Archive for September 2007
A look back on the career of the soon-to-be-retired umpire, Bruce Froemming.
Chris Jaffe spent this summer downloading over 80 categories of Baseball Reference‘s offensive splits for all teams from a half-century. Here are some of the most fun and interesting results.
A candid look with the man who created and runs the Retrosheet website.
It’s a forgotten story from one of the greatest pennant races ever. But in 1967, Jim Kaat had one of the greatest clutch stretches by any pitcher ever.
The Diamondbacks have the best record in the NL despite getting outscored so far on the year. Sabermetric covnentional wisdom says that they’re a fluke who are over their heads. But read and find out why that’s wrong
A look at race and hiring practices for managers in the last 20 years.
The man. The myth. The legend. THT’s interview with the founder, owner, operator, & president for life of Baseball-Reference.
Aaron Gleeman may be gone, but “Gleeman-length” recaps of the annual SABR convention remain a THT tradition.
In this age of smaller parks and increased attendance, it’s become more difficult to assure seats in a venue without getting them advance and accepting various processing charges. Here’s a look at which teams gun up prices the most via add-on charges.
What happens when Afrika Bambaataa meets Mark Buehrle? Only the Secret Society of Crafty Soft Tossers knows for sure.