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About Richard Barbieri

Born and raised in New York City, Richard still lives there to this day. He works full-time at a large New York City government agency, a job which funds both his apartment and the many, many baseball books that occupy that space. But not much else.


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Richard Barbieri's Articles

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2012

A columnist’s end-of-the-year grab-bag

December 13, 2012
Featuring a limerick about Manny Ramirez, 10 important figures described in 60 total words and a story about Joe McEwing.

The all-month team: Best of the best

November 29, 2012
With all 12 teams assembled, Richard looks at their individual components and selects the very best month

The all-month team: November

November 15, 2012
It is just one week to Thanksgiving. Before you tuck in, take a look at the best players November has to offer!

Worst of the worst, Part II

November 01, 2012
Richard once again looks back on some of the worst games, this time for a whole new set of teams

Best of the Wild Card Era

October 17, 2012
In the middle of this year's playoffs, the first of the new format, Richard looks back on which teams were most dominant during the days of just one wild card

THT Live: Would-Be Superstars of the Springfield Isotopes

October 06, 2012

The all-month team: October

October 04, 2012
October is the home of postseason heroics. Is it the birth of heroes on the field as well?

The all-month team: September

September 06, 2012
As baseball approaches its stretch run, Richard looks at the best of the best born that month

Four games in August

August 23, 2012
This month, Richard went to four baseball games—and counting. His observations ...

The all-month team: August

August 09, 2012
August might be the hottest month of the year, but are its players the best?

The all-month team: July

July 26, 2012
After looking at some franchises' worst of the worst, this week Richard looks at July's best of the best

Worst of the worst

July 12, 2012
A few teams—and a few truly miserable games.

A Visit to Ebbets Field

June 28, 2012
Richard makes the NY sports fan pilgrimage to the Ebbets Field site

The all-month team: June

June 14, 2012
Richard looks back at the best of June

The (baseball) power of the Oval Office

May 17, 2012
Franchises, and the presidents who watched them win

The all-month team: May

May 03, 2012
May might be the fifth month, but these players are all first-rate

The all-month team: April

April 19, 2012
Richard looks back at baseball's best and brightest of April

Mind of the modern fan

April 05, 2012
How much baseball has a college freshman seen?

Baseball Potpourri

March 22, 2012
This week Richard opens up a bag of potpourri: all those stories not quite big enough for their own column.

The all-month team: March

March 08, 2012
It's Richard's birthday, and he presents the team to go along with it!

Pack-a-year habit

February 23, 2012
Richard buys a his annual pack of Topps to see what knowledge can be found inside

The all-month team: February

February 02, 2012
Can the shortest month of the year field a team to compete with the others?

On Edgar Martinez

January 19, 2012
Does Edgar Martinez deserve a spot in the Hall of Fame?

The all-month team: January

January 05, 2012
Continuing his project of finding which month is best, Richard takes a look at January's gang

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