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Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Johnny Lindell

Johnny Lindell spent a lot of years in Major League Baseball on the periphery of being a two-way player. He never quite qualified and honestly never came all that close to meeting the qualifications. At first, he was a pitcher who occasionally pinch-hit, then for a few years he transitioned into a position player who […]

Posted on December 13, 2019December 4, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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Home Run Johnson Amazes

Grant Johnson last played in a professional baseball game in 1914 at the age of 41. That year he put on his New York Lincoln Giants uniform for 7 games and 33 plate appearances. Dad Johnson would slash .444/.531/.519 for the independent Giants. Stealing 2 bases, walking 4 times, and hitting 2 doubles. It was […]

Posted on December 12, 2019December 9, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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2020 IBWAA Hall of Fame

Being a member of the Internet Baseball Writer’s Association of America means that it’s time for IBWAA Hall of Fame voting. This is my first year in the process and I’m excited about participating. The only thing that people need to know about my voting process is that I’m not someone who believes that only […]

Posted on December 11, 2019December 7, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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Top Threads Tournament: ABL First Round

The Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente bracket came to an end last week and Criollos de Caguas romped their way to winning the whole thing. They’ll get to take part in a to be held later championship bracket.  LBPRC Wild CardLBPRC SemifinalsLBPRC Championship The next league to enter the fray comes from the land […]

Posted on December 10, 2019December 4, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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This Week in Baseball: 12-09-2019

David Roth – The New Republic: The Houston Astros cheated, the sign-stealing scandal has shown us that much. A ruling from Major League Baseball will come down at some point. However, there’s a lot more to the Astros and the current state of MLB front offices than just sign stealing. At the heart of MLB’s […]

Posted on December 9, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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BigHairPlasGrasDan Epstein@BigHairPlasGras·
December 14, 2019

Fuck Rob Manfred, and fuck @MLB entirely. Money is literally ALL these shit-heels care about — not the game of baseball, not its history, not the importance of @MiLB to the cities and towns where it thrives... unless they can find a way to squeeze a few more bucks out of it. https://twitter.com/craigcalcaterra/status/1205841562594402305

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December 11, 2019

First round of the @ABL bracket of the Top Threads Tournament is live. Vote now for the best uniforms: @BrisbaneBandits vs @AucklandTuatara, @CanberraCavalry vs @MelbourneAces, @PerthHeat vs @SydneyBlueSox, & @AdelaideGiants vs @Geelong_Korea,

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lib_crusherbuh?@lib_crusher·
December 14, 2019

His only goal in life and as commish is to destroy the players union. Everything is focused around that. He doesnt give a shit about the game. Hes not a baseball guy. Hes just a union buster

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