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About Dave Studeman

Dave Studeman and Pete Simpson are the creators of the Baseball Graphs website, which features historic and historical baseball graphs and Win Shares research. Dave is also a regular contributor to Heater, a PDF fantasy magazine for the digital age. Dave lives in the greater Chicagoland area.


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Dave Studeman's Articles

Ten things I didn’t know last week

May 15, 2008
Rolling out baseball's all-time best sluggers, right here at THT.

THT Daily: Mr. Clutch

May 15, 2008
Juan Pierre is batting .444 with runners in scoring position, which would lead the majors if he had just a few more plate appearances.

THT Daily: Rays in first

May 14, 2008
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Yankees in extra innings and take AL East lead.

THT Daily: Let’s play two

May 13, 2008
Double doubleheaders yesterday, and a triple play to boot.

THT Daily: Astros sweep

May 12, 2008
Watch out, Chicago and St. Louis. Houston is knocking on the door.

THT Daily: Braves win a close one

May 09, 2008
The Braves won their first one-run game of the year, after losing nine straight.

Ten things I didn’t know last week

May 08, 2008
A pleasurable new book, plus 2008 Win Shares.

THT Daily: A cycle and three homers

May 08, 2008
Carlos Gomez and Joey Votto are the batting stars of the day, but it's a good thing they didn't face Cliff Lee.

THT Daily: Pitching gems

May 07, 2008
Gavin Floyd almost pitches a no-hitter, and gems are also hurled by Scott Olsen, Tim Wakefield, Carlos Zambrano and, um, Sidney Ponson?

THT Daily: Santana’s back

May 06, 2008
Forget 2007. Ervin Santana shut down the Royals convincingly last night and now sports a 2.02 ERA.

THT Daily: Rising Astros

May 05, 2008
The Houston Astros are now at .500 and just four games out of first in the National League Central race.

THT Daily: Cust busts slump

May 02, 2008
For one day, at least, Jack Cust broke out of his slump by going 4 for 4 and hitting a home run.

THT Daily: Braves lose another close one

May 01, 2008
The Braves lose to the Nationals, 3-2, making them 1-9 in games decided by one or two runs.

THT Daily: DL action

April 30, 2008
Alex Rodriguez and John Smoltz were both placed on the disabled list yesterday.

THT Daily: Zito to the pen

April 29, 2008
Only five games yesterday, but Barry Zito and, um, Roger Clemens, still made some news.

THT Daily: Rays sweep Sox

April 28, 2008
Shields shuts out the Red Sox, Webb beats Peavy, Wang shuts out the Indians and Edinson Volquez dominates the Giants.

THT Daily: Sizzling Lee

April 25, 2008
Cliff Lee is on fire.

Ten things I learned from the THT Team page

April 24, 2008
"I remember when he hit that last wall. I can still see it. He hit it flush on, boom, and he slumped right down, and that was his Waterloo."
- Carl Furillo, talking about Pete Reiser in Bums, by Peter Golenbock.

THT Daily: Winning milestones

April 24, 2008
The Cubs won their 10,000th game, but Greg Maddux couldn't post his 350th win despite pitching superbly.

THT Daily: Hot Hitting

April 23, 2008
The Diamondbacks and Cubs have both scored about 6.3 runs a game so far. No other team is above 5.4.

THT Daily: 5 in a row

April 22, 2008
Chase Utley is on a roll.

THT Daily: .458

April 21, 2008
Just wanted to make sure you knew what Chipper Jones' batting average is.

THT Daily: 22 innings

April 18, 2008
San Diego and Colorado played three games in one!

Ten things I didn’t know last week

April 17, 2008
From 1958 to 1975, the Dodgers never raised their ticket prices. Not once.

THT Daily: 11-4

April 17, 2008
The Diamondbacks, ok, but the Cardinals?

THT Daily: Tiger offense breaks out

April 15, 2008
Plus a couple of other dramatic ninth-inning wins yesterday.

THT Daily: All good things…

April 14, 2008
Johnny Cueto and Oliver Perez finally give up some runs. Lots of them.

THT Daily: O’s Lose Two

April 11, 2008
The Rangers sweep the Orioles -- who would have guessed that that would be news in the early season?

The Paul Nyman interview

April 11, 2008
Introducing our new pitching mechanics analyst

THT Daily: Tigers win!

