He has also had other health problems, including diabetes ( which he acknowledged having on the Hardball broadcast of December 7, 2009 ) and pneumonia.

The Hardball Times has developed its own Win Shares, as well as a number of derivative statistics, such as Win Shares Above Bench, Win Shares Percentage, Win Shares Above Average, and All Star Win Shares.

He has also appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews speaking for Obama.

Barnicle has since become a staple on MSNBC, including on Morning Joe and Hardball with Chris Matthews as well as on specials on breaking news topics.

She anchors Andrea Mitchell Reports airing at 1pm – 2pm ET weekdays on MSNBC, has appeared on and guest hosted Meet the Press, and is often a guest on Hardball with Chris Matthews and The Rachel Maddow Show.

A frequent guest on television and radio, he has appeared on such programs as Meet the Press, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, The O ' Reilly Factor, Tim Russert, Special Report with Brit Hume, Laura Ingraham, and Hardball with Chris Matthews, and has contributed occasional commentaries to National Public Radio.

Vazquez throws from a 3 / 4 arm slot with " good command of a running / sinking fastball " that has, according to FanGraphs, overall averaged 91 mph according to Josh Kalk of The Hardball Times was " over 93 mph on average " in his peak.

In addition, he has also appeared on MSNBC Hardball with Chris Matthews, CBS and The Colbert Report.

He has made numerous appearances on TV and radio, including National Public Radio ( NPR ), PBS, The Rachel Maddow Show, Meet the Press, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Anderson Cooper 360 °, Hardball, Nightline, Real Time with Bill Maher, Fareed Zakaria GPS, and ABC Australia's Big Ideas.

He has also written a number of mystery novels, including a series featuring Western writer Taggert Roper beginning with The Next Victim ( St. Martin's Press 1993 ), as well as novels marketed by the publisher as Action / Adventure, beginning with Hardball ( Berkley Jove 1992 ).

It has twice hosted the show Hardball with Chris Matthews.

He has produced several sports films including Coach Carter and Hardball ( 2001 ).

O ' Donnell has also filled in for Chris Matthews as host of Hardball with Chris Matthews and was a regular pundit for The Chris Matthews Show.

In August 2004, following claims by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth that presidential candidate John Kerry had exaggerated his record during the Vietnam War, Malkin appeared on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews and stated that there were " legitimate questions " over whether Kerry's wounds were " self-inflicted.

Mainstream media initially ignored this story, but on May 1, 2006, MSNBC correspondent David Shuster reported on the political news show Hardball that MSNBC had learned " new information " about the potential consequences of the leaks:

When Hardball confessed to Komodo that he had been forced to become a HYDRA double agent, Komodo enlisted Gravity and the rest of the Heavy Hitters to help free him.

Following Mitchell's appearance on Hardball, on October 29, 2005, The Washington Posts Dafna Linzer reported that no formal damage assessment had yet been conducted by the CIA " as is routinely done in cases of espionage and after any legal proceedings have been exhausted.

MSNBC correspondent David Shuster reported on Hardball later, on May 1, 2006, that MSNBC had learned " new information " about the potential consequences of the leaks: " Intelligence sources say Valerie Wilson was part of an operation three years ago tracking the proliferation of nuclear weapons material into Iran.

Buchanan also was a frequent guest and co-host of Morning Joe as well as Hardball and The Rachel Maddow Show.

He was a frequent correspondent and guest on NBC's The Today Show and Hardball.

He is periodic contributor and guest host on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Hardball with Chris Matthews and NBC's Today Show.

Hardball appeared on the October 9, 2005 episode of The West Wing, " Message of the Week " ( which was written by frequent Hardball guest Lawrence O ' Donnell ), with Chris Matthews playing himself.

Miller is a frequent guest on Hardball with Chris Matthews and the Nancy Grace Show on CNN Headline News.

However, the plan backfireed when Hardball felt betrayed by Komodo and his team.

Franks rejected the critical comments on Hardball with Chris Matthews on 17 April 2006.

Buchanan stated on the September 7, 2004 edition of Hardball with Chris Matthews, " There is a chance I would vote for Peroutka.

* Chris Matthews, television talk show host and pundit, known for a nightly hour-long talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC

On March 12, 2009, Gaffney appeared on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews and accused former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein of being involved in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the Oklahoma City bombing, " There is also circumstantial evidence, not proven by any means, but nonetheless some pretty compelling circumstantial evidence of Saddam Hussein's Iraq being involved with the people who perpetrated both the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center and even the Oklahoma City bombing.

In addition, the programs Morning Joe, The Ed Show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, and The Rachel Maddow Show all finished ahead of their time slot competitors on CNN.

* Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews.

On August 31, 2006, Harris was interviewed on Hardball with Chris Matthews, where she responded to the criticisms from her former staffers with " We have their email traffic, we know what was behind all that, we know who's been paid and who isn't.

MSNBC correspondent David Shuster summarized Fleisher's testimony on Hardball with Chris Matthews:

Although his ratings were less than 1 / 6 Bill O ' Reilly, whose The O ' Reilly Factor shared the same time slot, Donahue was the highest rated show on MSNBC at the time it was canceled, managing to beat out Chris Matthews ' " Hardball " in the ratings .< ref name = surr >

Christopher John " Chris " Matthews ( born December 17, 1945 ) is an American news anchor and political commentator known for his nightly hour-long talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, which is televised on the American cable television channel MSNBC.

On March 22, 2009, Matthews renewed the contract for Hardball with Chris Matthews through 2012.

In 1997, Matthews began his own talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, which originally aired on CNBC but is currently on MSNBC.

* Hardball with Chris Matthews

Reich is a political commentator on programs including Hardball with Chris Matthews, This Week with George Stephanopoulos, CNBC's Kudlow & Company, and APM's Marketplace.

Shortly thereafter, Miller appeared in an interview with Chris Matthews on the MSNBC show Hardball.

In May 2009, Saint Joseph's University gave an honorary degree to Chris Matthews, host of Hardball.

He appears on such television programs as Special Report with Bret Baier, Good Morning America, Nightline, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Real Time with Bill Maher, Larry King Live, Your World with Neil Cavuto and most recently the Glenn Beck Program and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Guerriero is an advocate for equality, having appeared on major television programs such as Nightline, Hardball with Chris Matthews, The Today Show, and The O ' Reilly Factor.

* Hardball with Chris Matthews, 7 April 2004.

* Hardball — How Politics is Played Told By One Who Knows the Game, a book by Chris Matthews, a political talk-show host