November 20, 2009
Order Now The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010 is now in development and will ship in mid November! This year's book will feature articles by THT's staff as well as Bill James, Tom Tango and Craig Wright. If you use this link to purchase the Annual, you will be in the first group to receive it and you'll be supporting THT. 
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John Barten Brian Borawski Craig Brown Evan Brunell David Gassko Jonathan Hale Brandon Isleib Chris Jaffe Max Marchi Bruce Markusen Harry Pavlidis Jeff Sackmann Dave Studeman Steve Treder Bryan Tsao Tuck! Dan Turkenkopf Colin Wyers Geoff Young John Brattain And here's the full roster.
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About Geoff YoungGeoff Young covers the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and is a regular contributor to Baseball Daily Digest. He has written three books about the Padres, the most recent being the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual, published in March 2009. Geoff lives in San Diego with his wife and two dogs.Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Geoff Young's Articles2009Out come the freaksNovember 18, 2009Everyone knows about Ichiro Suzuki's crazy 2004 season, but Brad Wilkerson deserves some love of his own. Lidge of sighsNovember 11, 2009Because Lidge over troubled waters has been done to death. Players worth remembering, 1925-1946November 04, 2009Spud, Dolph, Hal, Buddy, and the rest. Strikeout rates through the yearsOctober 28, 2009Same as it ever was? Eh, not so much. Arizona Fall League 2001 retrospectiveOctober 21, 2009Some of these guys turned out to be pretty good. Nine questions with Tom GarfinkelOctober 14, 2009Geoff chats with Padres President and Chief Operating Officer Tom Garfinkel. Yes, but it’s an empty .300September 23, 2009Who the heck is Lance Richbourg? When .360 just isn’t good enoughSeptember 09, 2009Joe Mauer or Ichiro Suzuki may do something that hasn't happened in the American League in more than 50 years. Something about EverthSeptember 02, 2009What typically happens to 22-year-old middle infielders with no previous big-league experience? Hampton, Zito, DavisAugust 26, 2009What sounds like the name of a jazz trumpeter and has three left arms? Ten who hit 500August 12, 2009How well did the "Favorite Toy" predict which players would hit 500 homers? Confessions of a rebuilding team’s fanAugust 05, 2009Who moved my cheese? Again? Players worth remembering, 1947-1968July 29, 2009Second verse, same as the first... only older. The gentle art of prospect promotionJuly 22, 2009Some players need more seasoning than others. Players worth remembering, 1969-1989July 15, 2009You could win a lot of games with these guys. They might run more if they could walkJuly 08, 2009The hardest base to steal is first. Adrian takes a walkJuly 01, 2009Adrian Gonzalez has done something this year that Ted Williams and Barry Bonds never did. Two emerging talentsJune 17, 2009Edwin Jackson and Adam Lind are finally fulfilling their potential. All or nothing in overtime: Part 2, the unbreakable IndiansJune 10, 2009The 1995 Cleveland Indians played 13 extra-inning games and won them all. All or nothing in overtime: Part 1, winless in MontrealJune 03, 2009The 1969 Montreal Expos played 12 extra-inning games and lost them all. Critics, criticism, CloningerMay 27, 2009Delves into the career of pitcher Tony Cloninger Pedro Feliz and the golden zapatosMay 20, 2009Four walks in a game? It's gotta be the shoes. Plate discipline: It’s that thing you don’t haveMay 13, 2009If the pitch is in the next zip code and you swing at it, you might be a hacker. Shouldn’t a closer, you know, close?May 06, 2009Searching for the Tony Cloninger of relievers. Crazy scoring streakApril 29, 2009The Oakland A's once scored four runs or more in 17 straight games and won them all. Once upon a shortstopApril 22, 2009Remember when Garry Templeton was better than Ozzie Smith, and Rick Burleson was better than both of them? The cult of the sure thingApril 15, 2009Got to be good lookin' 'cause he's so hard to see. 1984: My first Rotisserie League teamApril 08, 2009Fire. The wheel. Tim Laudner. Five questions: San Diego PadresMarch 28, 2009As Benjamin Disraeli once noted, "there is no education like adversity." Click here to return to the home page. |