February 9, 2012
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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. 20102010 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, 2010 | ||||