Thanks to the Taiwanese government, correctly, locking their country down to better handle a spike in Coronavirus cases I find myself with a little more time to catch up on intriguing Chinese Professional Baseball League stories. At the very top of that list is the performance of the young phenom, Hsu Jo-hsi. In a league […]
When Orix Doesn’t Orix
I have never claimed to be an expert on Nippon Professional Baseball. I watch a decent amount, but the knowledge I have of the league is usually limited to insights I gain from others that are able to watch far more than me. One thing that has become patently obvious in my seven years of […]
Thompson Family Pro Baseball Map Journey: #1, American Family Field
For those unaware, and I think that means most of you, I recently got married. My wife’s wedding gift to me was a wood-engraved map of America. It’s not just any map, mind you, it’s a baseball map. What is a baseball map, well, a baseball map is a blank slate for my wife and […]
How MLB Views Baseball
Recently I was listening to the This Week in Baseball History podcast. TWiBH is one of my favorite baseball-related podcasts so it’s not surprising that I was listening to an episode. The guest for this particular episode was Mike Petriello of MLB.com fame. He was on the pod to talk about the stats-driven broadcasts of […]
War en Español: Uno de los mejores de su generación
Con la conclusión de los playoffs de la 60 Serie Nacional de Béisbol de Cuba (SNB), la temporada de béisbol 2020-2021 llegó oficialmente a su fin. Si bien se jugó mucho béisbol y hubo grandes logros, el desempeño de un jugador sobresalió más que el de cualquier otro: La grandeza del diestro abridor de los […]