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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. 201010 things I didn’t know about THT last year, 2010 editionDecember 27, 2010For the third straight year, Chris uses his last column as a look back on the year that was. The one and only Bob FellerDecember 17, 2010A look back at the recently departed world-class workhorse and ace pitcher. THT Live: Carlos Gomez: from Hardball Times to international scouting directorDecember 17, 2010THT Live: Born 15,000 days ago . . .December 16, 2010Unlikely managerial returnsDecember 13, 2010A look at skippers with extended breaks in their MLB careers, inspired by the Mets' decision to hire the long-forgotten Terry Collins. THT Live: Hall of Fame pitcher born 30,000 days ago . . .December 10, 2010THT Live: 10,000 days since a very famous mid-season homerDecember 09, 2010Ron Santo, RIPDecember 06, 2010A look at the recently departed third baseman-turned-broadcaster. When do we start taking Omar Vizquel’s Cooperstown case seriously?November 29, 2010A look at one of the longest-lasting shortstops of all time. October’s refugeesNovember 22, 2010Who are the best players from the wild card era to never play in the postseason? Let's find out. THT Live: Thanks, Bill!November 11, 2010The coolest and dullest gopher ball pitchers everNovember 08, 2010A sequel to a recent article looks at which pitchers gave up the most fun homers. THT Live: So long, SparkyNovember 04, 2010Storybook finalesNovember 01, 2010Has any great player's career ever had a classic Hollywood ending? Let's find out. THT Live: Forecasting the 2010 Series based on precedentOctober 30, 2010THT Live: When a team wins the first two World Series games . . .October 28, 2010THT Live: Washington and the oldest first-time World Series managersOctober 25, 2010THT Live: Multi-franchise World Series managersOctober 25, 2010Ten things I didn’t know about managers in the postseasonOctober 25, 2010Facts, trivia—and the comprehensive list of career win-loss records for managers in the postseason. The coolest and dullest homer hitters everOctober 18, 2010A look at which sluggers had the knack for hitting unusual and memorable types of home runs. Review: ‘Ken Burns’ Baseball: Tenth Inning’October 01, 2010Ken Burns' latest inning gets a thumb-up. THT Live: Gods don’t answer phone calls (9/28/60)September 28, 201010 greatest managerial finales everSeptember 27, 2010In honor of the managers departing this season, a look at the most impressive games that ever finished a managerial career. THT Live: 60,000 days ago today in baseball history (9/27/10)September 27, 2010Boomerang All-Star team(s)September 21, 2010For fun, All-Star teams of players who ended their career with the franchise they began with, and another for those who came and went with the same city. THT Live: 35 years ago today (9/16/75)September 16, 2010THT Live: Sixty years ago today (9/15/50)September 14, 2010Baseball teams as Simpsons charactersSeptember 13, 2010Inspired by (re: ripping off) a recent NFL team preview piece, Chris tries to find the Simpsons character that best matches each MLB club. THT Live: A half-century ago today (9/8/10)September 07, 2010THT Live: 120 years ago today: the first 100-HR hitterSeptember 03, 2010THT Live: Twenty years ago today (9/2/10)September 02, 201010 things I didn’t know last week about hitting for the cycleAugust 30, 2010In a sequel to last week's effort, Chris looks at the most likely cycles ever, who should've hit a cycle (but didn't) and other issues. Top 10 least likely cycles in historyAugust 23, 2010Inspired by Bengie Molina's exploits last month, an examination of which cycles most defied the odds. THT Live: A half-century ago today (8/18/10)August 18, 2010THT Live: Twenty years ago today (8/17/10)August 17, 2010The biggest error in my bookAugust 16, 2010Several months after seeing his book, Evaluating Baseball's Managers, published - Chris realizes a mistake he made in it. THT Live: 40 years ago today (8/12/10)August 12, 2010Ten