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About Dave StudemanDave Studeman and Pete Simpson are the creators of the Baseball Graphs website, and Dave is currently the manager of the Hardball Times. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and other fancy journals, and mentioned in several books, such as Fantasyland. His work has even been translated into Taiwanese, a language in which he actually makes some sense.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 Dave Studeman's ArticlesClick here to view an RSS feed of this writer's articles. 2006Ten Things I’ve Learned This OffseasonDecember 28, 2006"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry Where We’re AtDecember 21, 2006Thanking our readers, Studes reviews the current state of The Hardball Times. THT Live: Aaron Interviews GardenhireDecember 07, 2006Typical TeamDecember 07, 2006What did the typical team look like in 2006? THT Live: Arbitration TimeDecember 01, 2006How Much is That Replacement Player?December 01, 2006Would you believe $1 million? More? The Free Agent CycleNovember 30, 2006The ups and downs of baseball salaries. THT Live: 8 Years and $136 MillionNovember 19, 2006The Hardball Times Annual 2007November 18, 2006All the details Net Win Shares Value 2006November 16, 2006Dave explains why it's not all about the Benjamins. THT Live: NUMB3RSNovember 11, 2006Educating BusterNovember 09, 2006A little less misinformation about fielding statistics and fielding awards. THT Live: Buster Olney Doesn’t Get It AgainNovember 03, 2006Batted Balls in 2006November 02, 2006About our batted balls statistics, and the 2007 Hardball Times Annual. NLDS: Dodgers vs. Mets: Game of AttritionOctober 06, 2006The Mets win the second game of their series with the Dodgers, 4-1, to take a 2-0 lead. NLDS: Mets vs. Dodgers: Shifty BusinessOctober 05, 2006In 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, 2006Dave and Rich Lederer, of Baseball Analysts, take a joint look at the Mets/Dodgers National League Division Series. THT Live: A’s beat TwinsOctober 03, 2006THT Live: 16 Game WinnersOctober 02, 2006The Last THT DailyOctober 02, 2006All your questions have been answered. THT Daily: Penultimate DayOctober 01, 2006On 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 InjuriesSeptember 30, 2006The 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 LoneySeptember 29, 2006Rookie 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 AwardsSeptember 28, 2006Dave picks the best fielders of the year, just because he likes a good argument. THT Daily: The Action is in the NationalSeptember 27, 2006The 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 AgainSeptember 25, 2006Nomar 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 BrokenSeptember 24, 2006Trevor 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 BondsSeptember 23, 2006Bonds 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 Live: Win SharesSeptember 22, 2006THT Daily: Key Returns for the playoffsSeptember 22, 2006Rich 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, 2006Just 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 ProblemSeptember 20, 2006Fat 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 FirstSeptember 18, 2006The 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 MilestonesSeptember 17, 2006Lots 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, 2006The 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 WeekSeptember 14, 2006Bumpus 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 BaseballSeptember 13, 2006The 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 StrikeSeptember 11, 2006Five starting pitchers recorded ten or more strikeouts yesterday; that hasn't happened in eight years. THT Daily: Pennant ActionSeptember 10, 2006Lots 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 TwinsSeptember 08, 2006There 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’ TransformationSeptember 07, 2006The 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 ShutoutsSeptember 06, 2006For the first time in more than three decades, there were seven major league shutouts last night. THT Daily: Two Three-HR GamesSeptember 04, 2006On 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 TripsSeptember 03, 2006Every road team won their game in the American League. In the National, Bonds hit home run number 728. THT Daily: Transactions GaloreSeptember 02, 2006Team rosters could expand beyond their 25-man limit yesterday, so there was more action off the field than on it. THT Daily: Howard’s RecordSeptember 01, 2006Ryan 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 MinayaAugust 31, 2006Celebrating some cool moves by the obvious choice for NL's general manager of the Year. THT Daily: Wild and Crazy GamesAugust 31, 2006The 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 DayAugust 30, 2006Barry 