The Hardball Times

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The Hardball Times (abbreviated as THT) is a baseball web site[1] that generates daily, original baseball commentary and analysis for regular baseball fans. Their slogan is "Baseball. Insight. Daily." Founded by Aaron Gleeman and Bill James's assistant Matthew Namee, the site's commentary covers a wide range of topics, including baseball history, statistics, current events and minor leagues.

The site also includes a variety of baseball stats and graphs, and is the only freely available source of batted-ball and updated Win Shares data on the Internet.

[edit] Publications

The Hardball Times has currently published four books, and will self-publish the Hardball Times Preseason Book 2007 March, 2007.

  • Hardball Times Annual 2004 - Self-published in 2004, the Annual featured reviews of the 2004 baseball season, a study of what works in the playoffs and what doesn't, coverage of the Japanese Leagues and other original content generated by the Hardball Times staff, as well as contributions from other noted baseball writers and bloggers, such as Bill James, Brian Gunn and Alex Belth [2].
  • Hardball Times Annual 2006 (ISBN 0-87946-308-2)- Published in November of 2005, this well-received book included over 30 articles and a couple hundred pages of stats reviewing the 2005 season. It featured notable guest authors such as Bill James, ESPN columnist Rob Neyer, John Dewan and noted bloggers Alex Belth, Matt Welch and Jon Weisman.
  • Hardball Times Annual 2007 (ISBN 978-0879463120)- Published in November of 2006, this well-received book included articles recapping the 2006 baseball season, the inaugural World Baseball Classic, a look at the impact of steroids on baseball, a look at the all the home runs hit in 2006 and the most valuable pitching careers of all time among its 33 chapters. Additionally, a couple hundred pages of stats reviewing the 2006 season were also included. It featured notable guest authors such as ESPN columnist Rob Neyer, John Dewan and Deadspin founder Will Leitch.
  • The Hardball Times Bullpen Book - a joint publication by THT writers Steve Treder and Dave Studeman, the [Bullpen Book][3] chronicles the history of major league relievers and reviews, in detail, the best and worst performers of each major league bullpen from 2002 through 2004.
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