee Weblog, let's find out who was the best team to completely miss the World Series. Interview: Carlos Gomez, MLB scoutOctober 27, 2008An interview with former THT contributor and current Diamondbacks scout Carlos Gomez THT Live: Best Civic Anniversary Ever?October 26, 2008The corpse on the dissecting tableOctober 13, 2008I come not to praise the 2008 Cubs, but to bury them. THT Live: The Gifts of PittsburghOctober 01, 2008THT Live: Ben Jacobs: modern day NostradamusSeptember 30, 2008Cooperstown Calling Contemporary Managers?September 29, 2008A look at the Hall of Fame prospects for the most notable current skippers. THT Live: Fielder vs. BraunSeptember 27, 2008The Yost-ings of yesteryearSeptember 22, 2008THT's (self-proclaimed) manager expert looks at history's managerial removals most similar to Ned Yost's unexpected departure last week. The grand national conversationSeptember 15, 2008Chris takes another look at the BBWAA's voting process to uncover what really makes it tick. 30 teams, 30 theme songsSeptember 08, 2008An attempt to find just the right song to describe each team's 2008 season. In the name of Ethelred and all that is unreadyAugust 25, 2008An examination of the most extreme examples in baseball history when a batter overcame a dreadful start to have a stellar season. Gouge AwayAugust 18, 2008In a follow-up to his most responded to column from last year, Chris compares add-on costs like order processing charges and convenience fees for all 30 teams to see who gouges the most and least in MLB. Matching presidents and ballplayers, 1933-2008August 11, 2008Finishing up where last week left off. Matching presidents and ballplayers, 1869-1933August 04, 2008Just a fun mental exercise — take every president and find the ballplayer from his administration that best resembles him. Rating the BBWAA (Part 2)July 28, 2008Finishing up the investigation on how good a job the BBWAA has done picking Hall of Famers over the years. Rating the BBWAA (Part 1)July 21, 2008So ... how good a job has the BBWAA really done selecting Hall of Famers? The 2008 Von Hayes All-StarsJuly 07, 2008Some men age gracefully and gradually. Then there are these guys. Ten things I didn’t know before SABR 38June 30, 2008THT's annual recap of the most enjoyable weekend of the year. How Joe DiMaggio Revolutionized Cooperstown VotingJune 09, 2008The history of the BBWAA Hall of Fame vote can be divided into two phases: pre- and post-DiMaggio. The bad centuryJune 02, 2008In the century the Cubs have gone without a title, what has been their best squad? Let's have SG from the Replacement Level Yankee Weblog run 1000 sims of the best teams to find out. Ten most impressive no-hitters of all timeMay 26, 2008Or, more precisely, the 10 most impressive lineups ever held hitless. The Julio Franco EraMay 19, 2008Now that he's finally retired, THT looks back at how the world has changed over the course of his life and career. Book Review: The 1973 StoryMay 12, 2008A review of Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty, and the Say Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever by John Rosengren. How Soon is Now?May 05, 2008What does the Cards' hot April start tell us about how they'll play the rest of the season? Franchise Managerial Hiring TendenciesApril 28, 2008Certain teams like going after particular types of managers. A look at the half-dozen teams with the most striking hiring tendencies. THT Live: Streaking CubsApril 22, 2008Joe Posnanski InterviewApril 21, 2008THT sits down with the statworld's favorite mainstream writer. Cubdom’s great lost opportunityApril 14, 2008One of the Cubs' best chances since 1908 to win it all may have come in 1964, when they were 76-86, 17 games out of first. Book Review: Big Book of Baseball LegendsApril 07, 2008A review of a special installment of Mythbusters, featuring Rob Neyer. Baseball’s strangest and most amazing team pitching splits: 1957-2007March 31, 2008Plus a pair of hitting ones for good measure as well. Five Questions: Milwaukee BrewersMarch 10, 2008A look into the crystal ball to see what 2008 holds for the Brew Crew 2007’s Most Historic and Impressive Team SplitsMarch 03, 2008Having downloaded nearly 150 team splits for every squad since 1957, Chris clues us in on which teams' hitting and pitching achievements from last year were the most amazing. Homer trackerFebruary 25, 2008A look at which players and teams should see the biggest changes to their power numbers, based on the info at Greg Rybarczyk’s Hit Tracker website. The Gods and Dogs of Garbage TimeFebruary 18, 2008Traditionally, when people talk about who is a choker and who is clutch, they point to how they hit in clutch situation. Let's flip it around and look at who is at his best when it matters least. Bill James InterviewFebruary 04, 2008He's got a new book coming out. And a new website. So behold THT's interview with baseball's bearded wizard. The 10 greatest Game Sevens in World Series historyJanuary 21, 2008Chris completes his World Series journey with an examination of the ultimate ultimates. Pete Palmer interviewJanuary 14, 2008A chance to pick the brain of one of the godfathers of sabermetrics. THT Live: My predictions vs. RealityJanuary 08, 2008Tomorrow’s Cooperstown election results todayJanuary 07, 2008Well, no, not really. But, if you track 10 basic trends for BBWAA voting, you can essentially figure out how tomorrow's announcement will go before it happens. Ten best World Series Game Sixes everJanuary 04, 2008It turns out a lot of your finest Game Sixes occur when the team that's down three game to two wins. Makes sense if you think about it. | ||||