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Three Batter Minimum

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Three Batter Minimum

Three Batter Minimum: Baseball in the Background

One of my absolute favorite things to do with baseball is to turn it on in the background. This may sound odd, but hear me out for a few minutes. You see, baseball is an everyday presence in my life. Most of you reading this site know that already, but it bears repeating. I watch […]

Posted on January 14, 2022January 9, 2022 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Tsuyoshi Shinjo in the flesh at the press conference introducing him as the Big Boss of the Fighters
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Three Batter Minimum: The Big Boss

These past few years have been pretty boring as a Hokkaido Nippon- Ham Fighters fan. Losing Shohei Ohtani was a big blow, but one that every Fighters fan knew was coming. Still, following his exit to the Major League Baseball ranks the team quickly entered the realm of cellar dweller. Outside of my Wang Po-jung […]

Posted on November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Darin Downs with the Long Island Ducks
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Three Batter Minimum: Down, but Not Out

Darin Downs was done playing professional baseball to start the 2021 season. He had settled into a new role as pitching coach for the Atlantic League’s Long Island Ducks. It appeared that the Coronavirus has helped to end the career of someone who had been playing at the pro level since 2003. Then the Ducks […]

Posted on September 24, 2021September 20, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Esmil Rogers waiting on a ball back from the catcher.
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Three Batter Minimum: An Odd Pitch Count

I absolutely love the ridiculousness of professional baseball. It’s a sport, sure, but it is also a professional endeavor. It’s something that grown adults are partaking in so that they can make money, build a career, live their lives, etc. Yet, at the same time, professional baseball is home to events and happenings that are […]

Posted on September 10, 2021September 9, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Teddy Stankiewicz practicing with Team Mexico.
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Three Batter Minimum: A Bad Week for Teddy

Imagine for a moment that you’re Teddy Stankiewicz. You’re riding high on the wave of leading the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions to the 2020 Chinese Professional Baseball League championship. You’ve spent two winters in Mexico and the Dominican Republic as well as two summers in Taiwan showing that you are one of the best pitchers in […]

Posted on August 27, 2021August 13, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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