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About Matthew Carruth

Matthew Carruth previously worked for ESPN.com. He has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania and minors in Ancient History, Economics and Statistics. He currently works as a software engineer in Seattle.


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Five questions: Seattle Mariners

March 30, 2011
Can enough things go right to save 2011 for the Mariners?

Five questions: Seattle Mariners

March 22, 2010
An active winter still has questions lingering.

THT Daily: The Final Weekend

October 02, 2009
The only thing left to play for in the postseason are the seedings

THT Daily: The Cy Youngs

October 01, 2009
Zack Greinke deserves it in the AL, but who's more deserving between Carpenter and Lincecum?

THT Dartboard: Week Twenty-five

September 29, 2009
The American League is just about set for October, but there's still a race for the NL Wildcard thanks to a dominating week from the Braves bullpen.

THT Daily: A New Tune from Tim

September 25, 2009
Tim Lincecum, previously believed to be content going year to year, says he's open to a long term deal with the Giants.

THT Daily: Cubs Sale Final

September 24, 2009
The sale of the Chicago Cubs has been finalized.

THT Dartboard: Week Twenty-four

September 21, 2009
The Dartboard returns after a two week hiatus and some teams have noticeably moved around.

THT Daily: Pen Woes in Philly

September 18, 2009
The Phillies lose Park and Myers appears shakes

THT Daily: Signing Time?

September 17, 2009
Aaron Crow appears close to finally inking a contract with the Royals.

THT Daily: Injuries Galore

September 03, 2009
Everyone is getting dinged up and for teams out of the playoff hunt, many of them are shutting players down.

THT Dartboard: Week Twenty-one

August 31, 2009
We enter September with the divisional races almost completely sewn up but the Wild Card still up in the air.

THT Daily: Closing Security in St. Louis

August 28, 2009
The Cardinals and Ryan Franklin are nearing an extension.

THT Daily: A Duo in St. Louis

August 27, 2009
Might Matt Holliday stick around with the Cardinals past this season?

THT Dartboard: Week Twenty

August 24, 2009
The National League has some teams with helium as the Wildcard race is still all sorts of jumbled

THT Daily: Wagner Claimed?

August 21, 2009
Billy Wagner has been claimed off waivers according to sources around MLB

THT Live: THT Daily: August 20th, 2009

August 20, 2009

THT Dartboard: Week Nineteen

August 17, 2009
The Yankees pad their lead, the Rangers close in on Boston and the Marlins refuse to go away.

THT Daily: Cringe Inducing

August 14, 2009
Warning: do not read why Adrian Beltre just hit the disabled list.

THT Daily: Junior Ends It in 14

August 13, 2009
A walkoff in Seattle brings back some old memories

THT Dartboard: Week Eighteen

August 10, 2009
After all season, we finally have a new team atop the Dartboard. Move over, LA.

THT Daily: Job Security

August 07, 2009
The Padres' Bud Black gets a contract extension.

THT Daily: Edinson Volquez’s Elbow

August 04, 2009
Volquez undergoes Tommy John surgery and might be lost for all of 2010 to the Reds.

THT Live: THT Daily: A Romp in Baltimore

August 03, 2009

THT Dartboard: Week Seventeen

August 03, 2009
Teams should begin to separate themselves a bit more with the parity decreased after the trading deadline.

THT Daily: Brian Matusz

August 02, 2009
He was pulled from his Double-A start, is he heading up?

THT Daily: Trade Hangover

August 01, 2009
Can you remember a more exciting trade deadline?

THT Live: THT Daily: Manny and Big Papi

July 30, 2009

THT Dartboard: Week Sixteen

July 27, 2009
The trade deadline looms and a number of teams are coming to grips that 2009 is not to be their year.

THT Daily: Holliday On the Move

July 24, 2009
It looks all but official that Matt Holliday will be a Cardinal

THT Daily: Slamming Manny

July 23, 2009
Manny comes off the bench with a pinch hit grand slam helping the Dodgers win.

THT Dartboard: Week Fifteen

July 21, 2009
The top teams are staying put but the middle ten or so are undergoing significant fluctuation as the season heads to a crucial July 31 point.

THT Daily: Rehabbing

July 16, 2009
Carlos Quentin and Jed Lowrie are on their way back.

THT Dartboard: Week Fourteen

July 13, 2009
The AL West storms up the rankings and the NL makes some inroads in the top ten.

