February 9, 2012
Now Available for 2012 THT Essentials: Now Available The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2012, an annual "must buy" for all baseball fans, is now shipping. Read this article to learn more about it.
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About Steve TrederSteve 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.Note: This page displays up to 100 articles at a time. To view a subset of a writer's work, click on one of the following years: 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Steve Treder's ArticlesClick here to view an RSS feed of this writer's articles. 2010The virtual 1960s New York Mets (Part 3: 1964-65)December 28, 2010Our early Mets haven't been good, but neither have they been as terrible as the genuine article. In our third and fourth seasons, can we make the move to mediocrity? The virtual 1960s New York Mets (Part 2: 1962-63)December 21, 2010Finished with our alternative scenario of the first-ever NL expansion draft, it's time to get our Mets roster ready and find out how well we can do in '62. The virtual 1960s New York Mets (Part 1: The expansion draft)December 14, 2010Let's revisit the creation of that most inept among the early expansion teams, and see how things might have gone differently. Neutralizing Barry’s walksNovember 15, 2010When is the line crossed between prudence and foolishness? Sabean-based analysisNovember 02, 2010You've got your process, and you've got your results... including the World Series championship. The 10 most interesting World Series non-matchupsOctober 26, 2010We know all about who's playing. How about who might have been playing instead? THT Live: As Russ Hodges so aptly put it ...October 24, 2010THT Live: The greatest pitchers’ duel that never wasOctober 17, 2010THT Live: Exquisite tortureOctober 12, 2010Why the Giants will beat the BravesOctober 07, 2010One word: It starts with "p," and it ends with "g," and it rhymes with "itching." Book review: Home, AwaySeptember 14, 2010Steve considers a baseball novel that focuses on the hard stuff in the father-son relationship. THT Live: Baseball’s secret starAugust 25, 2010What if Tom Yawkey had bought the A’s? (Part 2)August 20, 2010That's right: holding the Foxx-Cochrane-Grove nucleus together, and adding Cronin, Ferrell, and Newsom to it ... how good would they be? What if Tom Yawkey had bought the A’s? (Part 1)August 13, 2010Thus transforming the Depression's most desperate seller into its most prolific buyer. THT Live: Panda month-by-month: What the fudge?August 11, 2010The virtual 1971-1980 St. Louis Cardinals (Part 2)July 16, 2010In real life, first place was entirely beyond the Cardinals' reach in these years. Let's see how many St. Louis flags might have flown in our scenario. The virtual 1971-1980 St. Louis Cardinals (Part 1)July 09, 2010What do you say we banish the Birds' Bing-and-Busch boo-boos? THT Live: David Berner and the game-ending triple playJuly 04, 2010The virtual 1985-1989 New York Yankees (Part 2)July 02, 2010Let's reminisce about those great Yankees teams of McGee and McGriff, and Drabek and Deshaies. THT Live: Interleague play: AL makes it six straightJune 28, 2010The virtual 1985-1989 New York Yankees (Part 1)June 25, 2010Let's see what might have happened if someone had managed to slip George Almighty some chill pills. THT Live: Interleague play: The empire strikes backJune 21, 2010Fred Stein: 1924-2010June 18, 2010And we were blessed to know him. THT Live: Interleague play: Round twoJune 14, 2010THT Live: It will be “The Galarraga Game”June 03, 2010Book reviews: 1921 and Reggie JacksonJune 01, 2010Across half a century, the more things changed, the more they stayed the same. Two ambitious new volumes examine a couple of the more dramatic angles of baseball history. The virtual 1962-69 Cincinnati Reds (Part 2)May 28, 2010You know, The Massive Scarlet Mechanical Apparatus would be great name for a 1960s psychedelic rock band. And if they were anything like this ball club, they'd be much more than a one-hit wonder. THT Live: Interleague play: A change in the tide?May 24, 2010The virtual 1962-69 Cincinnati Reds (Part 1)May 17, 2010The might-have-been prequel to that '70s classic, The Big Red Machine. THT Live: Braden perfecto: Up close and personalMay 09, 2010THT Live: San Francisco StartsMay 08, 2010Talking baseball with Fred Stein (Volume 2)April 26, 2010Careful! This octogenarian is so sharp, you gotta wear gloves. Talking baseball with Fred SteinApril 06, 2010The name is Stein ... Fred Stein. Five questions: San Francisco GiantsMarch 25, 2010Let's face it, the Giants are good. That said, they're also, well, special. Book review: Joe CroninMarch 05, 2010Steve considers a new book that examines an historic figure we tend to take for granted. THT Live: Cubaball 2010January 26, 2010Historic Comparables (Volume 2)January 25, 2010Matthew and Steve are back, this time with a passel of pitcher pairings, from Pennock-Pettitte to Dickson-Darwin. | ||||