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Milkmen Stadium back when it was known as Routine Field
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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 […]

Posted on June 5, 2020June 8, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Baseball as a globe
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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 […]

Posted on May 29, 2020May 26, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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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 […]

Posted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Javier Báez tags out Nelson Cruz during the 2017 WBC
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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 […]

Posted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
An empty house
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Three Batter Minimum: A New Home

I’m moving into a new house this week. It’s been a tiring experience, but a rewarding one. Emilie and I knew this day was coming and we have been looking forward to when it would finally come to pass. Most people probably share the majority of my thoughts when it comes to getting a house, […]

Posted on May 8, 2020May 5, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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