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About Steve Treder

Steve Treder has presented papers to the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, and to the SABR Annual Convention. His articles have been published in Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture, as well as in The National Pastime. A lifelong San Francisco Giants’ fan, he is Vice President for Strategic Development for Western Management Group, a compensation consulting firm headquartered in Los Gatos, California.


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2009

The virtual 1956 New York Yankees (Part 2)

December 14, 2009
It's time to get our kicks with the might-have-been Yankees of '56.

The virtual 1956 New York Yankees (Part 1)

December 08, 2009
Think the Eisenhower-era Bronx Bombers couldn't have been much better? Think again.

The virtual 1961 Cleveland Indians (Part 2)

August 18, 2009
In which we witness the unloading of some very big lumber near the Lake Erie shore.

The virtual 1961 Cleveland Indians (Part 1)

August 11, 2009
What if Frankie hadn't been quite so frantic in Cleveland?

THT Live: Warren’s Wizard

July 15, 2009

Great news:  I was wrong

July 14, 2009
The 2009 Giants are a good ball club. Who knew?

THT Live: The Vi flies forever

July 06, 2009

Historic comparables (Volume 1)

June 09, 2009
Discover the distant-decade dopplegangers.

Don McMahon (Part 3)

June 02, 2009
Let's catch up with this most congenial big fellow as he continues to chuck heaters past hitters well into his 40s.

Backstopping and roaming wide (Part 3:  1970-2008)

May 26, 2009
Get acquainted with this most unusual breed of catchers, right up to the most current cohort.

Don McMahon (Part 2)

May 19, 2009
We're ready for round two with this memorable heavyweight.

Backstopping and roaming wide (Part 2:  1935-1970)

May 12, 2009
It's time for round two with the most peculiar of defensive hybrids.

Don McMahon (Part 1)

May 05, 2009
Let's see, how to describe him ... the pitching equivalent of roast beef and potatoes. Nothing fancy, nothing complicated, but substantial, satisfying, and just doggone good.

THT Live: Strasburg live!

May 02, 2009

Backstopping and roaming wide (Part 1:  1890-1935)

April 28, 2009
Come along with Steve as he explores the most extraordinary of all defensive versatility.

The Branch Rickey Pirates (Part 6:  1954-1955)

April 21, 2009
In his 37th and final season as a big league GM, did The Mahatma go out with a bang, or a whimper?

The Branch Rickey Pirates (Part 5:  1953-1954)

April 14, 2009
Onto the fourth year of his five-year rebuilding plan, was Mr. Rickey ready to show any progress? Any?

The Branch Rickey Pirates (Part 4:  1952-1953)

April 07, 2009
How did The Mahatma go about cleaning up the mess of his own making?

The Branch Rickey Pirates (Part 3:  1951-1952)

March 31, 2009
As an art historian might say when discovering Michelangelo's unfortunate "Dogs Playing Poker" period ... what was that all about?

Five questions:  San Francisco Giants

March 30, 2009
Maybe it's just that they got rid of the wrong Barry ...

The Branch Rickey Pirates (Part 2:  1950-1951)

March 17, 2009
It's year one for Mister Rickey in Pittsburgh. What kind of a start does he pull off?

The Branch Rickey Pirates (Part 1)

March 10, 2009
Shining a light into the lone dark alley of The Mahatma's long and brilliant career.

Casimir Kwietniewski

March 03, 2009
If only changing one's luck were as easy as changing one's name.

The virtual 1965-68 Washington Senators

February 24, 2009
Oh, yeah, they were bad enough in real life. But that performance may actually have been their best-case scenario.

The Sunset League

February 17, 2009
Spanning a vast Southwest landscape, it was vibrantly colorful, fleeting but amazing.

Bats right, throws left:  The best players in major league history

February 10, 2009
It doesn't make any sense, but nobody seems to have explained that to this tiny band of rugged individualists. You can probably guess who's been the best. But who else is on the list?

BL, TR (Part 5:  The best left-handed hitting shortstops in major league history)

February 03, 2009
The most exclusive club we've yet visited features tales of strikeouts, caught stealings, lawsuits and frostbite. It also includes some of the most underappreciated talent of all time.

BL, TR (Part 4:  The best left-handed hitting second basemen in major league history)

January 27, 2009
That a population comprising, at most, about one second baseman in five should include both of the very best at the position is quite strange. But there it is.

BL, TR (Part 3:  The best left-handed hitting third basemen in major league history)

January 20, 2009
The left turns at the hot corner include quite a few of the position's very best, and one in particular who's never been recognized as such.

BL, TR (Part 2:  The best left-handed hitting catchers in major league history)

January 13, 2009
Let's meet the best of the southpaw-swinging backstop minority.

Bats left, throws right (Part 1)

January 06, 2009
It's a phenomenon with which we're all familiar, but as Steve admits, just how often do we really think about it? And—seriously—it is kind of weird.

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