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June 19, 2013
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About Shane TourtellotteShane Tourtellotte began his writing career in science fiction, breaking into the pro magazine market in 1997. He has had over thirty stories published (with translations into French, Russian, and Japanese), and received a Hugo Award nomination in 2002. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, and still tries to keep one foot in both worlds.Note: This page displays up to 200 articles at a time. To view a subset of a writer's work, click on one of the following years: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Shane Tourtellotte's ArticlesClick here to view an RSS feed of this writer's articles. THT Live: 18 again!June 14, 2013Helping their own causeJune 12, 2013Tracking how much pitcher batting shows up in the won-lost records THT Live: Four teams, 38 innings, one historic dayJune 08, 2013Triage in the BronxMay 29, 2013How the Yankees of 1949 mirror the Yankees of today, and how they don't Running hot and coldMay 15, 2013Do young players have more ups and downs in performance than veterans? The Grand Tour, part fiveMay 03, 2013Here you are, in the ninth, two men out and three men on ... The Grand Tour, part fourMay 02, 2013The Phillie Phanatic sets baseball back a million years The Grand Tour, part threeMay 01, 2013Braves-Pirates on the schedule, plus a live look-in The Grand Tour, part twoApril 30, 2013Regarding a ballpark, both great and American The Grand Tour, part oneApril 29, 2013A baseball symphony in five movements, starting in a minor key THT Live: Billy and Jackie: a re-tracerApril 18, 2013THT Live: Movie Review: “42”April 13, 2013Coming home with JackieApril 10, 2013A follow-up on Jackie Robinson's value as a base stealer Exit SandmanMarch 27, 2013Or, 42 facts about Mariano Rivera Dividing the umpiresMarch 13, 2013Who got more umpires in games of the 1900s, and why that might matter today Five questions: New York YankeesMarch 07, 2013A turning point looms for this storied franchise. Alternate baseball: chapter fourFebruary 27, 2013The many ways Fred Merkle could have avoided the "Bonehead" tag Angling for TroutFebruary 13, 2013What can 2012's super-rookie possibly do for an encore? It’s hard to be humble ...February 06, 2013There are limits to everything, even in sabermetrics Alternate baseball: chapter threeJanuary 30, 2013A reversal of fortune for "the luckiest man on the face of the earth." The William Locke centennialJanuary 15, 2013A baseball owner you've never heard of. But maybe you should have. Alternate baseball: chapter twoJanuary 02, 2013In which George Steinbrenner achieves his true destiny Alternate baseball: chapter oneDecember 19, 2012Changing baseball history, one obscure turning point at a time An incomplete history of the double-headerDecember 05, 2012A closer look at twin-bills, for sabermetrics and for fun The double-header hangover effectNovember 21, 2012Do two games on one day deplete a team for the long haul? Playing at the extremesNovember 07, 2012When two great teams, or two terrible teams, meet, does the game look different? THT Live: WPS recap post-mortem: two plays in Game TwoOctober 31, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap: World Series, Game 4October 29, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap: World Series, Game 3October 28, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap: World Series, Game 2October 26, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap: World Series, Game 1October 24, 2012WPS and the postseason, part threeOctober 24, 2012Seeking out the World Series at its most exciting THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 22October 23, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 21October 22, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 19October 20, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 18October 19, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 17October 18, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 16October 17, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 15October 16, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 14October 15, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 13October 14, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 12October 13, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 11October 12, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 10October 11, 2012WPS and the postseason, part twoOctober 10, 2012The most exciting LCS games and series, from a certain point of view THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 9October 10, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 8October 09, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 7October 08, 2012THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 6October 07, 2012THT Live: WPS recap for Oct. 5October 06, 2012WPS and the postseason, part oneOctober 03, 2012Looking back at the most exciting LDS games and series The hangover effectSeptember 26, 2012Do marathon games leave both teams losers? THT Live: Ichiro and the road aheadSeptember 21, 2012Taking the long roadSeptember 12, 2012Will extra games and shorter rest wreck the prospects of the Wild Card game winners? ‘Football scores’ in baseballAugust 29, 2012The bored sportscaster's crutch of a line gets a more serious look than it deserves THT Live: Lucky number 19?August 20, 2012The WPS Index (part two)August 16, 2012The most famous games of our time have their excitement measured The WPS Index (part one)August 15, 2012A fresh attempt to measure the excitement of baseball games Touching on “Touching Second”August 01, 2012It's a classic of early baseball writing, but is it reliable? THT Live: The shoe that hasn’t droppedJuly 27, 2012The pine tar gamesJuly 18, 2012Billy Martin's and George Brett's day of infamy had its beginnings eight years earlier THT Live: Justin Verlander’s no-good, very bad All-Star GameJuly 11, 2012The peak of perfectionJuly 05, 2012The odds of a perfect game, and why you really can't calculate them THT Live: Two thoughts on Doby + 65July 03, 2012The Roy Hobbs All-Star teamJune 20, 2012Players who made the most of their only season THT Live: Gratuitous (and amazing) R. A. Dickey statsJune 19, 2012THT Live: Gehrig in shadow, againJune 13, 2012Why Pete Rose is better than HamletJune 07, 2012On the intersection of competition, obsession, and tragedy THT Live: 8,020*June 02, 2012Don Drysdale’s two-for-one specialMay 24, 2012Cole Hamels may have learned the wrong lesson from history. Day for nightMay 09, 2012Trends and milestones in the transition to night baseball THT Live: Holland and an imperfect gameApril 29, 2012Lightning in the nine-holeApril 25, 2012Which pitching staffs did the most good with their bats? THT Live: Holland and GrandersonApril 20, 2012You’re missin’ a great gameMarch 30, 2012The most memorable games played before the emptiest stands. And that ain’t all, he stole home!March 02, 2012An analytic look at Jackie Robinson's signature play | ||||