things I didn’t know before SABR40August 09, 2010What happened at this year's SABR shindig. THT Live: Dying 20,00 days ago as of today (8/7/10)August 07, 2010THT Live: SABR 2012: in Twin CitiesAugust 05, 2010The Buck stops . . . in Baltimore?August 02, 2010A look at the newly hired Buck Showalter: the man and the plan, the past and the future. THT Live: 80 years ago today .. .July 28, 2010History of the doubleheader, part IIIJuly 26, 2010Finishing up his trilogy, Chris looks at why the doubleheaders went the way of the double feature. THT Live: Multiple 3-HR gamesJuly 21, 2010THT Live: July 19: a good day for pitcher debutsJuly 19, 2010History of the doubleheader (Part II)July 19, 2010Part two of the trilogy looks at the heyday for twin bills. THT Live: Random George Steinbenner infoJuly 13, 2010History of the doubleheader (Part 1)July 12, 2010The rise of the doubleheader. THT Live: 20,000 days ago today .. . ..July 07, 2010Paying for the right to pay: 2010 styleJuly 06, 2010Chris' fourth annual column comparing ticket add-on costs across MLB. THT Live: Robert Byrd and baseballJune 28, 2010The 2010 Alvin Davis All-StarsJune 28, 2010A look at which aging players have gotten the oldest the quickest this year. Debuts and DeparturesJune 21, 2010Chris discovers some of the interesting and unusual facts about the first and final games of MLB players. The predictably unpredictable career of Jamie MoyerJune 14, 2010A look at the ultimate crafty lefty. THT Live: 1,000,000,000 seconds ago . .. .June 10, 2010THT Live: Double-digit K’s in a MLB debutJune 08, 2010Best of the aughts (2000-09)June 07, 2010With some help from the season simmer put together by SG of the Replacement Level Yankee Weblog, Chris tries to figure out who was the best team of the decade. Ten greatest Cub-Cardinal games of all timeMay 24, 2010In honor of this week's renewal of their rivalry, Chris presents the 10 greatest games with these games - all 15 of them. (And you probably thought a person had to be good at math to write for THT.) THT Live: Seven-game winning streaks and the PiratesMay 17, 2010Eulogy for a PhillieMay 10, 2010A look back at the career of Robin Roberts. THT Live: Errors in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette headline and articleApril 23, 2010Scioscia and Gardenhire . . . so farApril 12, 2010Using one of the tools from his book, Evaluating Baseball's Managers, Chris looks at a pair of mid-career gamers, and compares them against history. Evaluating Mike Scioscia and Terry FranconaApril 05, 2010Having a written the book Evaluating Baseball's Managers, 1876-2008, Chris looks at what his Tendencies Database says about these two through 2009. Upcoming managerial milestones in 2010March 29, 2010THT's resident manager expert looks at what managers are on the brink of noteworthy achievements. Ten things I didn’t know about starting rotationsMarch 22, 2010The best and worst of the starting staffs. Five questions: Chicago White SoxMarch 15, 2010Let's kick off THT's annual preseason survey with a look at the South Side squad. Ten things I didn’t know about bullpensMarch 08, 2010This is what happens when Chris spends too much time at Retrosheet. Book review: Willie Mays - The Authorized BiographyMarch 01, 2010Here are Chris' thoughts on the big new book about Mays. The Big HurtFebruary 22, 2010A look back at arguably the greatest pure hitter in the history of the Central Time Zone. Managing pitching staffs in the 1920s and 1930sFebruary 15, 2010Chris uses Retrosheet data to do what he does best: analyze managers. Ranking MLB stadiums (that I’ve been to)February 08, 2010Confessions of an upper deck denizen. Ranking MLB team nicknamesFebruary 01, 2010Hey - it's fun! Cooperstown crystal ballJanuary 11, 2010See what the future holds for the candidates passed over in this year's BBWAA election. THT Live: Me vs. realityJanuary 06, 2010Wednesday’s Hall of Fame results todayJanuary 04, 2010For the third straight year, Chris predicts what the results of the BBWAA election will be. | ||||