When we talk about professional baseball and the idea of the color line that dominated Major League Baseball’s activities for so many years we are almost exclusively talking about black ballplayers. Specifically, African-American ballplayers. Most discussions of the Negro Leagues are centered on African-American ballplayers. The eventual breaking of the color line is once again […]
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The Purpose Behind RA12
Last week RA12 was eliminated from the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente playoffs. They were swept by the team likely to win the LBPRC crown and only found themselves in the playoffs thanks to a limited field of four teams competing in the league this season. The end of RA12’s season felt much like […]
Transaction Analysis: Félix Doubront Finally Heads to the CPBL
Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions signed LHP Félix Doubront to an unknown contract The past few years the Uni-Lions have been rich with offense and sorely lacking in pitching. This wasn’t due to any lack of trying. From Donn Roach to Alec Asher the Lions brought in various foreign arms to try and fix their pitching woes. […]
The Negro Southern League Museum is Important
In the heart of downtown Birmingham, Alabama rests Railroad Park. It’s a sprawling area that the government of Birmingham has brought about to highlight the past, present, and future of the city. Key to Railroad Park is the presence of Regions Field, home of the Birmingham Barons of Minor League Baseball’s Southern League. Nestled next […]
The BBWAA Loves Them Some Curt Schilling
It’s become a yearly tradition for Baseball Writers Association of America members to release their National Baseball Hall of Fame ballots and hold their noses over voting for Curt Schilling. The initial reaction I have is similar to others, “why do they keep voting for him? Don’t they care about the victims of his hatred?” […]