December 2, 2008

Player Search:

Now shipping


The 2009 Hardball Times Annual is now available. You can read about it here, but just make sure you order it directly from ACTA today.




And here's the full roster.

StubHub is where fans buy and sell Yankees Tickets, Red Sox Tickets, White Sox Tickets, Mets Tickets and all other baseball tickets. If you are looking for World Series Tickets, ALCS Tickets or NLCS Tickets, you can find them at StubHub! More hot selling tickets include: Cubs Tickets, Astros Tickets, Dodgers Tickets, Angels Tickets and Detroit Tigers Tickets.
Sports Tickets

Gear up for baseball season with Chicago White Sox tickets and New York Yankees tickets. LA Angels tickets, Houston Astros tickets, and Atlanta Braves tickets are hot sellers! You can get Boston Red Sox tickets, San Diego Padres tickets or Chicago Cubs tickets for your favorite baseball fan. Coast to Coast Tickets has the best MLB tickets like Minnesota Twins tickets, LA Dodgers tickets, Milwaukee Brewers tickets, New York Met tickets and St. Louis Cardinals tickets.
Championship Tickets




Or you can search by:

THT's Toolbox


Creative Commons License
All content on this site (including text, graphs, and any other original works), unless otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Roll mouse over date for entries
THT Live Calendar
June 2008
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30




Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Verlander’s velocity is back

Posted by Dave Studeman
Dave Cameron details something most Tiger fans probably already know: Justin Verlander's fastball is zinging again.

Proctology

Posted by Dave Studeman
Fifth outfielder has pulled together some interesting information about the most-used relievers of the past three years, and wonders: Scott Proctor???

Win Shares Updated

Posted by Dave Studeman
Our win share stats have been updated through yesterday's games. Over the past week, the biggest gain in total win shares was made by Kansas City's David DeJesus, who batted .333/.429/.567 during the Royals' hot streak.

Since June 15, DeJesus has a WPA of almost 1.0. Not bad for little more than a week's worth.

The six-minute at-bat

Posted by THT Staff
Mike Carminati dissects the strange goings-on in the minors last week when an ambidextrous pitcher faced a switch-hitting batter.

Today’s alternate-MLB-history hero

Posted by THT Staff
The Griddle spotlights an interview with Hal Smith, the Pirate catcher who hit a three-run homer to give Pittsburgh a two-run lead in the 8th inning of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series. You know, the series that the Pirates lost.

Morgans Motorway

Posted by THT Staff
Joe Morgan thinks that Ernie Banks took advantage of the bleacher baskets at Wrigley—you know, the baskets that weren't installed until about a year before Banks retired. In a game, Morgan used "Banks Boulevard" as a synonym for the basket. You can take the title of this post as a synonym for "the gutter."

MapleStory

Posted by THT Staff
Members from MLB and the Players Association conferred yesterday on the safety of maple bats. At the end, Lance Berkman channels Dylan Thomas.

What’s a starter?

Posted by Dave Studeman
The Brewers are going to experiment with their starting pitchers at Single-A Brevard County. In order to get projected starters accustomed to pitching to the end of games, the relievers are going to start each game, with the starter relieving the reliever in the third or fourth inning. That way, once the projected starters have reached the majors and strengthened their arms, they may have a stronger mindset to pitch complete games.

I don't know if this is a good idea or not, but I give a gold star to the Brewers for trying something new. (Hat tip: Shysterball)

For daily results, visit the THT Daily Archive.

Baseball News

From
USA Today

Winter ball provides chance for notice, instruction, redemption
For the insatiable baseball fan not satisfied with pondering the latest rumor from the hot stove league, Mexico, Puerto Rico, ...


Henderson on Hall of Fame ballot for the first time
Career steals leader Rickey Henderson heads 10 first-time candidates on this year's Hall of Fame ballot, joining holdovers Mark ...


K-Rod's agent: No contract talks until winter meetings
Paul Kinzer, Francisco Rodriguez's agent, won't start detailed discussions with teams until the winter meetings open in Las Vegas ...


Judge orders BALCO testimony documents unsealed
A federal judge in San Francisco ordered thousands of pages of grand jury testimony related to the BALCO investigation unsealed ...


Tigers look to rebound from injury-riddled 2008 season
The Detroit Tigers, one of baseball's biggest busts in 2008, will try to recover this offseason by fixing their bullpen and finding ...


Young talent points way, but Giants need veteran help too
By their own admission, the San Francisco Giants took too long to embark on a youth movement. When the futility of trying to ...


After his report, Mitchell thinks drug use down in MLB
His investigation tarnished the reputation of Roger Clemens and dozens of other players, led to a toughened drug agreement and ...


Boras says Red Sox interested in bringing back Varitek
The Boston Red Sox have expressed an interest in bringing back captain Jason Varitek but have not made a contract offer, the ...