November 8, 2009
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About Matthew CarruthMatthew 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.Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Matthew Carruth's Articles2008THT Live: A Flurry of MovesDecember 31, 2008THT Live: The Big Unit Heads to the BayDecember 27, 2008THT Live: Dave Cameron Needs Your HelpNovember 10, 2008THT Live: Valuing players where they playOctober 17, 2008THT Daily: CrunchtimeSeptember 28, 2008Here we go. This is it. THT Daily: Rays ClinchSeptember 27, 2008The Red Sox will face the Angels in the first round of the ALDS and the Rays will get either the Twins or White Sox. THT Dartboard: September 21, 2008September 21, 2008A look back to where teams finished last year in the Dartboard. THT Daily: Two More InSeptember 21, 2008The Rays and Cubs join the Angels in the playoffs. THT Daily: Premature ChokingSeptember 20, 2008The Mets are back on top and it's the Brewers who are collapsing. THT Live: The Courage to Stand the HeatSeptember 15, 2008THT Live: New Twins Field Gets a NameSeptember 15, 2008THT Dartboard: September 14, 2008September 14, 2008This week's dartboard is brought to you by ball four and hanging curves. THT Daily: Questionable EnduranceSeptember 14, 2008Strict pitch counts and such are not good measures, but just from common sense, what was the point of sending Lincecum out for the ninth? THT Daily: Welcome David PriceSeptember 13, 2008Prized pitching prospect David Price has been added to the Tampa bullpen for the September stretch to win the division. THT Live: Strikeout to Walk Rates and SuccessSeptember 08, 2008THT Live: Pirates ClinchSeptember 08, 2008THT Dartboard: September 7, 2008September 07, 2008From looking at the best to investigating the worst. THT Daily: KickoffSeptember 07, 2008On NFL Kickoff day, some fans of teams out of playoff contention finally have something to follow with interest. THT Daily: Near No-NoSeptember 06, 2008Brandon Morrow's debut as a starter went okay. THT Daily: Eastern racesAugust 31, 2008The Rays win another in dramatic fashion while the Phillies pick a game back up on the Mets. THT Daily: SeparationAugust 30, 2008The Brewers and Diamondbacks are both now 4.5 games clear in their respective playoff races. THT Daily: Boras Strikes AgainAugust 29, 2008What in the world is going on with Pedro Alvarez and the Pirates? THT Daily: Back and ForthAugust 28, 2008The Mets top the Phillies and pull back ahead by a half game in the East. THT Daily: More Trades?August 27, 2008Rather late in the game for teams to be making trades but some close races remain in both leagues. THT Daily: Quentin Hits His 6thAugust 26, 2008Homerun of the year that is. The beauty of suspended games. THT Daily: ‘Nother Day, ‘Nother InjuryAugust 25, 2008It's the time of the year where young pitchers are reaching their inning plateaus and older pitchers are feeling the long season. THT Dartboard: August 24, 2008August 24, 2008Most Valuable Player Edition. THT Daily: RedemptionAugust 24, 2008Well not quite, but Carl Pavano did have a decent start after a rough beginning. THT Daily: Old Kids on the MoundAugust 23, 2008While Orlando Hernandez's career might be done, Randy Johnson's keeps going strong. THT Daily: We Have a TieAugust 22, 2008Minnesota hangs on in extra frames against the Angels and are now tied with Boston for the Wild Card. THT Daily: Mets PenAugust 21, 2008The Mets do not have an encouraging timeline for Billy Wagner but picked up Al Reyes to help out. THT Daily: Closers in PerilAugust 20, 2008Izzy and Wagner both get bad news regarding their chances of throwing this season THT Daily: Injuries in BeijingAugust 19, 2008An old-fashioned knockdown game in Beijing between the US and China leaves some wounds. THT Live: A Broken Compensation ModelAugust 18, 2008THT Daily: New York OddsAugust 18, 2008The Mets are building a lead in the East while the Yankees keep losing ground to the Rays. THT Dartboard: August 17, 2008August 17, 2008Draft picks are signed or not