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Offseason decisions: ownership clouding baseball in Dodgertown

November 29, 2011
What can the Dodgers possibly do in the midst of change at the top?

CarGo developments

October 26, 2011
Carlos Gonzalez had a breakout 2010. What did he accomplish in '11 - plate discipline?

Baseball across the sea

October 05, 2011
An overview of the Korea Professional Baseball league.

Postseason Rangers: Can the AL champs repeat?

September 28, 2011
We know the offense is legit, but is the pitching for real?

Name that tune

September 07, 2011
Ever wonder what each ballplayer's walk up song is?

THT Live: More Chernoffs

August 26, 2011

Wang in the capital

August 24, 2011
After a two year absence, Chien-Ming Wang finds himself back on the mound for the Nationals. What's he up to these days?

Oakland’s potential triumvirate

August 04, 2011
Brandon Allen gives Billy Beane his third power hitting prospect, but will any of them pan out?

Perusing one run games

July 20, 2011
What do you mean you're good at winning one-run games?

Book Review: Flip Flop Fly Ball

July 05, 2011
Craig Robinson uses infographics to display useful information on baseball's history and other fun trivia, like just how many people in Cleveland are Native American.

Pythago-raphs

June 23, 2011
A graphical look at the Pythagorean Formula.

The good Stauff

June 15, 2011
After years between Triple-A and the majors, Tim Stauffer is finally a full-time starter.

Pujols and the home run drought question

May 25, 2011
Can we find any real information in home run waiting periods?

2008 Rays v2.0

May 11, 2011
Any new Rays out there?

McCarthy’s rebirth

April 20, 2011
Brandon McCarthy has given himself a makeover.

THT Live: Bear territory will still be baseball territory

April 08, 2011

Prospect theory

April 06, 2011
Behavioral patterns beyond the realm of expected utility.

Salary inflations and market behavior

March 23, 2011
A look at changes in average salary over the past 25 years.

THT Live: Chernoff faces

March 11, 2011

Professional baseball in Taiwan

March 04, 2011
A primer on Taiwan's professional leagues

THT Live: Heatmaps: for comparison’s sake

February 21, 2011

Home runs: more than meets the eye

February 09, 2011
Whether a fly ball becomes a home run depends on more variables than just distance.

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