HTP IBWAA 2024 Archives

When To Wed Without Missing Games ALSO: Pediment’s Hardcover “Yearbooks” Thrill Fans This Winter (12-28-24)

It’s Time To Open The Doors Of Cooperstown For Andruw Jones ALSO: Ted Turner Documentary Makes Another Hall Of Fame Case (12-27-24)

Who’s Next For The Hall Of Fame? ALSO: Are Wild-Spending New York Teams Built For Subway Series? (12-21-24)

Long-Term Pacts For Pitchers = Bad Idea ALSO: Braves Lost Too Many Chances To Beef Up This Winter (12-20-24)

Banjo Hitters Were Often Tough To Double ALSO: Bill Nowlin Recalls A Wild Win At Fenway Park (12-14-24)

Rising Tigers Contemplate Future Moves ALSO: Free Agent Frenzy Makes 2006 Work Stoppage Probable (12-13-24)

More Baseball Pix To Enjoy This Issue ALSO: Braves Pitchers Were Top Winners Of Latest Century (12-07-24)

Dan Schlossberg’s Best 2024 Baseball Pix ALSO: Tales of Co-Authoring A Celebrity Autobiography (12-06-24)

Should Ted Williams Have Been A Lead-Off Man? ALSO: Five Braves Cooperstown Should Consider (11-23-24)

Nationals Stealing Their Way Up In NL East ALSO: Dan Schlossberg’s Phantom Hall Of Fame Ballot (11-22-24)

Remembering Ross Moschitto’s One Rip ALSO: Saluting The Writers Whose Work Made The First HTP Annual (11-16-24)

Arizona Fall Loop Finishes Regular Season ALSO: New Book Gets Fans Excited About Spring Training (11-15-24)

Joe D Set Hitting Streak Mark In D.C. ALSO: Numerous Unknowns Receive First Gold Gloves (11-09-24)

World Series Needs Weekend Day Games, Earlier Starting Times ALSO: Shorter Games Welcome But Not By Any Means (11-08-24)

Behind The Gold Glove Awards ALSO: National Postal Museum Opens Philatelic Baseball Exhibit (11-02-24)

First “Here’s The Pitch” Paperback To Publish Nov. 15 (11-01-24)

Ex-Marlins Populate World Series Stage ALSO: Can Rays Find Close-To-Home Ballpark for 2025 Season? (10-26-24)

Fernando Valenzuela Burned Brightly, Then Burned Out ALSO: San Diego’s Pending Free Agent Exodus Could Pose Problems (10-25-24)

These Shortstops Should Be In Baseball Hall Of Fame ALSO: Grapefruit League Ballparks Survived Fury Of Hurricane Milton (10-19-24)

Dave Roberts Deserves More Respect ALSO: Doug Lyons Offers Unsolicited Advice On Postseason Telecasts (10-18-24)

Now In NLCS, Mets Insist “Job Is Not Done” ALSO: Ballpark Factors Will Influence Decisions Of Free Agent Hitters (10-12-24)

Melissa Ludtke Got The Locker Room Doors Open To Female Sportswriters ALSO: Picking The Top Choices For Pre-1980 Eras Committee Ballot (10-11-24)

’62 Senators Featured Fast-Paced Pitching ALSO: Frick Award Ballot Omission Is A Glaring Mistake (10-05-24)

Line-Drive Luis Gave Padres A Huge Lift ALSO: Atlanta Could Not Handle Unrelenting Series Of Injuries (10-04-24)

Maybe Marty Marion Isn’t A Hall Of Famer ALSO: Chisox Are (Thankfully) Wrapping Horrendous Campaign (09-28-24)

Sense of Humor Saves White Sox’ Sanity ALSO: Aging And Fragile But Max Sherzer Wants To Keep Going (09-27-24)

Woeful White Sox Wrapping Historic Year ALSO: HTP Columnist Paul Semendinger Delivers Rousing Book Talk (09-20-24)

Why Isn’t Marty Marion In Cooperstown? ALSO: Jesse Chavez Is The Most Traded Player Of All Time (09-14-24)

Some Teams Scored Early And Often ALSO: Three Star Pitchers Who Lost Their Way (09-13-24)

Sale Sails Toward Pitching Triple Crown ALSO: Severe Injury Wave Ruined 2024 Campaign For Battle-Tested Braves (09-07-24)