and most waiver wire deals are done at this point meaning it's pennant stretch time. THT Daily: Post Signing DayAugust 16, 2008All but three first round picks ended up signing and only two of them got major league deals. THT Dartboard: August 10, 2008August 10, 2008The dog days of August means all the contenders are dealing with injuries both minor and major. THT Daily: Blanking the NatsAugust 10, 2008The Nationals have not scored in their past 22 innings. THT Daily: Trouble in the NortheastAugust 09, 2008Brian Giles rejects Boston, Joba hits the D/L and the Rays keep on a-winnin' THT Dartboard: August 3, 2008August 03, 2008The trade deadline has come and gone and several top teams made buys. THT Daily: Tim Hudson’s ElbowAugust 03, 2008Tim Hudson elects to undergo Tommy John surgery, further dampening the Braves hopes. THT Daily: Low ScoringAugust 02, 2008Six of yesterday's games had five or fewer total runs scored. THT Live: Waivers and the Month AheadAugust 01, 2008THT Live: Who’s Left to Play?August 01, 2008THT Live: Xavier Nady’s 2008July 28, 2008THT Live: What the Mets NeedJuly 28, 2008THT Dartboard: July 27, 2008July 27, 2008We come down to the wire on the trade deadline and some big bats are looming as potential targets. THT Daily: TradesJuly 27, 2008More trades go down and once again we have some Manny rumors to brighten our week. THT Daily: Yanks Make DealJuly 26, 2008The Yankees and Pirates hooked up on a trade to send Xavier Nady to the bronx. THT Dartboard: July 20, 2008July 20, 2008First half grades this week on the Dartboard. THT Daily: Slugfest in DetroitJuly 20, 2008The Orioles and Tigers exchange 21 runs on the way to an 11-10 Baltimore victory. THT Daily: Traded AcesJuly 19, 2008CC Sabathia tosses a complete game gem for Milwaukee while Erik Bedard will be on the shelf until August. THT Dartboard: July 13, 2008July 13, 2008We wrap up baseball's first half today. THT Daily: Harden and InjuriesJuly 13, 2008For once, the two are not connected. Harden was dominant in his Cub debut while Saito and Pedro leave their games with injuries. THT Daily: Halladay Strikes AgainJuly 12, 2008Halladay has seven complete games. Next best is the Cleveland Indians at six. The National League has 22. THT Live: Sabathia Reportedly Traded to Milwaukee.July 06, 2008THT Dartboard: July 6, 2008July 06, 2008According 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 Daily: All StarsJuly 06, 2008The New York Post leaks the All-Star starters. THT Daily: More ComebacksJuly 05, 2008A day after Arizona's insane comeback, the Rockies rally from eight runs down. THT Live: Rich Lederer Tackles Omar VizquelJune 30, 2008THT Dartboard: June 29, 2008June 29, 2008The 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 Daily: End of InterleagueJune 29, 2008Today marks the final full slate of interleague games for 2008 until the World Series. THT Daily: Two in New YorkJune 28, 2008The Yanks and Mets played a two-fer in New York with widely different results. THT Live: Preempting the Tide on IchiroJune 27, 2008THT Live: How Not to Fix MapleJune 27, 2008THT Live: BondsJune 27, 2008THT Daily: Lights OutJune 27, 2008Matt Garza and Rich Harden both pitched gems yesterday, if you missed them, go watch them on the new 3D Gameday! THT Daily: CentralJune 26, 2008A White Sox, coupled with a Minnesota victory, puts the Twins just a half game back in the division. THT Dartboard: June 22, 2008June 22, 2008The AL is starting to assert dominance again claiming 4 of the top 5 spots on this week's Dartboard. THT Daily: Albert PujolsJune 22, 2008Pujols is close to returning for the Cardinals, who haven't needed his help to take the first two from Boston. THT Daily: End of a Career?June 21, 2008Curt Schilling will be undergoing shoulder surgery and is done for 2008 and likely his career. THT Live: Bavasi FiredJune 16, 2008THT Live: State of the GameJune 16, 2008THT Dartboard: June 15, 2008June 15, 2008Three of six divisions have a leader with a 10 game or greater lead in the Dartboard. THT Daily: Poster