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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)
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The Chase for 3,000

Derek Jeter, Willie Mays, Pete Rose, and Cap Anson are but a few members of baseball’s 3,000 hit club. Those four, and many others, are recognized for their efforts because they tallied the majority of their hits in Major League Baseball. The reality is that all of them had more hits than they are ever […]

Posted on December 26, 2019December 19, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comments(8)
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Top Threads Tournament

Top Threads Tournament: ABL Final

The semifinals of the Australian Baseball League bracket featured two very close match-ups. In the end, the Auckland Tuatara and Sydney Blue Sox were too much for their opponents. ABL First RoundABL Semifinals The Blue Sox and Tuatara is an interesting final, if for no other reason than how naturally colorful both teams’ uniforms are. […]

Posted on December 24, 2019December 19, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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This Week in Baseball

This Week in Baseball: 12-23-2019

Patrick Dubuque – Baseball Prospectus ($): Regardless of where you fall on the current Major League Baseball/Minor League Baseball spat it’s pretty clear who really suffers. Fans of affiliated baseball are asked to deal with a lot for their fandom. MiLB games were one way in which they could go watch a baseball game and […]

Posted on December 23, 2019December 19, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Babe Ruth with the Boston Red Sox
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

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)

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