I write a lot on this site about unaffiliated baseball. It has become the main driving force behind Words Above Replacement. The purpose or goal of this site has never been to shame Major League Baseball fans for being fans of that organization. I am a Chicago Cubs fan, after all, that hasn’t changed even […]
Three Batter Minimum
Three Batter Minimum: Empty Stadiums
I recently changed jobs, well, not jobs but departments. I left my rural Illinois border department and took a job with a department in the metropolitan Milwaukee area. It’s presented a lot of changes, and to say I’m still getting the hang of those changes would be an understatement. One of the biggest differences has […]
Three Batter Minimum: Globally Good
A topic I often return to in all my baseball writing is my amazement at the global nature of the professional game. No matter what is going on in the baseball world I am consistently fascinated and impressed by how far the professional game has grown in even the short time I have been a […]
Three Batter Minimum: Baseball Fighters
I’m not a gamer, I never considered myself one. That’s not to say that I don’t partake in my fair share of video games. I most decidedly do, but they tend to be from one specific genre, fighting games. It’s not that I’m the best at them, nor do I ever dare compete competitively. As […]
Three Batter Minimum: Losing the World
There are few things in life that bring me joy the way that a baseball game can bring me joy. The best baseball games are joyous by their very nature. The back and forth play, timely hits, good pitching, etc. and etc. It’s all so overwhelmingly joyous and the experience that keeps bringing me back […]