Slightly Better than Replacement Level
When it comes to the Negro Leagues and the position of catcher the first name that pops into most folks’ heads is Josh Gibson. That’s understandable, Gibson is the only player who I feel gives Bullet Rogan an actual run for his money as the greatest player of all time. After Gibson, the next name […]
Barracudas de Montpellier signed 2B/SS-R Ariel Soriano to an unknown contract When it comes to unaffiliated baseball one of the things I am always on the lookout for are wacky trades and transactions. Unlike affiliated baseball, the unaffiliated world is one that can still be quite wild when it comes to transactions between teams. I […]
It’s safe to say that most folks have become rather numb to the effects of the Coronavirus on professional baseball. We reached a fatigue point somewhere during the 2020 season and I honestly don’t believe most fans, and even pundits covering the sport, came back from that fatigue. For most, COVID is just a thing […]
Sometimes when I’m reading a baseball book I have to stop and ask myself, “Is this book actually good or am I only finding it interesting because it’s covering a subject I’m not familiar with?” When this happens I hem and haw while actually reading the book and then have to spend at least a […]
Fresh off his tremendous Olympics performance for Team USA it feels like it’s a good time to take a deeper look at Tyler Austin and how is using his time in Nippon Professional Baseball’s Central League to turn his career around. He’s been playing in Japan for two years now and it feels as if […]