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Wednesday, August 20, 2008


TUCK! sez: Tonight, on Smackdown

by Tuck
TUCK! toons every Wednesday and Saturday!

BOB:  Replay Debate and an Attendance Overview

by Brian Borawski
The latest baseball business and stadium news.

Not so fast…

by John Brattain
Cliff Lee is having an awesome year but he hasn't won the Cy Young yet...

THT Daily: Closers in Peril

by Matthew Carruth
Izzy and Wagner both get bad news regarding their chances of throwing this season

Tuesday, August 19, 2008


24-karat diamond-writing gems (Volume 3)

by Steve Treder
Come on, relax. Get those ice cubes tinkling in that long tall glass, find a cool shady spot for that lawn chair, and give yourself over to the delight of the wonderfully written baseball word.

Knuckleballers unite

by Josh Kalk
Some lesser-known pitchers who throw the flutter pitch.

THT Daily: Injuries in Beijing

by Matthew Carruth
An old-fashioned knockdown game in Beijing between the US and China leaves some wounds.

Monday, August 18, 2008


Gouge Away

by Chris Jaffe
In a follow-up to his most responded to column from last year, Chris compares add-on costs like order processing charges and convenience fees for all 30 teams to see who gouges the most and least in MLB.

On curveballs

by Derek Carty
A look at what makes a curveball effective, the most effective variation of curveball, and where it is best to throw a curveball in the strike zone.

THT Daily: New York Odds

by Matthew Carruth
The Mets are building a lead in the East while the Yankees keep losing ground to the Rays.

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Sunday, August 17, 2008

THT Dartboard: August 17, 2008

by Matthew Carruth

Saturday, August 16, 2008

THT Awards

by John Barten

Press-ure tactics…

by John Brattain

TUCK! sez: Where’s Molly Brown when you really need her?

by Tuck

The remains of the season: Rays

by Cork Gaines

THT Daily: Post Signing Day

by Matthew Carruth

Friday, August 15, 2008

Remains of the season: New York Yankees

by Alex Belth

This annotated week in baseball history: Aug. 10- Aug. 16, 2008

by Richard Barbieri

THT Daily: homer streak

by THT Staff

Thursday, August 14, 2008

How ethical was it?

by Dave Studeman

Separate lives

by Brandon Isleib

The remains of the season: Los Angeles Dodgers

by Tom Meagher

Bayes’ Theorem and prospect valuation

by Victor Wang

THT Daily: Astros rocketing

by THT Staff

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

The remains of the season: Chicago White Sox

by Christopher Michaels

BOB: A Minor League Slant

by Brian Borawski

Character references

by John Brattain

TUCK! sez: “…Oh yeah, and Adam Dunn. Him too…”

by Tuck

THT Daily: Wild Card leads

by THT Staff

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The remains of the season: Florida Marlins

by Craig Strain

Anatomy of a player: Gavin Floyd

by Josh Kalk

Superduperswingmen (Part 1:  1900-1930)

by Steve Treder

THT Daily: Bullpen woes

by THT Staff

Monday, August 11, 2008

Matching presidents and ballplayers, 1933-2008

by Chris Jaffe

THT Daily: Lee is the man

by THT Staff

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