Sheryl Ring – Beyond the Box Score: Major League Baseball is an organization that needs to change with the times. MLB loves to trot out Jackie Robinson as a symbol of their progressive leanings, but they have turned Robinson into nothing more than eyewash. The reality of the organization is that they remain deeply racist […]
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Three Batter Minimum: A Labor Awakening
I grew up in a working-class home. It never felt that way because my parents (well, parent until the man I would call Dad entered the picture years later) were the sort of Democrats who felt like they weren’t working-class. To them being working-class was bad in some way, despite the fact that we oscillated […]
Yirsandy’s Corner: Min-woo Kim’s Neverending Promise
In his second start of the 2020 Korea Baseball Organization season, starting right-hander Min-woo Kim looked like the Hanwha Eagles first overall pick from the 2015 Draft. Kim, 24, exterminated the Lotte Giants with 98 pitches in 7 solid innings. He allowed just 2 hits and 1 run, while striking out 6 opponents to accumulate […]
La Esquina de Yirsandy: Promesa Interminable de Min-woo Kim
En su segunda apertura de esta temporada en KBO, el lanzador derecho abridor Min-woo Kim parecía aquella promesa seleccionada por Hanwha Eagles en la primera ronda del Draft de 2015. Kim, de 24 años, exterminó a Lotte Giants con 98 pitcheos en siete sólidos innings. Permitió apenas dos hits y una carrera limpia, mientras ponchaba […]
Transaction Analysis: Abusers Are Very Welcome
The Kiwoom Heroes signed SS/2B-R Addison Russell to a 1-year, $530,000 contract This isn’t a typical Transaction Analysis. The reality is that even if Russell makes the Heroes better in some way I don’t care. The Heroes made the decision to sign someone who can’t find work in Major League Baseball mainly because he’s an […]