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Can the shortest month of the year field a team to compete with the others?
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How are wins, attendance and payroll all related?

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Thursday, February 02, 2012

The all-month team: February

by Richard Barbieri
Can the shortest month of the year field a team to compete with the others?
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How are wins, attendance and payroll all related?

by Dan Lependorf
How strong are the links?
6 comment(s)

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Why Oliver Loves Yu

by Brian Cartwright
How Yu Darvish's performance in Japan can be translated into major league expectations.
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Reflections after a long offseason

by Chris Lund
The unbearable yearly wait for baseball is almost over.
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The virtual 1958-68 Giants, Reds, and Cardinals (Part 9: 1965-66)

by Steve Treder
Batman and The Monkees are on TV. In Cold Blood and Valley of the Dolls top the bestseller lists. How might our contenders gain notice?
11 comment(s)

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The new golden age of catching

by Troy Patterson
More talent is emerging and players are staying behind the plate to increase their value
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Monday, January 30, 2012

Let there be news - Volume 6

by Brad Johnson
Prince Fielder joins Cliff Lee on the Mysteries, and other news
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Dave Duncan, the 1982 Mariners and lost glory

by Paul Francis Sullivan
Could Dave Duncan have transformed the Mariners into a playoff contender in the 1980s? The pieces were certainly there!
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Friday, January 27, 2012

In the old days, the game was more exciting

by Max Marchi
Watch out! The numbers say the game is getting more boring.
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Cooperstown Confidential: thinking about Al Smith

by Bruce Markusen
Beer alone did not make this man's career.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Jack Morris: the winningest pitcher of the 1980s

by Bobby Mueller
So what?
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Marshall McDougall’s greatest game

by Frank Jackson
It was a really, really, really good day
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Another Fielder for Detroit

by THT Staff
The consensus: It'll help in the short run, but...
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AL West: offseason check-in

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Some moves and maneuvers so far as they pertain to the AL West.
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BOB: Astros ponder new look

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The latest in the business of baseball.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The greatest eye in baseball

by Troy Patterson
The search leads to a surprise, and a mostly forgotten name.
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The virtual 1958-68 Giants, Reds, and Cardinals (Part 8: 1964-65)

by Steve Treder
In Washington DC, marchers are protesting the Vietnam War. In San Francisco, the term "hippie" is being coined. In Los Angeles, Watts erupts into riot. What will our counterfactual trio be doing?
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Monday, January 23, 2012

Let there be news - Volume 5

by Brad Johnson
A flood of news, brought to you in part by the deadline to exchange arbitration figures
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Ten least-likely guys to break up a no-hitter

by Chris Jaffe
Out of nearly 1,000 full-length one-hitters, who were the most surprising guys to get a hit?
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Friday, January 20, 2012

Thinking big in Big D in 1950

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Harry Donabeian and the phantom base on balls
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Card Corner: 1972 Topps: George Hendrick

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Ollie Brown, Johnny Grubb and Ernie Banks make cameos as we learn about the journey of Silent George.
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