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About John BartenJohn Barten is a broadcast engineer from Indianapolis. Despite being originally from central Illinois, he's a Kansas City Royals fan. He writes the weekly THT Awards feature. Please send suggestions, comments, corrections, and input to his email address. Follow him on Twitter at JohnMBartenNote: This page displays up to 100 articles at a time. To view a subset of a writer's work, click on one of the following years: 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 John Barten's ArticlesClick here to view an RSS feed of this writer's articles. Offseason Decisions: Should the Royals trade Soria?December 06, 2011The Royals have a very good closer with a favorable contract at a time when everybody is handing closers crazy contracts. Should they leverage that into something they need? THT Awards season finale volume 2October 11, 2011No armchair shrinks allowed. THT Awards season finale volume 1October 04, 2011Pitching awards and franchise milestone wins and losses THT AwardsSeptember 27, 2011Oh, how the mighty right fielders have fallen. THT AwardsSeptember 20, 2011A hot week with the bats gives the Giants a lot of mentions in the awards. THT AwardsSeptember 06, 2011Juan Rivera posts possibly the most amazing Carter Award entry ever. Also note the one-week spike in hold/loss combos. THT AwardsAugust 30, 2011Delmon Young, being Delmon Young. THT AwardsAugust 23, 2011A couple of catchers had big weeks. THT AwardsAugust 16, 2011The Red Sox and Twins exchange the lead for three straight games while we take a moment to remember the ghosts of Papis past. THT AwardsAugust 09, 2011Because you simply must use your best reliever to retire the Nationals' 8-9-1 hitters. THT AwardsAugust 02, 2011Unless you're a die-hard fan of the PCL, you might not have heard much about this week's NL MVP. THT AwardsJuly 26, 2011Zach Duke bravely protects the lead. Also, admitting cluelessness pertaining to the Talented Mr. Ellsbury. THT AwardsJuly 19, 2011Felix Hernandez and Zack Greinke are unlucky? Lance Berkman is good? It's like 2008 all over again! THT AwardsJuly 12, 2011Adam Dunn's annus horribilis marches on. THT AwardsJuly 05, 2011The strange and very rare three-inning save makes an appearance. THT AwardsJune 28, 2011The awards return with a pair of infielders who had great weeks. Both infielders were drafted as shortstops by Canadian teams, but have not been either shortstops or members of those organizations for a long time. THT AwardsJune 14, 2011Prince Fielder is hot. Brad Hawpe is not. THT AwardsJune 07, 2011Albert Pujols is suddenly awesome again. THT AwardsMay 31, 2011Introducing Yoshinori Tateyama. Also, east coast bias from a Midwesterner! THT AwardsMay 24, 2011I'm not sure if anybody has noticed, but teams aren't scoring as many runs. Also, the Royals do strange things from time to time. You might call this the breaking news edition of the awards. THT AwardsMay 17, 2011Kicking Javier Vazquez when he's down. THT AwardsMay 10, 2011Jose Bautista is a bad, bad man. THT AwardsMay 03, 2011The return of the Puma and Zorilla. THT AwardsApril 26, 2011In a week punctuated by rainouts, weird and/or misleading stats still happen and are still documented in the awards. THT AwardsApril 20, 2011You will never guess which NL shortstop is hitting really well. THT awardsApril 12, 2011Unpacking a cascade of bad bullpen strategies that feed off of each other. Five questions: Kansas City RoyalsMarch 22, 2011A transitional season isn't necessarily an uninteresting season 2010 THT Awards: HittingOctober 19, 2010This column was an honest attempt to put a bow on the 2010 season; Carlos Lee swung at it and grounded the bow weakly to second for the out. That's how he rolls. 