THT Dartboard: Week Thirteen

July 06, 2009
The Dodgers remain on top despite a miserable week with the bats.

THT Daily: A Saves Milestone

July 02, 2009
No, Not Rivera. Jonathan Papelbon becomes Boston's All-Time Saves leader.

THT Dartboard: Week Twelve

June 29, 2009
As interleague closes out, the AL holds eight of the top ten spots in our rankings.

THT Live: THT Daily: June 26, 2009

June 26, 2009

THT Dartboard: Week Eleven

June 22, 2009
The divisions, aside from the NL West, tighten up.

THT Daily: News in San Diego

June 19, 2009
The Padres win a walk off and have called up Kyle Blanks to try and inject some offense.

THT Daily: A Slew of Injuries

June 18, 2009
Raul Ibanez, Roy Halladay and Erik Bedard all land on the DL.

THT Dartboard: Week Ten

June 15, 2009
An 11 game winning streak from the Rockies gives them a nine game jump in this week's rankings.

THT Live: THT Daily: June 12th

June 12, 2009

THT Daily: Seven for Colorado

June 11, 2009
The Rockies won their seventh consecutive game last night, but they are still just shooting for the Wild Card.

THT Dartboard: Week Nine

June 08, 2009
Free Falling! The Royals have dropped from 91 to 81 to 71 in just two weeks.

THT Daily: Putz Looks Hurt

June 05, 2009
J.J. Putz was first demoted out of his setup role and now appears headed for surgery as his arm is still bothering him.

THT Dartboard: Week Eight

June 01, 2009
The AL divisions are heating up while the NL divisions are showing some big separation.

THT Daily: Zambrano Gets Six

May 29, 2009
Carlos Zambrano gets six games for his contact with the umpire.

THT Dartboard: Week Seven

May 26, 2009
It's a one horse race in the NL West.

THT Live: THT Daily: More Trade Talk

May 22, 2009

THT Daily: Peavy Has a Decision

May 21, 2009
The Padres and White Sox agreed to terms on a Jake Peavy deal, now it's up to Jake.

THT Dartboard: Week Six

May 18, 2009
Boston, New York and Tampa were expected to run 1-3 this season. They're all next to each other, just not at the top.

THT Daily: Deja Vu

May 15, 2009
Texas wins another walk off and the Angels win in Ervin Santana's return

THT Daily: Texas Wild

May 13, 2009
The Rangers win a walk-off in extras and the Astros score 15 and allow 11 in Colorado.

THT Dartboard: Week Five

May 11, 2009
The Dodgers get a blow with Manny but the West remains a cakewalk for them.

THT Live: THT Daily: More on Manny

May 08, 2009

THT Daily: Manny Ramirez suspended

May 07, 2009
Obviously the big news of the day is Manny Ramirez's suspension for failing the drug policy.

THT Dartboard: Week Four

May 05, 2009
The Royals and Blue Jays keep hanging around one month in.

THT Daily: A Rout in Boston

May 01, 2009
The Sox get destroyed by the Rays and also have shut down John Smoltz's rehab for the time being.

THT Dartboard: Week Three

April 27, 2009
One Bay Area team leaves the cellar only to be replaced by another.

THT Live: THT Daily: Here We Go

April 24, 2009

THT Daily: Double Dip in Boston

April 23, 2009
The Twins and Red Sox play two at Fenway and the Red Sox emerge the obvious victors.

THT Dartboard: Week Two

April 21, 2009
The THT Dartboard debuts for the 2009 season bookended by NL West teams.

Five Questions: Seattle Mariners

March 16, 2009
Midnight has passed in Seattle and a new dawn awaits a deserving city.

THT Live: A Flurry of Moves

December 31, 2008

THT Live: The Big Unit Heads to the Bay

December 27, 2008

THT Live: Dave Cameron Needs Your Help

November 10, 2008

THT Live: Valuing players where they play

October 17, 2008

THT Dartboard: September 21, 2008

September 21, 2008
A look back to where teams finished last year in the Dartboard.

THT Live: The Courage to Stand the Heat

September 15, 2008

THT Live: New Twins Field Gets a Name

September 15, 2008

THT Dartboard: September 14, 2008

September 14, 2008
This week's dartboard is brought to you by ball four and hanging curves.

THT Live: Strikeout to Walk Rates and Success

September 08, 2008

THT Live: Pirates Clinch

September 08, 2008

THT Dartboard: September 7, 2008

September 07, 2008
From looking at the best to investigating the worst.