April 10, 2008
...but nothing can derail the Royal Express.

THT Daily: Prong pings

April 09, 2008
Travis Hafner hits a big home run for the Indians.

THT Daily: Winning Ugly

April 08, 2008
There's no other way to describe the Cubs' victory over Pittsburgh.

THT Daily: Rocky Starts

April 07, 2008
The Tigers are 0-6 and the Rockies are 1-5 -- perhaps the two biggest surprises of the first week.

THT Daily: no no hitters

April 04, 2008
Three pitchers didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning yesterday. And the Royals completed a sweep of the Tigers.

THT Daily: 1-0 Day

April 03, 2008
Last year there were only 34 1-0 games the entire season. Yesterday, there were two.

THT Daily: One Run Day

April 02, 2008
Seven of yesterday's eight contests were decided by one run.

THT Daily: Baseball’s back

April 01, 2008
A summary of yesterday's events in Major League Baseball.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know a while ago

March 27, 2008
According to Bill James Online, Juan Pierre is in the 98th percentile in running, 2nd percentile in hitting for power. I'm surprised the difference isn't more extreme.

Rotoworld’s Fantasy Draft Guide

March 07, 2008
Rotoworld's Fantasy Draft Guide is available from the Rotoworld website. For just $14.99, you get online access to their player profiles and projections, draft strategies, depth charts, cheat sheets and much more. Plus, it's online and updated as things change. Highly recommended.

Be Jolly

March 06, 2008
Bill James is back.

Remembering Fred Lynn

February 14, 2008
Ah, the good old days.

How to evaluate hitters

January 10, 2008
Four steps to a more batting-savvier you.

My Hall of Fame ballot

January 03, 2008
If I had been given one...

How much more is he getting?

December 27, 2007
Dave looks at how A-Rod's contract stacks up with those signed by other veterans in the recent past.

Hall of Fame issues

December 20, 2007
There have been several controversies in the world of baseball recently, and there's a common thread among all of them.

Should Jose Reyes hit more ground balls?

December 13, 2007
Dave examines Jose Reyes' disappointing performance down the stretch.

Long-term contracts

December 06, 2007
Are long-term contracts good for a team? And what about long-term contracts for relievers? Dave looks at the data.

It’s the 2008 Hardball Times Baseball Annual!

November 28, 2007
The latest version of our flagship book is just about ready to ship.

2007 Net Win Shares Value

October 25, 2007
We're not talking fantasy baseball—we're talking real money: over $2 billion in player salaries last year. Find out which players were the best and worst "deals" of 2007.

The Youth of America

October 22, 2007
Baseball is in the middle of a baby boom.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

September 27, 2007
Young playoff teams, improved bullpens, fielding awards and more.

Months and lineups

September 13, 2007
It's Splitsville, baby.

Long live baseball analysis

September 06, 2007
A look at why David Ortiz hasn't had as many heroic home runs this season, and why baseball analysis isn't dead yet.

2007 batted ball profiles: pitchers

August 30, 2007
Batted ball profiles, this time for some the most interesting pitchers in the majors this year.

Batted ball profiles, 2007

August 23, 2007
Which batters have gotten the most out of their flyballs and groundballs? Dave profiles some of this year's stars and disappointments.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

August 16, 2007
Thank you, Scooter.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

August 09, 2007
One of the most over-achieving teams of all time, the real reason the Pirates signed Matt Morris and a pitcher who is reminiscent of the Eck.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

August 02, 2007
According to Jayson Stark, the Devil Rays are "headed for the worst bullpen ERA in the last 50 years (6.69 going into Tuesday night)."

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

July 26, 2007
Jeff Pearlman doesn't like Barry Bonds.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

July 19, 2007
According to Hit Tracker, Vernon Wells has blasted the most powerful home run of the season. The ball traveled 121 miles per hour off his bat. Here's the video (scroll down to July 6th highlights).

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

July 12, 2007
Schoolboy Rowe and Hank Greenberg both played for Beaumont in the Texas League in 1932. Greenberg hit 39 home runs and drove in 131 runs and Rowe was 19-7 with a 2.34 ERA. Beaumont went 100-51.

Major league shame

June 28, 2007
It's a scandal as detrimental to baseball as steroids, and Major League Baseball can fix it without even asking the union. But they won't.

