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WAR en Español

War en Español: Un dilema mexicano

Advertencia de contenido: violación, agresión sexual y abuso doméstico. Cuando entré por primera vez en el béisbol no afiliado, gravité hacia las principales ligas de México. Tenía sentido, tanto la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol de verano como la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico de invierno son ligas de alto nivel que están llenas de jugadores talentosos […]

Posted on November 8, 2021November 5, 2021 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)
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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
Baseball Beyond MLB

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)

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