THT Dartboard: August 24, 2008

August 24, 2008
Most Valuable Player Edition.

THT Live: A Broken Compensation Model

August 18, 2008

THT Dartboard: August 17, 2008

August 17, 2008
Draft picks are signed or not and most waiver wire deals are done at this point meaning it's pennant stretch time.

THT Dartboard: August 10, 2008

August 10, 2008
The dog days of August means all the contenders are dealing with injuries both minor and major.

THT Dartboard: August 3, 2008

August 03, 2008
The trade deadline has come and gone and several top teams made buys.

THT Live: Waivers and the Month Ahead

August 01, 2008

THT Live: Who’s Left to Play?

August 01, 2008

THT Live: Xavier Nady’s 2008

July 28, 2008

THT Live: What the Mets Need

July 28, 2008

THT Dartboard: July 27, 2008

July 27, 2008
We come down to the wire on the trade deadline and some big bats are looming as potential targets.

THT Dartboard: July 20, 2008

July 20, 2008
First half grades this week on the Dartboard.

THT Dartboard: July 13, 2008

July 13, 2008
We wrap up baseball's first half today.

THT Live: Sabathia Reportedly Traded to Milwaukee.

July 06, 2008

THT Dartboard: July 6, 2008

July 06, 2008
According to the Dartboard, the Cubs are seven games clear of the rest of the NL; while the Rays are five games clear of the rest of baseball.

THT Live: Rich Lederer Tackles Omar Vizquel

June 30, 2008

THT Dartboard: June 29, 2008

June 29, 2008
The American League continues to surge forward as interleague play comes to a close with now 11 of 14 AL teams in the top 16 Dartboard slots.

THT Live: Preempting the Tide on Ichiro

June 27, 2008

THT Live: How Not to Fix Maple

June 27, 2008

THT Live: Bonds

June 27, 2008

THT Dartboard: June 22, 2008

June 22, 2008
The AL is starting to assert dominance again claiming 4 of the top 5 spots on this week's Dartboard.

THT Live: Bavasi Fired

June 16, 2008

THT Live: State of the Game

June 16, 2008

THT Dartboard: June 15, 2008

June 15, 2008
Three of six divisions have a leader with a 10 game or greater lead in the Dartboard.

THT Live: UZR Update

June 09, 2008

THT Live: Cardinal Pitching Injuries

June 09, 2008

THT Live: Joe Crede’s Wild Week

June 09, 2008

THT Live: Mark Prior’s Other Injury

June 09, 2008

THT Live: Uggla’s 40-40 Club

June 09, 2008

THT Dartboard: June 8, 2008

June 08, 2008
We are starting to see a big enough sample that the standings are becoming more or less stable.

THT Live: Steven Strasburg

June 06, 2008

THT Live: Chase for .400

June 06, 2008

THT Live: San Diego Outsider

June 06, 2008

THT Live: Bad Luck Hitters

June 02, 2008

THT Live: Surprise Face

June 02, 2008

THT Dartboard: June 1, 2008

June 01, 2008
Seven of the top twelve teams on the dartboard reside in the eastern divisions.

THT Live: Replay is Coming

May 30, 2008

THT Live: Bill James and Tango on Bonds

May 30, 2008

THT Live: Hot Air Rises

May 30, 2008

THT Live: 1980s Vintage Shortstops

May 30, 2008

THT Live: Tabata in Doghouse

May 30, 2008

THT Dartboard: May 18, 2008

May 18, 2008
The three best teams in the majors hail from the National League.

THT Live: Ancillary Costs to Long Term Deals

May 16, 2008

THT Live: What Losing is Like

May 16, 2008

THT Live: Tracing a Rumor

May 16, 2008

THT Live: Lance Berkman Running Wild

May 16, 2008

THT Live: The New Mussina

May 16, 2008

THT Live: Team Defense is Incredibly Underrated

May 12, 2008

THT Live: What Good and Bad Starts Mean to Batters

May 12, 2008

THT Live: St. Louis Bats

May 12, 2008

THT Live: Where GMs Come From

May 12, 2008

THT Live: THT Dartboard: May 10, 2008

May 11, 2008

THT Live: Let’s See it Again

May 05, 2008

THT Dartboard: May 04, 2008

May 04, 2008
Arizona comes down a little further closer to Earth but still reigns supreme over MLB.

