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About John Brattain

Our good friend, and THT stalwart, John Brattain passed away on March 24, 2009. John was a prolific writer, whose work can also be read at Sympatico/MSN Sports and Baseball Digest Daily. John's work was also featured at USA Today, MLBtalk, ESPN Insider, Baseball Prospectus, The Baseball Analysts and The Baseball Journals. Never afraid to express himself in any medium, he was also a frequent radio speaker.

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John Brattain's Articles

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2006

Secrets Are Not To Be Fehred

December 29, 2006
Don Fehr has served the players' financial interests well. But...

A Juicy, Jurassic, Jay, and Just Plain Lucky Quartet

December 22, 2006
Part 3 of our 'Baby Pictures' Series

The Dice-man Cometh

December 15, 2006
Oh no! Not another Daisuke Matsuzaka column!

I’m With Stupid

December 08, 2006
Who'll be the next Hall of Fame class that will make us say "HUH?"

Better To Remain Silent And Be Thought A Fool…

December 01, 2006
…than to speak and remove all doubt.
--Abraham Lincoln

Miscellaneous ranting designed to remove any remaining doubts


Three Ringed Circus

November 17, 2006
In ring one: The Boston Red Sox; ring two: Daisuke Matsuzaka; ring three: Scott Boras

Baby Pictures (Part 2)

November 10, 2006
Sometimes the ultrasound misses things.

Baby Pictures

November 03, 2006
How were some of today's best players viewed back in the day?

Credit Where It’s Due

October 27, 2006
I can't believe what I'm about to write ...

Oh My God He Killed Kenny

October 20, 2006
Verducci being Very-Douchey?

Numerical Nightmare

October 13, 2006
A-Rod, a-bust a-gain. Will he, should he be a-Yank come April?

Root Root Root for…???

October 05, 2006
No Blue Jays in the postseason again? What to do?

How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love (well, tolerate anyway) the Wild Card

September 29, 2006
It's better than brussel sprouts, but it still ain't Buffalo wings and Labatts Blue

Slappy Rue Here

September 23, 2006
Can A-Rod catch A-Break? Not A-Chance.

Cy Burgh

September 22, 2006
The American League Cy Young looks to be wrapped up—the NL is still wide open

Sifting Through The Wreckage

September 15, 2006
The Red Sox have lost 24 of their last 36...so why on earth haven't the Jays taken second place?

It’s Down To This ...

September 08, 2006
A final predictive look at the NL Wild Card race

Is Larry Beinfest History’s Greatest Monster?

September 01, 2006
...and other compelling events from someone who can't seem to stay on one topic for more than 700 words

Catching Up

August 25, 2006
Miss me? (Didn't think so.)

Daze Of Whine And Hosers

August 11, 2006
Since Bud Selig won't do the right thing and cancel the season now that the Jays are out of it....

RAT-A-TAT-TAT

August 04, 2006
A stream of consciousness monologue from the over-caffeinated Canadian

A Tale Of Three Cities: The Saga Of A-Rod

July 28, 2006
In the Bronx this baseball aristocrat has his head in the guillotine of public opinion.

NL Contenders and Pretenders

July 21, 2006
Let's see if Nostradumbass can predict his way out of a wet paper bag ... or the National League

Jay Break

July 14, 2006
How are the Blue Birds doing in their quest for October?

Jose Canary?

July 07, 2006
Is Jose Canseco MLB's canary-in-a-mineshaft? Is he credible?

Phlop

June 30, 2006
A Philliebusted in the city of Brotherly Love.

Risky Business

June 23, 2006
A drunken Paris Hilton is positively chaste compared to Detroit politicians

Around My Consciousness In 80 Lines

June 16, 2006
(... and don’t bother counting the lines.)

No(ah) Snit, Sherlock

June 09, 2006
Once again MLB is going to be all wet

May Jay! May Jay!

June 02, 2006
Blue Jays early season report card.

Nausea

May 24, 2006
Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach

I Want A New Drug

May 19, 2006
Nature abhors a vacuum and I have a void

My Boy’s Gonna Play In The Big Leagues

May 12, 2006
Momma's boys

Don’t Bury Bonds….

May 05, 2006
... and let's celebrate Ruth and Aaron

Please Stop Hitting The Hot Button

April 28, 2006
Some days, I think people do things just to tick me off.

Say What?

April 21, 2006
Have you ever wondered what they're really saying when they spout clichés?

Michigan And Trouble

April 14, 2006
The battle to destroy Tiger Stadium

WTF?!

April 07, 2006
Step aside Abbott and Costello, baseball has got a new comedic duo—Loria and Samson

Preparing For A Butt-Kicking

March 31, 2006
A sobering dose of reality

Five Questions: Toronto Blue Jays

March 27, 2006
Will the Jays fly high, or will clipped wings mean they'll be royally plucked?

What About Us?

March 17, 2006
What does Barry Bonds have to do with our legacy?

Apocalypse Now

March 10, 2006
It's not the end of the world—it's far, far worse

Hysterical Abstract

March 03, 2006
Pre-WWII weirdness from the sport that does it best

Leverage For Dummies

February 24, 2006
We're dumb, it's fun! Get used to it.

Where Are They Now? (Part 2)

February 17, 2006
A nostalgic look back at the 1994 Expos (the starters and relievers)

Where Are They Now?

February 10, 2006
A nostalgic look back at the 1994 Montreal Expos (Part 1)

Are Happy Jays Here Again?

February 03, 2006
Will 2006 be a year of success or a 1997 repeat for everybody's favorite team? (Well, they should be!)

Hatred, Bile and Invective

January 27, 2006
Snark anyone?

Big Mac Attack

January 20, 2006
To get into the Hall of Fame will Mark McGwire have to buy a ticket?

When Will Bud Whip It Out?

January 13, 2006
Just wondering when Selig will start his 2006 "contract" with America

Being A Hopeless Fanboy

January 06, 2006
Confessions of Joe Carter's biggest fan

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