2010 THT Awards: PitchingOctober 12, 2010When your offense scores fewer runs than any team in nearly 40 years, you are going to lose some games you probably shouldn't. THT AwardsOctober 05, 2010The last week of the season gives us some 1-0 games and a bumper crop of empty batting averages. THT AwardsSeptember 28, 2010The most mentioned player in this week's awards is a middle reliever for the Marlins. THT AwardsSeptember 14, 2010A pair of NL West hurlers had horrific hard-luck starts. THT AwardsSeptember 07, 2010We have fun comparing Carlos Lee's week to that of superior players. THT AwardsAugust 31, 2010Wilson Betemit experimented with the concept of never hitting singles. It actually worked out fairly well. THT AwardsAugust 24, 2010Miguel Cabrera is good at hitting a round ball with a cylindrical piece of wood. THT AwardsAugust 17, 2010A.J. Burnett takes a tough loss when Bryan Bullington has his best day ever. THT AwardsAugust 10, 2010The Jays and Rays capture a lot of awards. THT AwardsAugust 03, 2010Ian Kennedy gets a cheap win and John wonders what to call a reliever who makes things interesting. THT AwardsJuly 27, 2010Josh Johnson is good and the Mariners lineup is not. Remember, you heard it here first. THT AwardsJuly 13, 2010We run the offensive season leaders and John plays the devil's (or athlete's) advocate when it comes to player movement. THT AwardsJuly 06, 2010This week we highlight an ugly game between two NL West pitchers who have been among the best in the game this season. THT AwardsJune 29, 2010Talking about an imperfect no-hitter and hard slotting systems. THT AwardsJune 22, 2010Week two of updating season leaders. Also, a lot of hitters posted good but empty batting averages. THT AwardsJune 15, 2010Which pitcher is the NL MVP thus far? What draft pick has the best name? THT AwardsJune 08, 2010Taking time out from griping about baseball statistics to acknowledge how nice it is to see people in a difficult position acting like adults. THT AwardsMay 25, 2010Aces probably ruined a lot of fantasy team ERAs this week. THT AwardsMay 18, 2010This is the year of the unlikely MVP winner, at least on a weekly level. THT AwardsMay 11, 2010Tyler Clippard has one of the luckiest weeks ever. And three cheers for finesse lefties. THT AwardsMay 04, 2010Robinson Cano owns the week. A pitcher who got traded in the offseason owns the year so far. THT AwardsApril 27, 2010A second baseman is off to a torrid start and a Dodgers starter was both lucky and unlucky, all in the span of a week. THT AwardsApril 20, 2010Suddenly Ryan Howard turns into a singles hitter and Jose Guillen turns into Ryan Howard. THT AwardsApril 13, 2010A pair of outfielders unexpectedly hit the ground running in 2010. Five questions: Colorado RockiesMarch 29, 2010Trying to chase down the Dodgers. Five Questions: Kansas City RoyalsMarch 15, 2010Examining The Process THT Live: On staying off John’s LawnFebruary 18, 2010THT Awards season finale, part twoOctober 20, 2009In the interests of preserving the surprise, I won't tell you which Minnesota catcher and which St Louis first baseman are my choices for MVP. THT Awards season finale, part oneOctober 13, 2009Part one of two deals with pitchers. Good ones, bad ones, lucky ones, unlucky ones. THT AwardsOctober 06, 2009A pair of Minnesota hitters were key factors keeping their team alive. THT AwardsSeptember 29, 2009A pair of young first baseman playing for teams that are hopelessly out of it are blowing up. THT AwardsSeptember 22, 2009As if the world needed more preaching about Zack Greinke's Cy Young case. THT AwardsSeptember 08, 2009Greinkeian: adjective describing poor run support. Used in a sentence: The amount of help Bobby got from his teammates was practically greinkeian. THT AwardsSeptember 01, 2009An ode to outfielders who rub fans and the media the wrong way and to the best pitcher in the AL THT awardsAugust 