Baseball Think Factory has a wonderful memorial thread going for John Brattain. At this stage, there are over 500 comments from people who remember John fondly. The thread also contains links to over 15 other blog posts remembering John. It is a testament to the power of the Internet and John’s personality that many of […]

I want to let all of THT’s readers know that one of our most prolific writers and favorite people, John Brattain, just passed away. Many of us got to know John through the Baseball Think Factory, where his good humor was always on display. John joined the THT writing team more than four years ago, […]

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For those of you who purchased the Hardball Times Season Preview (and we thank you once again), we’ve uploaded brand new season projections based on our latest estimates of playing time. You’ll find it on the web page referenced on page 7 of your book. If you didn’t buy the Preview you can still purchase […]

I didn’t think it was possible, but after writing more than most people would ever want to know about batters hitting into double plays, a few intrepid readers asked for more. Specifically, they wanted to see the all-time best and worst batters at avoiding the GDP, ranked not by total double plays avoided, but by […]

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Let’s Go Tribe has the first part of a three-part interview (I think) with Indians’ assistant general manager Chris Antonetti. I love how he starts off the interview by discussing Tangotiger’s Leverage Index.

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