ChildJune 15, 2008Brad Penny becomes the latest example of why it's probably best not to try pitching through pain. THT Daily: Phillie FantasticJune 14, 2008For the second time in less than a month the Phillies tack on 20 runs. THT Daily: ClarificationJune 13, 2008We get further word on the Victor Martinez and J.J. Putz injuries and welcome the return of interleague play. THT Daily: More Broken PlayersJune 12, 2008Victor Martinez, J.J. Putz and Alfonso Soriano join the list of banged up or broken regulars. THT Live: UZR UpdateJune 09, 2008THT Live: Cardinal Pitching InjuriesJune 09, 2008THT Live: Joe Crede’s Wild WeekJune 09, 2008THT Live: Mark Prior’s Other InjuryJune 09, 2008THT Live: Uggla’s 40-40 ClubJune 09, 2008THT Dartboard: June 8, 2008June 08, 2008We are starting to see a big enough sample that the standings are becoming more or less stable. THT Daily: More Pitching InjuriesJune 08, 2008Not as serious as yesterday's news, but more pitchers are missing future starts. THT Daily: Westbrook Needs TJJune 07, 2008Jake Westbrook will miss the rest of this season and some of 2009 with Tommy John surgery. THT Live: Steven StrasburgJune 06, 2008THT Live: Chase for .400June 06, 2008THT Live: San Diego OutsiderJune 06, 2008THT Live: Bad Luck HittersJune 02, 2008THT Live: Surprise FaceJune 02, 2008THT Dartboard: June 1, 2008June 01, 2008Seven of the top twelve teams on the dartboard reside in the eastern divisions. THT Daily: Jay BruceJune 01, 2008Bruce wins it for Cincy with an extra inning walk off. What a start for the guy. THT Daily: Pesky RaysMay 31, 2008A walkoff win for Tampa as they hold onto first place in the East. THT Live: Replay is ComingMay 30, 2008THT Live: Bill James and Tango on BondsMay 30, 2008THT Live: Hot Air RisesMay 30, 2008THT Live: 1980s Vintage ShortstopsMay 30, 2008THT Live: Tabata in DoghouseMay 30, 2008THT Dartboard: May 25, 2008May 25, 2008The Cubs hold onto their top spot, but we have a new occupier of the lowest rung. THT Daily: Run OutburstsMay 25, 200819 runs for the Tigers, 12 for the Yanks and 11 for the Rays. THT Daily: Congrats BarryMay 24, 2008Barry Zito, mostly with the aid of the Giants offense, nabs his first win of the year. THT Daily: Bang UpsMay 21, 2008The news today is dominated with scrapes and bruises so to speak. THT Daily: No-HitterMay 20, 2008Jon Lester tosses a no-hitter which the Red Sox needed to hold onto their division lead over the Rays. THT Daily: Back to Normal PlayMay 19, 2008Interleague play is over and done with for a few weeks. THT Dartboard: May 18, 2008May 18, 2008The three best teams in the majors hail from the National League. THT Daily: Another LockupMay 18, 2008Not as flashy as the others, but the Royals locked up Joakim Soria for quite a while. THT Daily: Bay ExtremesMay 17, 2008Barry Zito takes the bump for the Giants while Oakland tabs Rich Harden in their game. THT Live: Ancillary Costs to Long Term DealsMay 16, 2008THT Live: What Losing is LikeMay 16, 2008THT Live: Tracing a RumorMay 16, 2008THT Live: Lance Berkman Running WildMay 16, 2008THT Live: The New MussinaMay 16, 2008THT Daily: SighMay 16, 2008Interleague play is back. THT Live: Team Defense is Incredibly UnderratedMay 12, 2008THT Live: What Good and Bad Starts Mean to BattersMay 12, 2008THT Live: St. Louis BatsMay 12, 2008THT Live: Where GMs Come FromMay 12, 2008THT Live: THT Dartboard: May 10, 2008May 11, 2008THT Live: Let’s See it AgainMay 05, 2008THT Dartboard: May 04, 2008May 04, 2008Arizona comes down a little further closer to Earth but still reigns supreme over MLB. THT Daily: MatchupsMay 04, 2008Check out the Rays-Red Sox game this afternoon featuring James Shields and Josh Beckett. THT Daily: Nicks and BruisesMay 03, 2008Lots of players are getting nicked up as the season enters its second month. THT Live: Gallardo has a torn ACLMay 02, 2008THT Live: First place RaysMay 02, 2008THT Live: Buzzie Bavasi dies at 92May 02, 2008THT Live: Best Sports WritingMay 02, 2008THT Live: The worst GM is?May 02, 2008THT Live: Bad StartsApril 28, 