Fielding Stats at the Hardball Times

June 21, 2007
A look of what's currently available on our website.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

June 07, 2007
Ernest Lawrence Thayer, who wrote Casey at the Bat, reportedly could never understand why it was so popular and refused to accept royalties for it, saying "All I ask is never to be reminded of it again."

Introducing THT Fantasy Focus

May 28, 2007
A new feature at The Hardball Times

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

May 24, 2007
Total Baseball was the prize in the most famous bet in scientific history.


Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

May 17, 2007
The most recent inductees into the Baseball Reliquary are Bill James, Yogi Berra and Jim Brosnan. Next time you see them, say congrats!

WPA To Date

May 10, 2007
Dave adds up his favorite statistic, Win Probability Added, at this early stage of the season. Small sample size alert!

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

May 03, 2007
Forty of the first 48 pitchers elected to the Hall of Fame had nicknames. So that's what's keeping Bert Blyleven out of the Hall...

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

April 26, 2007
Is it Friday yet?

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

April 19, 2007
Nothing in here about Charlie Manuel. Honest!

THT Daily: Halladay over Bonderman

April 14, 2007
Toronto takes holds onto first place in the AL East with a 2-1 ten-inning win over the Tigers. Plus, Eric Gagne's first save, Bonds hits two home runs, Carlos Lee blasts three and Carl Crawford hits an inside-the-park job.

THT Daily: Morneau delivers

April 13, 2007
Last year's AL MVP is at it again.

And your 11 O'clock Links!

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

April 12, 2007
Having fun with early-season shenanigans

THT Daily: Felix Thrills

April 12, 2007
There were several great games last night, but Felix Hernandez's nationally televised one-hitter against the Red Sox gets our nod as the game of the day.

And Bryan buys into the Matsuzaka hype in the newly updated THT Links.

THT Daily: A-Rod’s 6th Home Run

April 11, 2007
A-Rod already has six home runs, and there were several nail-biters around the majors yesterday.

Get your THT Links here too!

THT Daily: April 10, 2007

April 10, 2007
A pitching duel in San Diego, where the bullpen has yet to allow a run.

THT Daily: April 9, 2007

April 09, 2007
A Rodriguez strikes again!

THT Daily: Easter Sunday

April 08, 2007
Our regular daily feature returns, and A-Rod hits a clutch home run.

Crazy ‘08

April 05, 2007
Talking about a great new book about the greatest season in baseball history, featuring an interview with the author, Cait Murphy.

Five Questions: Chicago White Sox

March 15, 2007
Will the White Sox win more than 72 games?

A Quick Look at Four Hitting Rates

March 08, 2007
Sometimes the simplest way of looking at things is the best.

It’s The Hardball Times 2007 Season Preview

March 05, 2007
Whether you're a fanatical fantasy player, or just want to see what's up with your favorite team, the THT 2007 Season Preview is just for you.

The Best Pitchers of All Time

February 08, 2007
A list of the best major league pitchers since 1900, according to Win Shares Above Bench™

WSAB Pairs

February 01, 2007
Having gone through the top 80 everyday players since 1900, Studes looks at some of the leftovers, two by two.

Historical WSAB: 41 through 80

January 25, 2007
Studes returns to his review of the all-time top 80 everyday players, ranked by Win Shares Above Bench.

Historical Win Shares Above Bench

January 18, 2007
Ranking the best everyday players of all time by tweaking Bill James' Win Shares.

But I Regress…

January 04, 2007
Studes talks about a mathematical thingie, and what it means for 2007.

Ten Things I’ve Learned This Offseason

December 28, 2006
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round."
- Gaylord Perry

Where We’re At

December 21, 2006
Thanking our readers, Studes reviews the current state of The Hardball Times.

Typical Team

December 07, 2006
What did the typical team look like in 2006?

How Much is That Replacement Player?

December 01, 2006
Would you believe $1 million? More?

The Free Agent Cycle

November 30, 2006
The ups and downs of baseball salaries.

The Hardball Times Annual 2007

November 18, 2006
All the details

Net Win Shares Value 2006

November 16, 2006
Dave explains why it's not all about the Benjamins.

Educating Buster

November 09, 2006
A little less misinformation about fielding statistics and fielding awards.

Batted Balls in 2006

November 02, 2006
About our batted balls statistics, and the 2007 Hardball Times Annual.