Yankees Need Pointers Re: Old Timers Day ALSO: A Plethora Of Pilots Still Riding The Hot Seat (08-30-24)

Comparing Baseball, Football Halls Of Fame ALSO: Baseball Announcers Worth Remembering (08-10-24)

Musings On Jose Miranda’s Hitting Streak ALSO: Ten Top Men Left Out Of Cooperstown (08-09-24)

Better Leadoff Production Should Help Braves Push Phillies For NL East Title ALSO: Tigers Did Okay – – Not Great – – At Trade Deadline (08-03-24)

Trade Winds Subside But Not Comments ALSO: Many Stars Expecting To Get Traded Weren’t (08-02-24)

Recalling Ron Guidry’s Big-League Debut ALSO: Roundtable Generates Memorable Lines (07-27-24)

Behind The Nicky Lopez Tournament ALSO: It’s A Wild Scramble For NL Wild-Card Playoff Spots (07-26-24)

Another Vote Against The Fan Vote ALSO: Atlanta Braves’ Midseason Report Card (07-19-24)

On Yankees Managers & Champions ALSO: Dan’s Favorite All-Star Game Memories (07-13-24)

Telling Time: Baseball And The Pitch Clock ALSO: Hank And Tommie Hit Historic Homers On This Date In 1962 (07-12-24)

The Strange Debut Of Juan Soto ALSO: Perfect Games Are A Dying Breed (07-06-24)

Willie Or Not? Was Mays Greatest Player Of All Time? ALSO: Over-Eager Phillies Fans Gave Marcell Ozuna The Shaft (07-05-24)

Adding Negro Leagues’ Stats: A Mistake By Major League Baseball? ALSO: Lousy Teams Could Reach Playoffs Anyway (06-29-24)

Fearless Freshmen Arrive In Detroit ALSO: Top NL Clubs Could Place 3 Pitchers Each On 2024 All-Star Roster (06-28-24)

Binghamton Triplets? What’s In A Name? ALSO: New Topps Set Makes Card Collecting More Challenging (06-22-24)

These Dodgers Draft Picks Deflated ALSO: Designing A 2025 Baseball Book Cover (06-21-24)

Bigger Bases + More Steals + More Runs? ALSO: Ship Atlanta Has Sprung Leaks In Multiple Spots (06-15-24)

Happy Flag Day! Remembering Vin Scully ALSO: Mookie, Tatis Might Make All-Star History (06-14-24)

Some Good Players Made Their Marks With Yanks and Twins ALSO: All-Star Voting Is Another Farce Perpetrated By MLB (06-08-24)

Gambling Suspensions – – But Not Ohtani ALSO: Mendoza Line Divides Good Hitters From Bad (06-07-24)

In The 1970’s Former FBI Agent Had A Central Role In Policing Pro Sports ALSO: Oakland B’s Seek To Supplant Oakland A’s, Starting Tuesday (06-01-24)

He’s-No-Angel Hernandez Packs It In ALSO: Dan’s Advice: Don’t Let The Barn Door Smack You On Your Way Out (05-31-24)

In 1969, MLB Needed Better Security, So The Commissioner Visited J. Edgar Hoover ALSO: Fourteen Crazy Predictions For The Rest Of The Season (05-25-24)

Atlanta Won’t Send Eight Players To All-Star Game Again ALSO: Weak Offense Cripples Tigers’ Bid To Contend In AL Central (05-24-24)

Senators Won Only World Title In 1924 ALSO: Promoting New Aaron Book Means Making Multiple Interviews (05-18-24)

Gambling Has Long Been An MLB Problem ALSO: Braves vs. Mets Remains A Heated Rivalry (05-17-24)

Yankees Had 20-Game Losers Too ALSO: What Should Managers Do When Their Hitters Slump? (05-11-24)

Youth Baseball Comes To Crossroads ALSO: Announcing The Debut Of Prized Pirates Rookie Paul Skenes (05-10-24)

Jackie Robinson Had Two Plaques In Baseball Hall Of Fame ALSO: Many Different Factors Are Responsible For Game Cancellations (05-04-24)

Should Umps Be Held Accountable For Bad Decisions? ALSO: Ohtani Makes An Early Run At NL MVP Honors (05-03-24)

Yanks Were Winners During George Steinbrenner Regime ALSO: Braves In Cooperstown Not Always In Team’s Hall Of Fame (04-27-24)

