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Dave Roberts rounding the bases with the Oklahoma City 89ers
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Baseball Beyond MLB: Dave Roberts

Some great players have amazing careers that everyone is well aware of. Then there are players who have long careers that have ups and downs but overall end up being really great. We tend to write a lot about the players with amazing careers. Those with longer careers but lower peaks don’t warrant as much […]

Posted on January 27, 2022January 19, 2022 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Helen Nicol with the Rockford Peaches
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Baseball Beyond MLB: Helen Nicol

In July of this year, the baseball world lost one of the greatest pitchers the game had ever seen. Helen Nicol lived to the age of 100 and at the time of her retirement was one of the best pitchers the game had ever seen. Yet, she is not enshrined in the National Baseball Hall […]

Posted on October 21, 2021October 17, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Julio Franco while player/manager of the Ishikawa Million Stars
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Baseball Beyond MLB: Julio Franco

Sometimes we don’t appreciate what we have even when it’s right in front of us. Despite Julio Franco having a long Major League Baseball career and the majority of that career taking place during my formative baseball watching years I never realized how great of a player he actually was. It wasn’t until recently that […]

Posted on October 14, 2021October 5, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Josh Mazzola at bat for the Winnipeg Goldeyes
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Baseball Beyond MLB: Josh Mazzola

Typically this column is used to write about players who made a huge impact on the game. That impact just happened to be outside the walls of Major League Baseball. There are plenty of amazing players with amazing careers that I still need to get to, and I will. However, the under the dashboard purpose […]

Posted on September 14, 2021September 6, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
The Brother Elephants Wang Kuang-hui in action
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Baseball Beyond MLB: Wang Kuang-hui

On August 30th, 2021 Wang Kuang-hui passed away at the age of 56. If I were to simply break his career down in terms of numbers I’m sure a lot of folks would come away underwhelmed. I’ll get to his actual stats in a bit, but to focus only on those would be to sell […]

Posted on September 7, 2021September 6, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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billcubbieblue Bill Thompson @billcubbieblue ·
July 1, 2022

Really struggled in a higher level league in LMB, but maybe being closer to home will help him turn things around.

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billcubbieblue Bill Thompson @billcubbieblue ·
July 1, 2022

I don't see how so many are falling for this messaging. We used our power to elect people who were supposed to stop what has happened. You have refused to act or do anything, so what the hell difference does it make if we keep you in power?

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blanquisc Blanca Cisneros @blanquisc ·
June 30, 2022

Roberto Ramos se estará vistiendo de @DiablosRojosMX este fin de semana.

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