NLDS: Dodgers vs. Mets: Game of Attrition

October 06, 2006
The Mets win the second game of their series with the Dodgers, 4-1, to take a 2-0 lead.

NLDS: Mets vs. Dodgers: Shifty Business

October 05, 2006
In his first postseason appearance ever, Carlos Delgado beats the shift and has a big day.

NLDS Preview: Dodgers vs. Mets (Glavine and Maine and Pray For Rain)

October 04, 2006
Dave and Rich Lederer, of Baseball Analysts, take a joint look at the Mets/Dodgers National League Division Series.

The Last THT Daily

October 02, 2006
All your questions have been answered.

THT Daily: Penultimate Day

October 01, 2006
On a day when baseball set a new attendance record, rumors of performance-enhancing drugs emerged once again. In real baseball news, Houston and St. Louis remain the only postseason question mark heading into the last day of the season.

THT Daily: Playoff Races and Pitcher Injuries

September 30, 2006
The postseason slots came into better focus yesterday as the Cardinals and Dodgers won while the Astros and Phillies lost. And a New York team has lost an ace pitcher for part of the postseason. Sound familiar?

THT Daily: Only the Loney

September 29, 2006
Rookie James Loney had 9 RBI's yesterday for the Dodgers, who continue to pull away from the Phillies. The Cardinals aren't pulling away from anyone, and the Twins are in first place.

Studes’ Fielding Awards

September 28, 2006
Dave picks the best fielders of the year, just because he likes a good argument.

THT Daily: The Action is in the National

September 27, 2006
The American League's postseason participants are set, but the National League West, Central and Wildcard slots are still in play.

THT Daily: Nomar Does it Again

September 25, 2006
Nomar Garciaparra hit his second game-winning home run in the past week; this one, a grand slam in the ninth.

THT Daily: Records are Meant to be Broken

September 24, 2006
Trevor Hoffman tied Lee Smith's all-time saves record, Barry Bonds broke the NL home run record and Alfonso Soriano tied a record of sorts.

THT Daily: Six RBI’s for Bonds

September 23, 2006
Bonds drove in six runs and tied the NL home run record, Chris Young almost pitched a no-hitter and Richie Sexson unloaded a blast against the White Sox. And Philadelphia remains a half-game behind Los Angeles in the NL Wildcard race.

THT Daily: Key Returns for the playoffs

September 22, 2006
Rich Harden and Pedro Martinez pitched well last night for the A's and Mets, respectively, increasing both teams' chances of success in the postseason.

The Game of the Century?

September 21, 2006
Just about. The Dodgers beat the Padres in 11 innings Monday, and those four home runs in the ninth obscured the fact that the game had already been quite a nailbiter. Here's a closer look.

THT Daily: America’s Obesity Problem

September 20, 2006
Fat ladies are singing across the country, as postseason hopes dwindle for most contenders except the Phillies and, perhaps, the White Sox.

THT Daily: Padres in First

September 18, 2006
The Padres beat the Dodgers to take first place in the NL West. Crazy game of the day: the Braves scored five runs in the bottom of the tenth after allowing four in the top of the inning.

THT Daily: Hitting Milestones

September 17, 2006
Lots of hitters hit milestones yesterday: Young and Suzuki reached 200 hits, Thomas hit 100 RBI's and Joey Gathright hit a home run!

THT Daily: Cubs Win!  Cubs Win!

September 15, 2006
The Chicago Cubs haven't had a lot of highlights this year, but they won the rubber game of a crazy three-game series with Dodgers, cutting the Dodgers' NL West lead to one-half game.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

September 14, 2006
Bumpus Jones, the only pitcher to throw a no-hitter in his first start, pitched only seven more games the rest of his career with an ERA of 10.19. That was in 1893, when they moved the mound back to 60' 6" from home plate.

THT Daily: The Circle of Baseball

September 13, 2006
The Twins beat the A's, pulling ahead of the White Sox, who lost to the Angels, who gained ground on the A's. Meanwhile, the the Giants beat the Rockies, pulling them closer to the Dodgers and Padres, who lost to the Cubs and Reds, respectively, keeping them even with the Cardinals, who beat the Astros.

THT Daily: Pitchers Go On Strike

September 11, 2006
Five starting pitchers recorded ten or more strikeouts yesterday; that hasn't happened in eight years.

THT Daily: Pennant Action

September 10, 2006
Lots of extra-inning games and pennant action yesterday, but the real action was in Arizona, where Brandon Webb pitched a one-hitter.

