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2012

THT Awards 2012 Season Finale Hitters Edition

October 16, 2012
The MVP discussion is weird. Aren't the numbers guys supposed to be the ones ignoring defense and base running?

THT Awards 2012: season finale, pitchers edition

October 09, 2012
Who were the season's luckiest and unluckiest pitchers. Also, an unsophisticated look at some trends in run scoring.

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October 02, 2012
Jim Johnson gets two easy saves while Donnie Veal can't help but get a hold.

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September 25, 2012
The awards return from a week of vacation to give a nod to a player we had all given up on.

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September 11, 2012
Nationals hitters go crazy for a week.

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September 04, 2012
Adrian Beltre stays hot and the Brewers bullpen keeps blowing leads.

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August 28, 2012
Adrian Beltre is good. Giancarlo Stanton has a decent amount of power. John Axford is having a difficult year. All this and more cutting edge analysis in this week's awards.

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August 21, 2012
Sure, we know about Felix. What about the other guy?

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August 14, 2012
Recover from your post-Olympics trance and catch up with the weirdness you missed while you were busy watching team handball and rowing.

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August 07, 2012
A certain first baseman who struggled at the start of the season after signing a very lucrative contract had a good week.

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July 31, 2012
The Superfund site known as the Brewers bullpen provides plenty of fodder for the awards this week

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July 17, 2012
Center fielders rule the first half.

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July 10, 2012
Kyle Farnsworth walked everybody and came away with a statistical oddity.

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July 03, 2012
Joe Nathan's day was easier than it would have appeared had you not looked at what part of the lineup he faced.

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June 26, 2012
There really is an excessive number of lucky pitchers in the awards this week.

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June 19, 2012
A pair of unexpected names posted the best numbers in the American League this week.

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June 12, 2012
The Angels dominate the awards because they scored a lot of runs. Also, the Cardinals score a lot of runs when they strike out at an excessive rate and get shut down when they put the ball in play, or at least they do in a two game sample from this week.

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June 05, 2012
A busy week in Denver makes for a busy week in the awards.

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May 29, 2012
Paul Konerko takes a break from his regularly scheduled nice, but overlooked season to go crazy for a week.

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May 22, 2012
How do enter a game with a two run lead, get charged with three runs in an inning of work, and still get a hold? Josh Outman demonstrated exactly how you do that.

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May 15, 2012
Two outfielders dominate pitchers while two MVP caliber first basemen stumble.

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May 08, 2012
John references the Big Lebowski, cites a lot of Coors Field games, and alludes to the dependability of Alex Rios.

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May 01, 2012
John explains what he has against Alfonso Soriano.

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April 24, 2012
The Rangers can hit a little bit. Also, Felix has a good start wasted. Stop me if you've heard any of this before.

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April 17, 2012
The staggered opening days of 2012 leave a backlog of silly pitching decisions to point out. Also, refreshing our memories on what the awards represent.

Five questions: Kansas City Royals

March 15, 2012
The team of tomorrow, investigated today.

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