THT Live: Gallardo has a torn ACL

May 02, 2008

THT Live: First place Rays

May 02, 2008

THT Live: Buzzie Bavasi dies at 92

May 02, 2008

THT Live: Best Sports Writing

May 02, 2008

THT Live: The worst GM is?

May 02, 2008

THT Live: Bad Starts

April 28, 2008

THT Live: Counts and Walks

April 28, 2008

THT Dartboard: April 27, 2008

April 27, 2008
It's still early, but some trends are starting to emerge.

THT Live: Bavasi Strikes Again

April 25, 2008

THT Live: Kansas City Shuffle

April 25, 2008

THT Live: Ron Washington on Hot Seat?

April 25, 2008

THT Live: Not Quite Right

April 21, 2008

THT Live: Under the Radar

April 21, 2008

THT Live: Bad Moves

April 21, 2008

THT Live: That’s a Lot of Hot Dogs

April 21, 2008

THT Live: Disabled in Detroit

April 21, 2008

THT Live: Not Classy San Diego

April 21, 2008

THT Dartboard: April 20, 2008

April 20, 2008
Another week in and the standings still look vastly different from anyone's expectations.

THT Live: Sabathia’s Missing Sliders

April 18, 2008

THT Live: Wow. Longoria Inks 9-Year Deal.

April 18, 2008

THT Live: Miguel Tejada is 33, not 31.

April 17, 2008

THT Live: Unsustainability

April 14, 2008

THT Live: Oh the Horror

April 14, 2008

THT Live: Temporary Position

April 14, 2008

THT Live: Welcome Back Kapler

April 14, 2008

THT Live: Love the Rays

April 14, 2008

THT Dartboard: April 13, 2008

April 13, 2008
The Dartboard returns.

THT Live: Spring Shocker! Harden to DL

April 11, 2008

THT Live: Zito booed at Giants Opener

April 11, 2008

THT Live: Marlins Money

April 11, 2008

THT Live: Minor League Data

April 07, 2008

THT Live: Passing the Buck, When to IBB

April 07, 2008

THT Live: Joba’s Break

April 07, 2008

THT Live: Inferior Options

April 07, 2008

THT Live: Fantasy Risers and Fallers? I’m skeptical

April 04, 2008

THT Live: The 2000 Draft, a Retrospective

April 04, 2008

THT Live: The Stolen Base

April 04, 2008

THT Live: J.J. Putz to D/L

April 02, 2008

THT Live: FOX Sports Power Rankings

March 31, 2008

THT Live: Bill James on 60 Minutes

March 31, 2008

THT Live: Managers = Team’s Politician?

March 31, 2008

THT Live: Mike Stanton Cut From Reds

March 28, 2008

THT Live: The Types of Opening Day Starters

March 28, 2008

THT Live: Another Way to Look at HR Factors

March 28, 2008

THT Live: Murton Cut From Big Team

March 26, 2008

THT Live: Escobar Has Tear in Shoulder

March 26, 2008

THT Live: Escobar Resets Throwing Program

March 25, 2008

THT Live: Indians Fifth Starter

March 24, 2008

THT Live: Moundlevel

March 24, 2008

THT Live: Your Hosts Are…

March 24, 2008

THT Live: Miguel Cabrera Inks 8-Year Extension

March 22, 2008

THT Live: Wainwright Deal Merits Approval for Cardinals

March 21, 2008

THT Live: John Patterson Released

March 21, 2008

THT Live: No Bruce

March 21, 2008

THT Live: A New Blog Right Up Our Alley

March 21, 2008

THT Live: Wainwright Locked Up

March 20, 2008

THT Live: Bucs Lock up Snell

March 17, 2008

THT Live: Where To Go

March 17, 2008

THT Live: More Fangraphs

March 17, 2008

THT Live: Ks and Grounders

March 17, 2008

THT Live: Tieland in China

March 17, 2008

THT Live: Lackey Hits DL

March 15, 2008

THT Live: Where They Throw

March 14, 2008

THT Live: Huzzah for You Kyle Lohse

March 14, 2008

THT Live: Etymology

March 14, 2008

THT Live: Win Speculating

March 10, 2008

THT Live: The Forgotten Team Out East

March 10, 2008

THT Live: What Do You Call That?

March 10, 2008

THT Live: Bonds in New York?

March 10, 2008

THT Live: No Parity

October 02, 2007

THT Live: Incredible

October 01, 2007

THT Dartboard: September 23, 2007

September 23, 2007
A look at the possible playoff teams.

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