Today at THT

Today is President’s Day. As I’ve noted before, my favorite president of all time is William Henry Harrison. I can’t help myself: I’m a sucker for the stars that burn brightest and then burn out. Plus, as THT’s Dave Studeman mentioned in a comment last month, WH2 (as I like to call him) once proposed marriage to one Hannah Cooper, the daughter of William Cooper, who founded Cooperstown, which is now home to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In missing out on having a home of sorts in Cooperstown, WH2 has something in common with Alan Trammell, my boyhood hero, which gives me another reason to love the guy. I could go on about him all day, actually. In blustery weather for an hour and a half, and then die of pneumonia a month later.

But before I do, here’s what’s happening Today at THT:

Victor Wang contemplates whether, all things being equal, he’d rather have Matt Wieters or David Price. I love articles like this because they contain a huge amount of “what in the hell were you thinking?” potential when deployed a couple of years down the road. Either that or Victor will look like a genius.

Chris Jaffe has part two of his survey of top Tigers pitchers. Most backhanded compliment of all time: “Morris had teammates who had their moments, most notably Dan Petry, who put together a terrific stretch in the first half of the 1980s. They all paled in comparison to Morris’ overwhelming Detroitness, though.” Detroitness? Ouch.

Evan Brunell runs down last week’s transactions. Sadly, Sal Fasano and his mighty mustache will no longer be plying their respective trades in Cleveland. Last year Neyer was so taken with them that he dubbed the Indians the “Fasanos” for a spell. If he remains smitten, he will have to move that moniker to Colorado.

Finally, over at Fantasy Focus, Derek Carty profiles Aaron Harang, a guy my nemesis — Marty Brenneman — lauded for his ability to take the ball every fifth day and fling 120 pitches until the exact moment he couldn’t do that last year, at which point he became the launching pad for a tirade about how soft pitchers have become today. Gotta love Marty!

If this Presidents’ Day is like all of the past Presidents’ Days at my house, I will be overwhelmed with gift-giving and candy and preparing the goose for the big Presidents Day dinner tonight. That said, I will do my best to have a full posting schedule today.