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Brandon Taubman at the press conference introducing Gerrit Cole as a member of the Houston Astros.
This Week in Baseball

This Week in Baseball: 10-28-2019

Matt Provenzano – Beyond the Box Score: Major League Baseball is planning to open up minority stakes in MLB teams to investment funds. Those in charge at MLB are positioning this as great for the health of baseball, yet another way for the league to grow and everyone to make more money. In reality, it’s […]

Posted on October 28, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Sam Rice posing for a picture with the Washington Senators.
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Sam Rice

Sam Rice never played enough on both sides of the ball to qualify as a two-way player during his Major League Baseball career. He only had two seasons where he pitched, and he never made more than 5 appearances on the mound. He did have two seasons in the minors where he qualified as a […]

Posted on October 25, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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The Assets of Humanity

During Game 1 of the 2019 World Series FiveThirtyEight writer Travis Sawhcik tweeted out this absolute gem, Before we dig into the meat of that little nugget, I’ll be honest, I have lots of problems with Sawchik. I regularly go after his opinions on Twitter and in general find him to be a lousy representative […]

Posted on October 24, 2019October 23, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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Top Threads Tournament

Top Threads Tournament: PACA Final

Last week the semifinals of the Pacific Association bracket took place. The Sonoma Stompers won out over the San Rafael Pacifics while the Napa Silverados edged out the Vallejo Admirals. Those two clubs now meet in the final of the PACA bracket. First RoundSemifinal Round As a reminder, voting is open for one week. The […]

Posted on October 22, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(1)
CC Sabathia led off the field during his last appearance.
This Week in Baseball

This Week in Baseball: 10-21-2019

Evan Drellich – The Athletic ($): There’s a chance that Major League Baseball isn’t actually messing with the baseballs. Time and time again MLB has proven itself to be an organization that struggles to perform even the simplest of tasks. Maybe, just maybe, they really weren’t trying to deaden the ball for the playoffs this […]

Posted on October 21, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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