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Cy Seymour posing while playing for the New York Giants
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

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)
Willson Contreras in game action for the Chicago Cubs
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The Right Chemistry

Reading this site it is clear that there is a sabermetric bent. I run this site by myself, don’t tell Zoo and Franny that, and enjoy digging as deep as I can into not just the results we see on a baseball field or a stat sheet but also why those results came about. I’m […]

Posted on November 27, 2019November 22, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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Top Threads Tournament

Top Threads Tournament: LBPRC Semifinals

The Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente wild card game didn’t prove to be much of a contest as Gigantes de Carolina manhandled Atenienses de Manatí to advance to the semifinals. LBPRC Wild Card Game The three teams that received wild car byes now enter the fray. Voting remains the same, with the winners meeting […]

Posted on November 26, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(1)
Rob Manfred telling reporters how much he hates baseball.
This Week in Baseball

This Week in Baseball: 11-25-2019

Craig Edwards – FanGraphs: Major League Baseball is less competitive than it has been in a long time, maybe even ever. This is a big problem, one of the biggest problems facing MLB today. People watch sports to see competition and if that competition is not present then they eventually tune out and often never […]

Posted on November 25, 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)

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