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Commentary Articles


Following are the one hundred most recent articles for the category Commentary .

05/16/2008: Discussing the other (phonetically) type of Pujols…

by John Brattain

05/15/2008: Candles in the wind (Part 2)

by Brandon Isleib

05/14/2008: Walking into disaster

by John Brattain

05/07/2008: Bringing up Junior

by John Brattain

05/02/2008: All about Ben Sheets

by David Gassko

05/01/2008: Yep, 14 pitchers

by Jeff Sackmann

04/27/2008: THT Dartboard: April 27, 2008

by Matthew Carruth

04/25/2008: The Pujols Awards: Week 16

by John Brattain

04/24/2008: Ten things I learned from the THT Team page

by Dave Studeman

04/23/2008: Frank Thomas’ release could lay a “Big Hurt” on MLB…

by John Brattain

04/22/2008: Anatomy of the A’s

by Jeff Sackmann

04/18/2008: The Pujols Awards: Week 15

by John Brattain

04/16/2008: Big changes? Big deal!

by John Brattain

04/11/2008: The Pujols Awards: Week 14

by John Brattain

04/09/2008: See windmill … tilt at windmill … rinse, lather, repeat

by John Brattain

04/09/2008: Scouting the scouts

by Jeff Sackmann

04/04/2008: The Pujols Awards: Weeks 12 & 13

by John Brattain

04/02/2008: Those who do not learn from history…

by John Brattain

03/21/2008: The Pujols Awards: Week 11

by John Brattain

03/20/2008: Five Questions: Kansas City Royals

by Craig Brown

03/14/2008: The Pujols Awards: Week 10

by John Brattain

03/12/2008: These Numbers are Disconnected

by John Brattain

03/07/2008: The Pujols Awards: Week 9

by John Brattain

03/05/2008: The Loria and short of it…

by John Brattain

03/04/2008: Who should sign Barry Bonds?

by Jeff Sackmann

02/29/2008: The Pujols Awards: Week 8

by John Brattain

02/27/2008: If you wish to bury Bonds…

by John Brattain

02/22/2008: The worst outfield for the dough

by Craig Brown

02/22/2008: The Pujols Awards: Week 7

by John Brattain

02/20/2008: MLBPA Snafu

by John Brattain

02/15/2008: The Pujols Awards: Week 6

by John Brattain

02/13/2008: Who wants to subsidize a billionaire?

by John Brattain

02/08/2008: Our snarling Clemens time

by John Brattain

02/07/2008: The worst infield for the dough

by Craig Brown

02/06/2008: The Pujols Awards: Week 5

by John Brattain

02/01/2008: The quest for respectability

by Craig Brown

02/01/2008: Grumpy Old Men revisited

by John Brattain

01/30/2008: The Pujols Awards: Week 4

by John Brattain

01/23/2008: The Pujols Awards: Week 3

by John Brattain

01/18/2008: Grumpy old men

by John Brattain

01/16/2008: The Pujols Award: Week 2

by John Brattain

01/11/2008: Striped delight

by John Brattain

01/09/2008: The Pujols Awards: week one

by John Brattain

01/04/2008: Exorcising the ghosts of 2007…

by John Brattain

01/03/2008: The international game

by Jonathan Helfgott

01/03/2008: My Hall of Fame ballot

by Dave Studeman

12/28/2007: Buck Weaver lives!

by John Brattain

12/21/2007: Idiology

by John Brattain

12/20/2007: Hall of Fame issues

by Dave Studeman

12/14/2007: Gutted Fish

by John Brattain

12/07/2007: Does VC stand for ‘Validating Cronyism’?

by John Brattain

12/06/2007: Why do teams keep overpaying generic middle relievers?

by Geoff Young

11/30/2007: Cooperstown needs a piece of “The Rock”

by John Brattain

11/26/2007: Alex Rodriguez opts for free agency…

by John Brattain

11/09/2007: Getting hormonal

by John Brattain

11/02/2007: Battling Boras

by John Brattain

10/24/2007: Can the 1986 Brewers be salvaged?

by Jeff Sackmann

10/22/2007: The Youth of America

by Dave Studeman

10/19/2007: Sorting through the sewage

by John Brattain

10/17/2007: Exodus in the Bronx?

