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2008

THT Awards Season Recap Part Two

October 11, 2008
Putting a bow on the 2008 season.

THT Awards Season Recap Part One

October 04, 2008
Spoiler Alert! Albert Pujols drinks everybody's milkshake.

THT Awards

September 13, 2008
Darin Erstad still doesn't walk or hit for power. Lance Berkman still does.

THT Awards

September 06, 2008
I for one welcome our new Boston middle infield overlords.

THT Awards

August 30, 2008
In this edition, witness the most ridiculous save of the year so far.

THT Awards

August 23, 2008
You don't think I jinxed Ian Kinsler and Lance Berkman, do you?

THT Awards

August 16, 2008
The 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 Awards

August 09, 2008
Really, why CAN you get a save and a win in the same game?

THT Awards

July 26, 2008
Robinson Cano makes good. Julio Castillo? Not so much.

THT Awards First Half Extravaganza

July 19, 2008
The only place in the American sports landscape where you won't hear about Brett Favre or Madonna.

THT Awards

July 12, 2008
Jered Weaver takes the cake.

THT Awards

June 28, 2008
Who are you and what have you done with our Todd Wellemeyer?

THT Awards

June 21, 2008
Brian Burres is a lucky dog.

THT Awards

June 14, 2008
It was the blurst of times?

THT Awards

June 07, 2008
In this week's awards, we announce a different kind of all-star.

THT Awards Expanded Edition

May 31, 2008
And now for something completely different.

THT Awards, Week 7

May 23, 2008
We'll do it live!

THT Awards Week 6

May 14, 2008
This 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 5

May 07, 2008
This week's prizes feature the very lucky Jon Garland, the very unlucky Roy Halladay, and the not very good Jose Guillen and Andruw Jones.

THT Awards Week 4

May 01, 2008
Leo Nunez chokes while Albert Pujols and Casey Kotchman simply never strike out.

THT Awards Week 3

April 23, 2008
In this edition we talk about John Kruk not seeing the forest through the trees, Trey Hillman throwing a game into the dumpster, and a lot of outliers.

THT Awards Week 2

April 19, 2008
The wonderful secondary skill marvel that is Carlos Pena and a surplus of lucky dog relievers highlight this week's THT Awards.

THT Awards: Week 1

April 08, 2008
In this week's awards, we touch on the Tigers losing, some lucky Nats hurlers, and a really, really lucky break for a Canadian who wears goggles.

THT Live: THT Weekly Awards Primer

April 03, 2008

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