Connor Wong Is Boston’s Surprise Star ALSO: Aging Rangers Get Even Older With Cueto Signing (04-26-24)

A Dubious Record For The Nationals ALSO: Timed To 50th Anniversary Of #715, New Hank Aaron Bio Hits Stores (04-20-24)

What To Make Of Houston’s Sluggish Start ALSO: Carl Erskine Was A True Role Model (04-19-24)

An Early Look At The Terrific Tigers ALSO: Problems Persist For Former Dodger Star Julio Urias (04-13-24)

The “Founder Of Baseball?” Maybe Not ALSO: New Book Takes Loving Look At The Original Comiskey Park (04-12-24)

Hank Aaron Beat Babe Ruth’s Record 50 Years Ago On April 8: A Special Edition of “Here’s The Pitch” to Mark The Occasion” (04-06-24)

Royals Find Themselves In Royal Fix ALSO: Uncertain Outcomes Make Baseball So Much Fun (04-05-24)

A Different Look At Closers In Baseball ALSO: Ranger Rookies Hope To Copy Rice/Lynn Freshman Formula (03-30-24)

Pittsburgh’s Rookie Infielder Makes Good ALSO: Gambling Questions Hover Over Dodgers Star Shohei Ohtani (03-29-24)

Most Exclusive Players In Red Sox History ALSO: Coping With A Personal Spring Training Mishap (03-23-24)

Seoul Makes Superb Setting For Baseball ALSO: The Pungent Smell Of The Snell Contract (03-22-24)

Tigers Could Actually Contend For 2024 Crown ALSO: Mookie’s Move To Short Is Major Gamble By L.A. Dodgers (03-15-24)

Proposed A’s Vegas Park Raises Some Eyebrows ALSO: Kudos To Jenny Karvar For Winning Top Spot In Athletics Booth (03-09-24)

Some Yankees Never Shared Their Glory ALSO: Braves Worry How Age, Injuries May Impact Starting Rotation (03-08-24)

Hurricanes Squeeze Florida’s Grapefruit League ALSO: Will Dodgers Run Away And Hide In National League West? (03-02-24)

Al Lopez Had Florida Ballpark Named For Him ALSO: Proposed Gondola Line Could Bring Fans Into Dodger Stadium (03-01-24)

Let’s Refigure Hall Of Fame Vote By Using WAR ALSO: RYU Returns To Korea With 8-Year Deal That Lasts Through Age 44 (02-24-24)

High Time To Change Commissioners ALSO: Plethora Of Pitching Stars Could Become Free Agents This Fall (02-23-24)

Jose Altuve Hits Home Run In Contract Talks ALSO: Picture This! Hall Of Fame Launches Traveling Road Show (02-17-24)

Francisco Lindor Set For Best Mets Season ALSO: Wendell Smith, The Writer Who Saved Jackie Robinson (02-16-24)

Stephen Strasburg Broke Into Bigs With A Bang ALSO: Meet Tampa Bay’s New Assistant General Manager, Kevin Ibach (02-10-24)

IBWAA Newsletter Inspires New Baseball Book ALSO: Best 2024 Stories By Members Will Be Selected For Inclusion (02-09-24)

Crazy Hobby? Inside “Immaculate Grid” ALSO: Could Ronald Acuna, Jr. Win Back-To-Back MVP Honors? (02-03-24)

Ballplayers Sought Off-The-Field Homers Too ALSO: Remembering The First 300-Game Winner (02-02-24)

Why Casual Fans Aren’t Turned On By Baseball ALSO: Corporate Names For Ballparks Give The Sport A Black Eye (01-27-24)

Having Fun On The Ice At Wrigley Field ALSO: Hall Of Fame Tracker Hints At Big Class Of 2024 (01-20-24)

Was “Naked Gun” Best Baseball Movie Ever? ALSO: Overlooking Ozzie Albies Was Serious Error By “The Shredder” (01-19-24)

Here’s A Yankees All-Star Team By Decades ALSO: Just Say No To New 300-Win Pitchers (01-13-24)

As Fans Gather Again, We Salute Memories From Previous Cubs Conventions ALSO: Five Clubs Still Waiting For First World Championship (01-12-24)

“Little Big League” Made Big-Time Impact ALSO: Chris Sale’s Arrival In Atlanta Makes Braves Best Team In Majors (01-06-24)