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Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Granny Hamner with the Philadelphia Phillies
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Granny Hamner

Granny Hamner already had a long and successful Major League Baseball career before he ever tried his hand at two-way play. There was really no reason for Hamner to play two ways. Yet in his age 33 season he found himself pitching and for the final two years of his career he played enough on […]

Posted on December 27, 2019December 19, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Babe Ruth with the Boston Red Sox
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Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Babe Ruth

There’s not much I could say about Babe Ruth that hasn’t already been said. Too many articles and books have been written about his baseball career and life in general. Babe Ruth remains to this very day a titan in not just the baseball landscape but the popular culture of America. He did spend some […]

Posted on December 20, 2019December 10, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Cy Seymour posing while playing for the New York Giants
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Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Cy Seymour

In the 1890s two-way play was just a thing that happened. That’s not to say that it was extremely commonplace, but if you could swing a bat and throw a baseball you could play both ways if you so desired. That’s how baseball ended up with players like Cy Seymour. If they played great or […]

Posted on November 29, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Wilbur Good

Wilbur Good came up as a pitcher, but he quickly started seeing time in the field, and within a few years was exclusively an outfielder. There aren’t many statistics available for Good’s time spent as a pitcher, so it’s unclear exactly why he gave up throwing the rock so quickly. Still, he did, and within […]

Posted on November 22, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comments(2)
Harry Wolter poses for a picture with the New York Yankees.
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Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Harry Wolter

Harry Wolter was a fiery gentleman, though not in terms we usually associate with Deadball Era ballplayers. As far as off the field activities were concerned, Wolter played it pretty straight and narrow. However, he did stick up for himself when it came to being paid his actual wages as a ballplayer. This resulted in […]

Posted on November 15, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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May 17, 2022

ValleyCats manager Pete Incaviglia said pitcher Kumar Rocker will probably arrive "in the next three or four days." He'll throw a couple of simulated games first and is projected to start his first game Saturday, June 4 at Bruno Stadium against the Trois-Rivieres Aigles.

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May 17, 2022

I got clarification a moment ago, @musashi_bears are activating José Sermo, TODAY.

He'll act as the DH vs. the Shinano Grandserows.

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May 17, 2022

If he can stay healthy, watch out.

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