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An Umpire Ejection and Racism

Ejections are a common part of the professional baseball experience. It doesn’t matter what level or league we’re talking about, ejections happen. Most of the time players are the ones getting ejected, then coaches, and on rare occasions, you see weird ejections like a fan or an announcer, etc. On Friday, August 20th a professional […]

Posted on August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comments(11)
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The Myles Smith Starter Experience

I first saw Myles Smith on the mound in 2019. At the time he was the closer for a very bad Milwaukee Milkmen team. The Milkmen were in their first year of existence as an expansion franchise in the American Association. A player like Smith appeared to be just the type of player they would […]

Posted on August 24, 2021August 22, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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Three Batter Minimum: Parsing Out the Pecos League

The Pecos League is, well, hard to keep track of for lack of a better phrase. You combine a ridiculous streaming price point of $6/game with a website that is straight out of your “I’m firing up America Online in 1998 and ready to surf the net” nightmares and you get a league that isn’t […]

Posted on August 20, 2021August 13, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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Biz Mackey Was One Hell of a Catcher

When it comes to the Negro Leagues and the position of catcher the first name that pops into most folks’ heads is Josh Gibson. That’s understandable, Gibson is the only player who I feel gives Bullet Rogan an actual run for his money as the greatest player of all time. After Gibson, the next name […]

Posted on August 17, 2021August 13, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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Transaction Analysis: Transactions, the French Way

Barracudas de Montpellier signed 2B/SS-R Ariel Soriano to an unknown contract When it comes to unaffiliated baseball one of the things I am always on the lookout for are wacky trades and transactions. Unlike affiliated baseball, the unaffiliated world is one that can still be quite wild when it comes to transactions between teams. I […]

Posted on August 16, 2021August 13, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(1)

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