THT Daily: Tigers beat Twins

September 08, 2006
There were only seven games yesterday, but the Tigers extended their AL Central lead to five games by beating the Twins. Plus, another Ryan Howard home run. Ho hum.

The Marlins’ Transformation

September 07, 2006
The Marlins are in the race for the postseason, despite decreasing their payroll by $60 million. What were those big offseason deals again?

THT Daily: Seven Times Zero is Seven Shutouts

September 06, 2006
For the first time in more than three decades, there were seven major league shutouts last night.

THT Daily: Two Three-HR Games

September 04, 2006
On a day when the master (Barry Bonds) hit his 729th HR, Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols showed him how to really put on the home run fireworks.

THT Daily: Road Trips

September 03, 2006
Every road team won their game in the American League. In the National, Bonds hit home run number 728.

THT Daily: Transactions Galore

September 02, 2006
Team rosters could expand beyond their 25-man limit yesterday, so there was more action off the field than on it.

THT Daily: Howard’s Record

September 01, 2006
Ryan Howard hit the fifth-longest home run of the year and broke the Philly record for home runs in a season...before the end of August.

Ten Great Pickups by Omar Minaya

August 31, 2006
Celebrating some cool moves by the obvious choice for NL's general manager of the Year.

THT Daily: Wild and Crazy Games

August 31, 2006
The Cubs score two in the 11th, then give up three in the 11th, the Astros beat the Brewers on a brain freeze by catcher Damian Miller in the bottom of the ninth and games go into extra innings in Texas and Cleveland. But none of those games are our Game of the Day.

THT Daily: HR Milestone Day

August 30, 2006
Barry Bonds hit two home runs in one game for the first time since 2004 (career total=727), Ryan Howard tied Mike Schmidt's HR club record with his 48th and Delmon Young homered in his first major league game.

THT Daily: Young Arrives

August 29, 2006
The Devil Rays bring up Delmon Young for the first time. Plus, Derrek Lee returns, The King throws his first career shutout and lots of season-ending surgeries.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

August 24, 2006
Learn something new every time you click on a random page on Baseball Reference.com.

THT Daily: Reds Close In

August 23, 2006
The Cincinnati Reds whupped Houston and, with the Cardinals' late-inning loss to the Mets, the Reds are now just a game out of first place in the NL Central.

THT Daily

August 22, 2006
The Blue Jays and Reds made big comebacks against their opponents and the Yankees finished a stunning five-game sweep over the Red Sox.

Graphing Joe Crede

August 21, 2006
The White Sox's third baseman is having a breakout year. Is it real?

THT Daily: Santana Rocks

August 21, 2006
Johan and Ervin Santana pitched the Twins and Angels to victory, respectively, while the true drama was in Boston once again.

THT Daily: Yankees on a Roll

August 20, 2006
The Yankees dominated Boston, and Greg Maddux tied Steve Carlton.

THT Daily: Royals Sweep A’s

August 19, 2006
The doubleheader in Fenway got all the press, but the more amazing twinbill was played in Kansas City, where the Royals swept the red-hot Athletics. Plus, the wind was blowing out at Wrigley, the Cleveland bullpen blew another and Jered Weaver now belongs in the same sentence as Whitey Ford.

THT Daily: All-Star Pitchers Win Again

August 17, 2006
Neither Chris Capuano nor Bronson Arroyo had won since being selected for the All-Star Game. One of them finally did, and the other turned in a good effort.

THT Daily: Dodgers Win Again

August 07, 2006
The Dodgers have won nine straight games, after losing their previous eight. Boston loses a rare one-run game, and Cleveland also loses a one-run game. Which is not so rare.

THT Daily: Carmona blows another

August 06, 2006
Cleveland's new closer Fausto Carmona blew another save opportunity and is only the second pitcher in major league history to lose four games in four straight appearances.

THT Daily: Utley Stopped

August 05, 2006
Chase Utley's htting streak is stopped, Giant fans take offense to Barry Bonds' ejection and two Crosby's take to the disabled list.

THT Daily: Maddux Debut a Doozy

August 04, 2006
Greg Maddux pitched six innings of no-hit ball for his new team before the rains came, and two very young men are now multi-millionaires.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

August 03, 2006
If Henry Cotto is a major league ballplayer, I'm an airplane.
- Bill James

THT Daily: Another Walk-Off Win for the Red Sox

August 03, 2006
But this time, David Ortiz just watches from the on deck circle.