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 Live: More Win SharesAugust 29, 2006THT Daily: Young ArrivesAugust 29, 2006The 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 WeekAugust 24, 2006Learn something new every time you click on a random page on Baseball Reference.com. THT Daily: Reds Close InAugust 23, 2006The 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 DailyAugust 22, 2006The 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 CredeAugust 21, 2006The White Sox's third baseman is having a breakout year. Is it real? THT Daily: Santana RocksAugust 21, 2006Johan 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 RollAugust 20, 2006The Yankees dominated Boston, and Greg Maddux tied Steve Carlton. THT Daily: Royals Sweep A’sAugust 19, 2006The 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 Live: Win Shares UpdatedAugust 17, 2006THT Daily: All-Star Pitchers Win AgainAugust 17, 2006Neither 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 AgainAugust 07, 2006The 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 Live: Win Shares UpdatedAugust 06, 2006THT Daily: Carmona blows anotherAugust 06, 2006Cleveland'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 StoppedAugust 05, 2006Chase 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 DoozyAugust 04, 2006Greg 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 WeekAugust 03, 2006If Henry Cotto is a major league ballplayer, I'm an airplane. - Bill James THT Daily: Another Walk-Off Win for the Red SoxAugust 03, 2006But this time, David Ortiz just watches from the on deck circle. THT Daily: Yankees in FirstAugust 02, 2006Bobby Abreu joins the Yankees and, just like that, they're first in the AL East. THT Daily: Deadline DayAugust 01, 2006There was more action off the field than on yesterday, except maybe in Boston where David Ortiz did it again. THT Daily: Hall of Fame DayJuly 31, 2006Bruce 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 SlugfestsJuly 30, 2006The White Sox and Orioles slugged it out in Camden Yards, while the Devil Rays simply slugged the Yankees. THT Live: Brewers trade LeeJuly 28, 2006THT Daily: A Thrilla In DenvaJuly 28, 2006The Rockies win a close game for only the second time in their last twelve. Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last WeekJuly 27, 2006Tinker 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’tJuly 27, 2006The 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 PitchesJuly 26, 2006Ryan 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 40July 25, 2006The 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. THT Live: Win Shares UpdatedJuly 24, 2006What WPA Can Tell Us About PlayersJuly 24, 2006Returning to Win Probability Added, this time looking at individual batters, starters and relievers. THT Daily: HR Swings in SeattleJuly 24, 2006One-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 DayJuly 23, 2006Three 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-RodJuly 22, 2006A-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 AnywayJuly 21, 2006The Blue Jays shrugged off controversy with a 5-4, 11-inning win over the Yankees. THT Book Review: Feeding the MonsterJuly 20, 2006A review of Seth Mnookin's chronicle of the past four years in Red Sox Nation. THT Daily: Angels on a StreakJuly 18, 2006The 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 RecordJuly 17, 2006Chipper 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 GameJuly 16, 2006Yesterday 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 AwakesJuly 14, 2006Mark 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 TeamsJuly 13, 2006Studes takes a midseason look at the Win Probability Added stats tabulated by Fangraphs and finds some unique uses for them. THT Live: All-Star WPAJuly 12, 2006THT Daily: LOOONG Day in ChicagoJuly 10, 2006It took 6 hours and 19 minutes, but the White Sox and Red Sox finally got to go on an All-Star break. THT Live: Follow the Home Run Derby on Hit TrackerJuly 09, 2006THT Daily: History in ColoradoJuly 09, 2006The 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 ShutoutsJuly 08, 2006When 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 StarsJuly 07, 2006Both Jim Thome and David Ortiz had six RBI's and two home runs, and the All-Star roster is complete. THT Daily: When all the Cabreras Hit HomersJuly 06, 2006All three major league Cabreras (Melky, Orlando and Miguel) hit home runs yesterday. Melky hit a grand slam. Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last WeekJuly 06, 2006Why 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: Dead Heat in the WestJuly 05, 2006There'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 HernandezJuly 04, 2006Studes compares the two best young pitchers in the major leagues, using the graphs of Fangraphs. THT Daily: Opposite DayJuly 04, 2006It 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. | ||||