25, 2009No, draft picks are not overpaid. THT AwardsAugust 18, 2009Sean O'Sullivan and Roy Oswalt have rough weeks. Lucky, but rough. THT AwardsAugust 11, 2009Randy Wolf and Joe Saunders highlight our attempt to catch up with the season's pitching award leaders. THT AwardsAugust 04, 2009This just in: Kendry Morales is good. Mike Jacobs is not. THT AwardsJuly 28, 2009Rested and ready to dive headlong into the second half, we look at Mr. Perfection and a new Hall of Famer who decided it was time to tell young kids that it's important to remember to ground out to the second baseman. THT AwardsJuly 15, 2009Unlucky starters are featured as we catch up with the pitching awards. THT AwardsJuly 07, 2009Joe Mauer gets his due. THT AwardsJune 30, 2009Cliff Lee's weird season keeps rolling while some Single-A guys you've never heard of had the wildest day you'll ever hear about. THT AwardsJune 23, 2009The Royals may have had their worst week ever, but Luis Valbuena may have had his best. THT AwardsJune 16, 2009The Tigers and the White Sox bullpens spent an entire series trying to give each other games. THT AwardsJune 09, 2009We survey the season leaders in the pitching categories this week. THT AwardsJune 02, 2009The strikeouts are flying for a fearsome foursome of fledgling batters. THT AwardsMay 19, 2009Josh Fields needs to get it in gear while Raul Ibanez is out of his mind. THT AwardsMay 12, 2009Zack Greinke: Good, unlucky THT AwardsMay 05, 2009The column that would be too clever by half if it were four times as clever as it is. THT AwardsApril 28, 2009It's about time somebody out there had the courage to say that Albert Pujols and Zack Greinke are good at their jobs. I think I'm just the man for the job. THT AwardsApril 21, 2009Documenting the atrocities since 2007. THT AwardsApril 11, 2009A Royals fan gets to gloat about his team's pitching. 2009 THT Awards PrimerApril 04, 2009It's been a long, long offseason. THT Awards Season Recap Part TwoOctober 11, 2008Putting a bow on the 2008 season. THT Awards Season Recap Part OneOctober 04, 2008Spoiler Alert! Albert Pujols drinks everybody's milkshake. THT AwardsSeptember 13, 2008Darin Erstad still doesn't walk or hit for power. Lance Berkman still does. THT AwardsSeptember 06, 2008I for one welcome our new Boston middle infield overlords. THT AwardsAugust 30, 2008In this edition, witness the most ridiculous save of the year so far. THT AwardsAugust 23, 2008You don't think I jinxed Ian Kinsler and Lance Berkman, do you? THT AwardsAugust 16, 2008The Angels have a high degree of difficulty. A pair of catchers are striking out too often. And I'm out of Lance Berkman material. THT AwardsAugust 09, 2008Really, why CAN you get a save and a win in the same game? THT AwardsJuly 26, 2008Robinson Cano makes good. Julio Castillo? Not so much. THT Awards First Half ExtravaganzaJuly 19, 2008The only place in the American sports landscape where you won't hear about Brett Favre or Madonna. THT AwardsJuly 12, 2008Jered Weaver takes the cake. THT AwardsJune 28, 2008Who are you and what have you done with our Todd Wellemeyer? THT AwardsJune 21, 2008Brian Burres is a lucky dog. THT AwardsJune 14, 2008It was the blurst of times? THT AwardsJune 07, 2008In this week's awards, we announce a different kind of all-star. THT Awards Expanded EditionMay 31, 2008And now for something completely different. THT Awards, Week 7May 23, 2008We'll do it live! THT Awards Week 6May 14, 2008This week's awards tells you about how Dice K loses his command and gets away with it, how there are no elite AL hitters, and how Lance Berkman is doing just a little better than he was doing at this time last year. THT Awards Week 5May 07, 2008This week's prizes feature the very lucky Jon Garland, the very unlucky Roy Halladay, and the not very good Jose Guillen and Andruw Jones. | ||||