2008THT Live: Counts and WalksApril 28, 2008THT Dartboard: April 27, 2008April 27, 2008It's still early, but some trends are starting to emerge. THT Daily: HanleyApril 27, 2008Hanley Ramirez ups his home run total, now sitting at eight. THT Daily: One-Run GamesApril 26, 2008Looking at early season records, keep in mind that almost all teams will end up around .500 on one-run games. THT Live: Bavasi Strikes AgainApril 25, 2008THT Live: Kansas City ShuffleApril 25, 2008THT Live: Ron Washington on Hot Seat?April 25, 2008THT Live: Not Quite RightApril 21, 2008THT Live: Under the RadarApril 21, 2008THT Live: Bad MovesApril 21, 2008THT Live: That’s a Lot of Hot DogsApril 21, 2008THT Live: Disabled in DetroitApril 21, 2008THT Live: Not Classy San DiegoApril 21, 2008THT Dartboard: April 20, 2008April 20, 2008Another week in and the standings still look vastly different from anyone's expectations. THT Daily: Eastern WildnessApril 20, 2008Take a look at the predicted versus actual win totals. Most divisions are close to dead on so far except the AL and NL East. THT Daily: One-Sided ContestsApril 19, 2008Only four games total were decided by two runs or less yesterday THT Live: Sabathia’s Missing SlidersApril 18, 2008THT Live: Wow. Longoria Inks 9-Year Deal.April 18, 2008THT Live: Miguel Tejada is 33, not 31.April 17, 2008THT Daily: AtlantaApril 16, 2008They've only played 13 games yet the Braves are already 3 games under their expected win total. THT Live: UnsustainabilityApril 14, 2008THT Live: Oh the HorrorApril 14, 2008THT Live: Temporary PositionApril 14, 2008THT Live: Welcome Back KaplerApril 14, 2008THT Live: Love the RaysApril 14, 2008THT Dartboard: April 13, 2008April 13, 2008The Dartboard returns. THT Daily: Unlikely StartsApril 13, 2008The major league leaders in saves play for St. Louis and Baltimore. What? THT Daily: Day of Two’sApril 12, 2008Wang tosses a two-hitter and Detroit nabs its second win of the year. THT Live: Spring Shocker! Harden to DLApril 11, 2008THT Live: Zito booed at Giants OpenerApril 11, 2008THT Live: Marlins MoneyApril 11, 2008THT Live: Minor League DataApril 07, 2008THT Live: Passing the Buck, When to IBBApril 07, 2008THT Live: Joba’s BreakApril 07, 2008THT Live: Inferior OptionsApril 07, 2008THT Daily: BixlerApril 06, 2008The Pirates' top prospect gets a quick call to the majors. THT Daily: Play OnApril 05, 2008Despite concerns over storms all across the east coast we managed to get all but one game in THT Live: Fantasy Risers and Fallers? I’m skepticalApril 04, 2008THT Live: The 2000 Draft, a RetrospectiveApril 04, 2008THT Live: The Stolen BaseApril 04, 2008THT Live: J.J. Putz to D/LApril 02, 2008THT Live: FOX Sports Power RankingsMarch 31, 2008THT Live: Bill James on 60 MinutesMarch 31, 2008THT Live: Managers = Team’s Politician?March 31, 2008THT Live: Mike Stanton Cut From RedsMarch 28, 2008THT Live: The Types of Opening Day StartersMarch 28, 2008THT Live: Another Way to Look at HR FactorsMarch 28, 2008THT Live: Murton Cut From Big TeamMarch 26, 2008THT Live: Escobar Has Tear in ShoulderMarch 26, 2008THT Live: Escobar Resets Throwing ProgramMarch 25, 2008THT Live: Indians Fifth StarterMarch 24, 2008THT Live: MoundlevelMarch 24, 2008THT Live: Your Hosts Are…March 24, 2008THT Live: Miguel Cabrera Inks 8-Year ExtensionMarch 22, 2008THT Live: Wainwright Deal Merits Approval for CardinalsMarch 21, 2008THT Live: John Patterson ReleasedMarch 21, 2008THT Live: No BruceMarch 21, 2008THT Live: A New Blog Right Up Our AlleyMarch 21, 2008THT Live: Wainwright Locked UpMarch 20, 2008THT Live: Bucs Lock up SnellMarch 17, 2008THT Live: Where To GoMarch 17, 2008THT Live: More FangraphsMarch 17, 2008THT Live: Ks and GroundersMarch 17, 2008THT Live: Tieland in ChinaMarch 17, 2008THT Live: Lackey Hits DLMarch 15, 2008THT Live: Where They ThrowMarch 14, 2008THT Live: Huzzah for You Kyle LohseMarch 14, 2008THT Live: EtymologyMarch 14, 2008THT Live: Win SpeculatingMarch 10, 2008THT Live: The Forgotten Team Out EastMarch 10, 2008Click here to return to the home page. |