The period from December to mid-February is my favorite time of the year for baseball. That may seem odd to some seeing as how it is well past the time when the last Major League Baseball season has ended and the new season will begin. For others, it’s not an odd statement at all because […]
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A Glance and a Gander: ABL
As I sit and type the Australian Baseball League’s seventh round of play for its 2019-2020 season has just finished. That means there are only three more rounds, or about 12 or so games, left to play. At this stage in the ABL season, certain players have set themselves apart from the pack and are […]
This Week in Baseball: 01-06-2020
Daniel R. Epstein – Off the Bench: Major League Baseball’s Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred is in a rush to implement numerous changes to the MLB game. The majority of these are based around pace of play issues. You may or may not have issues with MLB’s pace of play, but you should take issue […]
A Trip to the Library: The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
Is it possible to find a book both highly valuable and cringe-inducing? I’d never come across a book worthy of that distinction until I read The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. It is in equal measure one of the most important baseball books ever written and a deep look into the disturbing views of […]
No Time to Schill
This time period represents the apex of the discussion centered around the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Some parts of the discussion are louder than others, while some merit only a few passing remarks before we move on to the next topic. Derek Jeter’s defensive flaws quickly gave way to Larry Walker’s merits on what […]