by Jeff Sackmann

10/12/2007: Baseball’s greatest matador

by John Brattain

10/11/2007: My 2007 MVPs

by David Gassko

10/11/2007: Should the Brewers exercise Jenkins’s option?

by Jeff Sackmann

10/06/2007: Yost infection

by John Brattain

10/05/2007: Voteless wonders

by Jeff Sackmann

10/05/2007: Will Bonds be Barried in 2008?

by John Brattain

10/01/2007: Is LaRussa right to bat his pitcher in the eight slot?

by John Beamer

09/28/2007: A September to remember

by John Brattain

09/23/2007: THT Dartboard: September 23, 2007

by Matthew Carruth

09/21/2007: Is it a eulogy? Epilogue? Pathetic whining?

by John Brattain

09/16/2007: THT Dartboard: September 16, 2007

by Matthew Carruth

09/14/2007: Is this for real?

by John Brattain

09/13/2007: Months and lineups

by Dave Studeman

09/07/2007: Scream of consciousness

by John Brattain

09/06/2007: Long live baseball analysis

by Dave Studeman

09/04/2007: First impressions: Buchholz vs. Kennedy

by Carlos Gomez

08/31/2007: Stockholm syndrome

by John Brattain

08/27/2007: Are umpires racist?

by John Beamer

08/26/2007: THT Dartboard: August 26, 2007

by Matthew Carruth

08/24/2007: Other than a rousing game of limbo…

by John Brattain

08/20/2007: Who is/was better: Pedro Martinez or Johan Santana?

by John Beamer

08/13/2007: The best and worst of the NL West

by John Beamer

08/12/2007: THT Dartboard: August 12, 2007

by Matthew Carruth

08/10/2007: Road kill

by John Brattain

08/08/2007: How to fix the Pirates

by Jacob Jackson

08/06/2007: The truth behind the Teixeira deal

by John Beamer

08/05/2007: THT Dartboard: August 5, 2007

by Matthew Carruth

08/03/2007: A-Rod traded to Blue Jays for Marcum and McGowan…

by John Brattain

08/02/2007: The four greatest home run hitters of all-time: a video analysis of their swings

by Carlos Gomez

08/01/2007: Analyzing the deadline deals

by David Gassko

08/01/2007: Deadline draft picks

by Jeff Sackmann

07/27/2007: Discount da ringzzzz

by John Brattain

07/22/2007: THT Dartboard: July 22, 2007

by Matthew Carruth

07/20/2007: The Bible, David, Samson vs. natural selection

by John Brattain

07/19/2007: Are the Red Sox collapsing?

by David Gassko

07/18/2007: On the bubble

by Jeff Sackmann

07/16/2007: Is Barry Bonds really the home run king?

by John Beamer

07/15/2007: THT Dartboard: July 15, 2007

by Matthew Carruth

07/13/2007: Treating Barrynoia

by John Brattain

07/12/2007: Did Buehrle get overpaid?

by David Gassko

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May 01, 2008

Prayers Sometimes Get Answered

You know, I don't think Buzz Bissinger has any legitimate insight about blogs. I take it personally when people like Bissinger and Costas excoriate blogs. I honestly have no interest in watching that video segment of Bissinger ranting on Will Leitch. Joe Posnanski's blog entry about the episode is good enough for me.
Posted by: Dave Studeman


April 30, 2008

Ten Essential Baseball Books

Alex Belth asked 55 different baseball nuts, including yours truly, for their list of ten essential baseball books. I didn't put the number one choice on my list at all. In fact, I think it's pretty non-essential these days, though it was great for its time. Just in case you're interested, here are my comments to Alex...
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Posted by: Dave Studeman


April 23, 2008

Pat Jordan and Alex Belth

Rich Lederer has posted a great "roundtable discussion" with Pat Jordan and Alex Belth. Alex compiled a "best of..." book of Jordan's writing, and it's a sensational read. Pat Jordan is a terrific writer in general, and an even better sports writer. You really should buy this book. It's so good, I can say that even though I don't know you. Yeah, that good.
Posted by: Dave Studeman


Way more than you wanted on retired numbers!

Joe Posnanski reviews and categorizes all the retired uniform numbers for every major league team. A very worthwhile read.
Posted by: Dave Studeman


April 03, 2008

Real fans love the DH

Bob Rittner, in a guest piece at Baseball Analysts, presents a well-thought-out case for the designated hitter.
Posted by: Dave Studeman


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