November 8, 2009
Order Now The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010 is now in development and will ship in mid November! This year's book will feature articles by THT's staff as well as Bill James, Tom Tango and Craig Wright. If you use this link to purchase the Annual, you will be in the first group to receive it and you'll be supporting THT. 
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About John WalshJohn Walsh is a research physicist who, despite living 4000 miles from Fenway Park, remains an avid fan of the Red Sox. He welcomes questions and comments via e-mail.Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 John Walsh's Articles2008Yaz v. Manny (Part 2—defense counts)December 18, 2008Wherein we continue our comparison of two Red Sox greats: Carl Yastrzemski and Manny Ramirez. Will Carl's defense overcome Manny's superior bat? Yaz v. MannyDecember 10, 2008Wherein we examine the relative claims to second-best Red Sox left fielder ever, taking into account hitting, baserunning, catching the ball and throwing the same. Taking controlDecember 01, 2008How much control does a pitcher really have? Perhaps not as much as we're led to believe. Virtual chat transcript: John WalshNovember 24, 2008John answers questions from all over. The inside change-up: courage or folly?July 28, 2008Conventional wisdom has it that the changeup should never be thrown inside. John has a look to see if there is any wisdom in the conventional wisdom. THT Live: A Smart Guy on PITCHf/xJuly 23, 2008Three things Keith Hernandez taught me about pitchingJune 30, 2008Keith Hernandez, in his 1993 book Pure Baseball, has some very good stuff on pitching. Hit ‘em where they ain’t—if you canMay 15, 2008The supposed art of place hitting. How fast should a fastball be?April 21, 2008Which is the better pitch: an 87-mph fastball on the outside corner or 96 down the middle? John has a look using (of course) PITCHf/x. The worst pitches everApril 03, 2008You can already feel your shoulders slump. THT Live: Outfield Arms StatsMarch 31, 2008Five Questions: New York MetsMarch 18, 2008Can the Mets live up to expectations in 2008? Searching for the game’s best pitchFebruary 26, 2008Who throws the best pitch in baseball? You, too, can be a scoutJanuary 28, 2008Can the average Joe be a successful scout of major league talent? Yes! THT Live: More outfield arms resultsJanuary 18, 2008Best outfield arms of 2007January 07, 2008John digs into play-by-play data to unearth the best (and worst) outfield arms of 2007. As usual, there are some surprises. THT Live: The Most Feared Hitter in BaseballJanuary 03, 2008Click here to return to the home page. |