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A Lost Season Down Under

With each passing day, American sports fans are inundated with the fact that life has moved on. Coronavirus was a thing and now it really isn’t a thing any longer. Sure, it’s still around and people are still getting sick and dying in massive numbers, but it’s not a thing anymore, ya know? A key […]

Posted on October 27, 2021October 26, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Helen Nicol with the Rockford Peaches
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Baseball Beyond MLB: Helen Nicol

In July of this year, the baseball world lost one of the greatest pitchers the game had ever seen. Helen Nicol lived to the age of 100 and at the time of her retirement was one of the best pitchers the game had ever seen. Yet, she is not enshrined in the National Baseball Hall […]

Posted on October 21, 2021October 17, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Sophie Kurys playing in the field for the Racine Belles
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Who Will Research Women’s Professional Baseball?

The Negro Leagues have long been an area where the very best of the online baseball research community has been able to shine. The little pockets that have formed around the Negro Leagues with nothing more than a deep desire to get the word out about those leagues and players have succeeded in doing just […]

Posted on October 20, 2021October 17, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Brandon Phillips during his first game with the Lexington Legends
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Brandon Phillips Found His Lost Joy

Near the end of his Major League Baseball career, it was clear to anyone watching that Brandon Phillips wasn’t enjoying himself any longer. Throughout his 14 years in MLB Phillips had been known for his electric personality on the field and his matching play. There were holes in his game just as there were holes […]

Posted on October 19, 2021October 17, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Julio Franco while player/manager of the Ishikawa Million Stars
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Baseball Beyond MLB: Julio Franco

Sometimes we don’t appreciate what we have even when it’s right in front of us. Despite Julio Franco having a long Major League Baseball career and the majority of that career taking place during my formative baseball watching years I never realized how great of a player he actually was. It wasn’t until recently that […]

Posted on October 14, 2021October 5, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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