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About Chris Jaffe
History 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.
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Chris Jaffe's Articles
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2012
December 31, 2012
December 30, 2012
December 27, 2012
A look back at the year that was.
December 26, 2012
December 23, 2012
December 22, 2012
December 20, 2012
December 19, 2012
December 17, 2012
As we get to guaranteed do-or-die time, the drama ramps up that much more.
December 17, 2012
December 15, 2012
December 13, 2012
December 10, 2012
A look at the man likely to be completely overshadowed over the next month
December 10, 2012
December 08, 2012
December 04, 2012
December 03, 2012
But there was, so this is anything but a normal election.
December 03, 2012
November 30, 2012
November 27, 2012
November 26, 2012
Continuing an ongoing series on the best games in LCS history.
November 25, 2012
November 21, 2012
November 20, 2012
November 19, 2012
Continuing the look at the greatest games in LCS history, here are the best Game Fours
November 19, 2012
November 17, 2012
November 16, 2012
November 12, 2012
As part of a series, Chris looks at the best Game Threes in LCS history
November 11, 2012
November 08, 2012
November 06, 2012
November 05, 2012
Part two in a series on the best LCS games ever played.
November 05, 2012
November 01, 2012
October 31, 2012
October 29, 2012
When prominent managers last just one year on the job, and what this tell us about the futures of Bobby Valentine and Ozzie Guillen.
October 29, 2012
October 28, 2012
October 26, 2012
October 24, 2012
October 22, 2012
Inspired by the recent ALCS fiasco for the Yankees, let's look at the worst sweeps of all-time.
October 22, 2012
October 21, 2012
October 18, 2012
October 16, 2012
October 15, 2012
What are the greatest games ever to begin an LCS? Let's find out.
October 15, 2012
October 14, 2012
October 11, 2012
October 09, 2012
October 08, 2012
A look back at the year that was.
October 08, 2012
October 04, 2012
October 03, 2012
October 03, 2012
October 02, 2012
October 01, 2012
A look back at some of the stranger and more peculiar moments from the team about to leave the National League after 51 campaigns.
October 01, 2012
September 29, 2012
September 27, 2012
September 26, 2012
September 25, 2012
September 24, 2012
When you stand the most storied race of all on its head, it's still a great one but with a very different narrative.
September 24, 2012
September 21, 2012
September 19, 2012
September 17, 2012
September 17, 2012
What are some of the great races when you stand some seasons on their head?
September 17, 2012
September 14, 2012
September 12, 2012
September 10, 2012
It's a two-team race as things head down to the wire.
September 10, 2012
September 09, 2012
September 07, 2012
September 06, 2012
September 04, 2012
September 02, 2012
August 31, 2012
August 28, 2012
August 27, 2012
A look back at some of the stranger moment from the franchise that's played .500 since moving to Minnesota over a half-century ago.
August 27, 2012
August 24, 2012
August 24, 2012
August 23, 2012
August 22, 2012
August 22, 2012
August 20, 2012
August 19, 2012
August 14, 2012
August 13, 2012
Well ... can he?
August 13, 2012
August 12, 2012
August 08, 2012
August 07, 2012
August 06, 2012
A look at some of the all-time leaders in game-ending hits
August 06, 2012
August 03, 2012
August 02, 2012
August 01, 2012
July 31, 2012
July 30, 2012
A look at the goings-ons with the Midwest's American League squads
July 27, 2012
July 24, 2012
July 23, 2012
Let's find out what the best team of all-time is, courtesy of simulation from SG of the Replacement Level Yankee Weblog
July 23, 2012
July 20, 2012
July 20, 2012
July 19, 2012
July 18, 2012
July 17, 2012
July 16, 2012
Want to find out who the best team ever was? Let's find out with the 1000 season simulator from SG at the Replacement Level Yankee Weblog
July 16, 2012
July 13, 2012
July 12, 2012
July 10, 2012
July 09, 2012
A lineup full of the players who got the oldest quickest
July 09, 2012
July 07, 2012
July 03, 2012
July 02, 2012
July 02, 2012
Observations on the convention in the Twin Cities
June 29, 2012
June 27, 2012
June 26, 2012
June 25, 2012
It's time for Chris' annual examination of ticket add-on fees across the big leagues
June 24, 2012
June 23, 2012
June 22, 2012
June 21, 2012
June 19, 2012
June 18, 2012
A look at what's going on so far in place with a three-team divisional race.
June 18, 2012
June 16, 2012
June 15, 2012
June 14, 2012
June 13, 2012
June 11, 2012
Rick Morrissey's book is less about management, more about Guillen.
June 08, 2012
June 06, 2012
June 04, 2012
June 04, 2012
How come the White Sox have trouble filling seats?
June 04, 2012
June 01, 2012
May 31, 2012
May 31, 2012
May 30, 2012
May 29, 2012
May 27, 2012
May 26, 2012
May 25, 2012
May 23, 2012
May 22, 2012
May 21, 2012
Thoughts about the recently retired Kerry Wood
May 21, 2012
May 18, 2012
May 17, 2012
May 15, 2012
May 14, 2012
In honor of the Mets celebrating 50 years, a look back at some of their oddest, and most unusual games.
May 14, 2012
May 11, 2012
May 08, 2012
May 07, 2012
How has the AL Central looked so far this year?
May 06, 2012
May 03, 2012
May 02, 2012
May 01, 2012
April 30, 2012
THT's resident manager guy takes a look at the Phillies skipper and his teams.
April 30, 2012
April 29, 2012
April 27, 2012
April 25, 2012
April 23, 2012
April 23, 2012
A look back at the other long-lasting ballpark that turned 100 years old on Friday.
April 23, 2012
April 20, 2012
April 18, 2012
April 17, 2012
April 16, 2012
A look at the strange career arc of the current Rockies skipper
April 16, 2012
April 13, 2012
April 11, 2012
April 10, 2012
April 09, 2012
The new Baseball Prospectus book has a chapter dealing with Jaffe's book on managers. Here, Chris gives his reply.
April 06, 2012
April 05, 2012
April 03, 2012
April 02, 2012
A look at the best games to open the season in baseball history.
April 02, 2012
March 30, 2012
March 29, 2012
March 27, 2012
March 26, 2012
LaRussa won't move up, but others will
March 20, 2012
March 16, 2012
March 14, 2012
March 12, 2012
What does 2012 hold for the South Side squad?
March 12, 2012
March 12, 2012
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