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Some Thoughts on Fairness

I moved to Hartford, CT area in July 2008. Young Tommy Haberstroh couldn't have predicted that.I grew up in a lovely pretentious town called Westport which is an hour's drive away so I had heard some things about the capital city...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about 2 months ago 6 reads 0 comments
The Yankees Fail to Find Relief in Acquisitions

One of the most frustrating and unpredictable tasks for an MLB GM is to build a quality bullpen. Most of the time, bullpens are a crapshoot and the team is forced to just cross their fingers in hopes that their bullpen holds up...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 110 reads 0 comments
10 Reasons Why Hank Steinbrenner Shouldn't Be Believed

Surprise, surprise. Hank Steinbrenner opens his mouth yet again. Mr. Pride Power Pinstripes begs for your mercy as the Yankees find themselves 8.5 games back behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 240 reads 4 comments
Billy Beane Should Abolish the Closer Strategy

Not to belittle the significance of Manny-Being-Manny storylines but there’s a development in Oakland that should be catching every baseball fan’s eye as the biggest story in baseball...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 223 reads 3 comments
Baseball's Biggest Non-Stories Heading Into the Second Half

Here are the baseball stories that you won’t find on the sports-media headlines because...well, probably because Ted Thompson, Brett Favre, and Aaron Rodgers aren’t involved...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 430 reads 12 comments
Open Mic: MLB's #1 Draft Picks Tough To Beat

The 2008 NBA draft will happen tonight and in case you haven’t switched on the TV, logged onto a sports website or visited your local tailor, this is kind of a big deal...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 289 reads 1 comments
MLB: Year of the No. 1 Draft Picks

The MLB draft receives substantially less attention than any of the four major sports. It's understandable, since baseball draftees have a much longer road to the big stage and less publicity coming out of high school and college...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 736 reads 4 comments
Brew Crew June: Milwaukee Hitting on All Cylinders

The Milwaukee Brewers are absolutely mashing the ball. No team has hit more home runs in the month of June than the Brewers who have also posted the third best ERA in the National League over the same time span...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 304 reads 0 comments
Sidney Ponson Returns—He's Baaack

I guess the Yankees needed an answer to the Red Sox signing Bartolo Colon.The rotund Sidney Ponson has rejoined the Yankees after he was released by the Rangers just two days ago...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 444 reads 1 comments
Dusty Baker Needs His Head Checked

If, for some terribly unfortunate reason, my GM signed Corey Patterson to play for my team, I wouldn't start him. Maybe an occasional pinch-run, but that's about it. He's just a bad hitter...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 171 reads 4 comments
The "Top Three/Bottom Three" Phenomenon

Who needs $200 million anyway?As I write this, the three lowest-payroll teams in baseball (Marlins, Rays, and A's) have a better record than the top three payrolls (Yankees, Mets, and Tigers)...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 106 reads 0 comments
Victor's Power Outage

Every year, my oldest brother, my father and I play in the same fantasy baseball league. It's a nice tradition that is littered with trash talking, desperate complaints, and sarcastic remarks about our teams...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 91 reads 0 comments
Joakim Soria: Best Start in Kansas City Royals History

After Octavio Dotel was traded to the Braves in late July last year, some wondered if the 23-year old rookie Joakim Soria could shoulder the load as the Royals closer...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 257 reads 1 comments
Run Rates and Base Moods: Ellsbury's a Happy Guy, Schneider's Not

Earlier today, my brother said to me, "Look at Rickie Weeks, he has more runs than hits! When was the last time someone this far into the season had more runs than hits?"I didn't have to go back at all to find the answer...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 453 reads 0 comments
Atop the NL East: Florida Marlins Doing It Again

The Marlins are the youngest team in baseball and they're the cheapest team in baseball. Five of the six pitchers who've started a game have yet to celebrate their 26th birthday. Four of the those starters are making about the league minimum...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 315 reads 0 comments
Detroit Tigers Struggle with Pitching

A lot of been said about the troubles of the Detroit Tigers lineup this year. Some baseball analysts even predicted they'd score 1000 runs this year. They'll need to score about 6.5 runs per game in order to do that...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 286 reads 1 comments
MLB: Detroit Tigers' Struggles Continue

A lot of been said about the troubles of the Detroit Tigers lineup this year. Some baseball analysts even predicted they'd score 1,000 runs this year.They'll need to score about 6.5 runs per game in order to do that...

Written by Tom Haberstroh about about 1 year ago 399 reads 0 comments

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Tom Haberstroh Article Archive

Some Thoughts on Fairness

The Yankees Fail to Find Relief in Acquisitions

10 Reasons Why Hank Steinbrenner Shouldn't Be Believed

Billy Beane Should Abolish the Closer Strategy

Baseball's Biggest Non-Stories Heading Into the Second Half

Open Mic: MLB's #1 Draft Picks Tough To Beat

MLB: Year of the No. 1 Draft Picks

Brew Crew June: Milwaukee Hitting on All Cylinders

Sidney Ponson Returns—He's Baaack

Dusty Baker Needs His Head Checked

The "Top Three/Bottom Three" Phenomenon

Victor's Power Outage

Joakim Soria: Best Start in Kansas City Royals History

Run Rates and Base Moods: Ellsbury's a Happy Guy, Schneider's Not

Atop the NL East: Florida Marlins Doing It Again

Detroit Tigers Struggle with Pitching

MLB: Detroit Tigers' Struggles Continue

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