THT Daily: Yankees in First

August 02, 2006
Bobby Abreu joins the Yankees and, just like that, they're first in the AL East.

THT Daily: Deadline Day

August 01, 2006
There was more action off the field than on yesterday, except maybe in Boston where David Ortiz did it again.

THT Daily: Hall of Fame Day

July 31, 2006
Bruce Sutter may have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, but that didn't stop many of today's top relievers, including Bobby Jenks, Armando Benitez, B.J. Ryan and Huston Street, from blowing saves.

THT Daily: East Coast Slugfests

July 30, 2006
The White Sox and Orioles slugged it out in Camden Yards, while the Devil Rays simply slugged the Yankees.

THT Daily: A Thrilla In Denva

July 28, 2006
The Rockies win a close game for only the second time in their last twelve.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

July 27, 2006
Tinker and Evers, the best-known double play combo of all time, refused to speak to each other for 33 years.

THT Daily: Twins on a Roll; White Sox Aren’t

July 27, 2006
The Twins swept the White Sox to tie them for second place in the AL Central, but the Yankees swept the Rangers to sneak ahead of both teams into the Wild Card lead.

THT Daily: Four Wild Pitches

July 26, 2006
Ryan Madson ties a major league record with four wild pitches in one inning. Plus, the Twins beat the White Sox again and there's another pitching duel in Denver.

THT Daily: 32 of 40

July 25, 2006
The Twins have won 32 of their last 40 games, more than any other team in baseball. They won a key game last night, 7-4 over the White Sox, and they're now just two games behind last year's World Series champ.

What WPA Can Tell Us About Players

July 24, 2006
Returning to Win Probability Added, this time looking at individual batters, starters and relievers.

THT Daily: HR Swings in Seattle

July 24, 2006
One-run homers in each of the three last half-innings marked the see-saw swing of Boston at Seattle. Plus the Pads take back first, St. Louis sweeps LA and Jered Weaver matches Fernando Valenzuela.

THT Daily: Gonzalez and Hernandez Day

July 23, 2006
Three Hernandez's started games yesterday and gave up homers (Livan 2 for the Nats, Felix 1 for the Mariners, Orlando 2 for the Mets.) There were also three Gonzalez's figuring in the homer count: pitchers Enrique (2 for Arizona) and Geremi (1 for Milwaukee) surrendered homers, and Luis (1 for Arizona) hit one.

THT Daily: 2,000 and 450 for A-Rod

July 22, 2006
A-Rod became the youngest batter ever to reach 450 home runs, while the Mets slugged a grand slam home run in a five-game span, a major league first. A-Rod's home run was also the longest of the day.

THT Daily: Blue Jays Win Anyway

July 21, 2006
The Blue Jays shrugged off controversy with a 5-4, 11-inning win over the Yankees.

THT Book Review: Feeding the Monster

July 20, 2006
A review of Seth Mnookin's chronicle of the past four years in Red Sox Nation.

THT Daily: Angels on a Streak

July 18, 2006
The Angels have won 12 of their last 13 and are now just a half game out of first in the AL West.

THT Daily: Chipper Ties Record

July 17, 2006
Chipper Jones had an extra-base hit for the 14th straight game, tying a record set 79 years ago.

THT Daily: 7 Innings is the New Complete Game

July 16, 2006
Yesterday was an interesting day in MLB: Lots of blowouts, no saves and 11 excellent performances by starters that all lasted 7 innings.

THT Daily: Teixeira Awakes

July 14, 2006
Mark Teixeira, who was in a power slump the first half of the year, hit three home runs in his first game after the All-Star break.

What WPA Can Tell Us About Teams

July 13, 2006
Studes takes a midseason look at the Win Probability Added stats tabulated by Fangraphs and finds some unique uses for them.

THT Daily: LOOONG Day in Chicago

July 10, 2006
It took 6 hours and 19 minutes, but the White Sox and Red Sox finally got to go on an All-Star break.

THT Daily: History in Colorado

July 09, 2006
The Diamondbacks and Rockies were tied, 1-1, entering the ninth. By the time the ninth was over, it looked like an entirely different ballgame.

