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Vince Coleman stealing a base for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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A Lament for the Stolen Base

I first became a fan of baseball in the mid-1980s. There was a lot to love about the game, some things right off the bat, while other aspects I grew to love as time went on. One element of baseball that I loved from the get-go was the concept of the stolen base. The entire […]

Posted on June 26, 2019August 27, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Cover to Smart Baseball by Keith Law.
A Trip to the Library

A Trip to the Library: Smart Baseball

I’m a relatively new convert to the sabermetrics side of baseball. I know it may seem at times, based on my writing at least, that I am someone who is deeply entrenched in the sabermetric world. I’d like to think I’m someone who has slowly been able to immerse himself into sabermetrics and gain a […]

Posted on June 25, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Los Angeles Dodgers decorate their mound for Pride Day.
This Week in Baseball

This Week in Baseball: 06-24-2019

Ryan Thomure – Cubs Insider: There’s never been a time in my life when I didn’t think of a baseball field as a good place to be. I’ve never gone to a baseball field and felt unwelcome, and that includes going to other teams games in Chicago Cubs gear from time to time. Baseball is […]

Posted on June 24, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Félix Pié batting for Bravos de León.
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Cubbies Thriving in Mexico

There are two things I believe I am well known for in baseball circles, loving the Chicago Cubs and pushing hard for others to pay attention to unaffiliated pro leagues. There are times when those two areas co-exist, and I get quite giddy when that happens for a good reason. Right now my love of […]

Posted on June 21, 2019August 27, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comments(4)
Pan Wei-Lun on the mound for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions.
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Father Time Held in Reserve

There was a time when Pan Wei-Lun was one of the most dominant pitchers in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Over the course of his seventeen-year career, all spent with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, he has managed an ERA of 3.22. Knowing that he has now had four seasons with an ERA above the 4.50 […]

Posted on June 20, 2019August 27, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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