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Jackie Robinson with the Montreal Royals
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This Week in Baseball: 06-29-2020

Sheryl Ring – Beyond the Box Score: Major League Baseball is an organization that needs to change with the times. MLB loves to trot out Jackie Robinson as a symbol of their progressive leanings, but they have turned Robinson into nothing more than eyewash. The reality of the organization is that they remain deeply racist […]

Posted on June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Tony Clark at a press conference about expanding baseball in minority communities
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This Week in Baseball: 06-22-2020

Marc Normandin – Baseball Prospectus ($): Good faith negotiating is an interesting concept though it’s one that is only ever trotted out when the larger party with more power feels as if they were somehow wronged. Major League Baseball accusing the Major League Baseball Players’ Association or negotiating in bad faith is hilarious. For the […]

Posted on June 22, 2020June 21, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Pete Ricketts saying stuff no one needs to hear
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This Week in Baseball: 06-15-2020

Gordon Wittenmyer – Chicago Sun-Times: The Ricketts family can’t stop putting themselves into hot water. The solution for the Chicago Cubs’ owners is simple, stop being racist. Time and again they are simply unable to stop letting their racist colors fly. Whether it’s father Joe’s litany of racist emails or son Pete’s “you people” comments, […]

Posted on June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
John Fisher laughing at how little he pays his workers
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This Week in Baseball: 06-08-2020

Noah Frank – Baseball Prospectus ($): The secret has always been that the way the Oakland Athletics became a winning franchise in the Moneyball era was bad for baseball. We ignored that though, for plenty of reasons. It was fun to tie in our research with a front office more willing to consider said research, […]

Posted on June 8, 2020June 7, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Rob Manfred is talking so he must be lying
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This Week in Baseball: 06-01-2020

Michael Baumann – The Ringer: The week started off innocently enough with a continued push by Major League Baseball executives and owners to get a season underway. Except it wasn’t all that innocent, the plan was nefarious in fact. What MLB had put forth was a plan that scientists couldn’t endorse and no one outside […]

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mkemilkmen Milwaukee Milkmen @mkemilkmen ·
August 17, 2022

AARON HILL OH MY GOODNESS!!!🔥

His triple scores Logan Trowbridge and Miguel Gomez, giving the Milkmen the lead!

🐶 3, 🐮 4 | B7

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August 17, 2022

New Yorkers thinking living in their city is some badge of toughness and not just living in a big city the same as other big cities is never not funny.

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billcubbieblue Bill Thompson @billcubbieblue ·
August 17, 2022

Really big pickup for the Ducks. José Sermo has the talent to be one of the best players in the ALPB.

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