THT Daily: Two Shutouts

July 08, 2006
When was the last time there were two individual shutouts in one night? To top it off, John Lackey almost threw a no-hitter.

THT Daily: Slugging and All Stars

July 07, 2006
Both Jim Thome and David Ortiz had six RBI's and two home runs, and the All-Star roster is complete.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

July 06, 2006
Why was he so underrated? Why was he traded so often? Why don't you hear his name today? I'll tell you why. Because he called everybody 'dickhead.' To Alex Johnson, baseball was a whole world of dickheads.
- Dick Allen, talking about Alex Johnson in his book Crash

THT Daily: When all the Cabreras Hit Homers

July 06, 2006
All three major league Cabreras (Melky, Orlando and Miguel) hit home runs yesterday. Melky hit a grand slam.

THT Daily: Dead Heat in the West

July 05, 2006
There's a logjam at first place in the National League West; four of five NL West teams have 43 wins.

Graphical Side by Side: Liriano and Hernandez

July 04, 2006
Studes compares the two best young pitchers in the major leagues, using the graphs of Fangraphs.

THT Daily: Opposite Day

July 04, 2006
It was Opposite Day in the majors, as teams with records over .500 won only 5 games and lost 11, and teams over .550 were 1-6.

THT Daily: NL 8, AL 6

July 03, 2006
The National League gets the hang of this interleague thing just as the interleague schedule comes to a close.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

June 29, 2006
Dizzy Dean loved being called Dizzy, but his brother, Paul, hated being called Daffy. Can't say that I blame him.

THT Daily: AL 10, NL 5

June 29, 2006
A-Rod is Mr. Clutch for at least a day and Ryan Howard hits two more home runs to take the major league lead with 27.

THT Daily: AL 8, NL 5

June 28, 2006
Roger Clemens gets no run support again, and a trade!

THT Daily: AL 6, NL 1

June 27, 2006
David Ortiz with a game-winning RBI. Again.

THT Daily: NL 8, AL 6

June 26, 2006
The National League is tops, at least for one day.

THT Daily: AL 11, NL 2

June 25, 2006
The American League dominated again yesterday, though there were four extra-inning games and eight games decided by two runs or less.

THT Daily: Braves Win!

June 24, 2006
Bonds steals a base and Pujols goes 4 for 4, but both of their teams lose.

THT Daily: AL 6, NL 2

June 23, 2006
Roger Clemens returns to the Astros, but youth will be served.

Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

June 22, 2006
"Is this some kind of religion?" Richard asks. He has risen and stands a few feet away from me, his expression one of absolute bewilderment.
"It may be," I reply, trying to picture the world through his eyes.

- Ray Kinsella talking to his brother-in-law who doesn't see the ballgame, in Shoeless Joe

THT Daily: AL 10, NL 4

June 22, 2006
The American League continues its dominance over the National, Jose Reyes hits for the cycle, and more.

THT Daily: AL 10, NL 4

June 21, 2006
The American League reasserts its dominance over the National, particularly in Chicago.

Graphing Beltran

June 19, 2006
Using Fangraphs to pick apart the best player in the majors right now.

THT Daily: AL 8, NL 6

June 19, 2006
Yesterday's results, which included three games won by ninth-inning home runs.

THT Daily: AL 10, NL 4

June 18, 2006
The National League improved slightly yesterday.

THT Daily: AL 11, NL 3

June 17, 2006
The American League takes the day in Interleague play

THT Daily: June 16

June 16, 2006
It was evidently sweeps week in Major League Baseball -- five different series sweeps were concluded yesterday.

THT Daily: June 15

June 15, 2006
If it happened, it's here.

THT Daily: June 13

June 13, 2006
Yesterday's happenings

THT Daily: June 12

June 12, 2006
David Ortiz parties like it's 2005.

THT Daily: June 10

June 10, 2006
Joe Mauer keeps on hitting, and hitting, and hitting.....

Graphical Grimsley

June 09, 2006
A graphical look at baseball's latest "cheater."

THT Daily: June 9

June 09, 2006
It's just yesterday's news.

Cooperstown and the Hall of Fame

June 08, 2006
Studes takes a road trip.

THT Daily: June 8

June 08, 2006
Yesterday was apparently Rookie Day in the major leagues

THT Daily: June 7

June 07, 2006
Here's what happened yesterday

THT Daily: June 6

June 06, 2006
Yesterday's happenings

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