John Means’ recent no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles is a great accomplishment, no doubt. It’s not something I’d usually reference or write about on this site, but in this case, Means’ wonderful accomplishment led to an even more fascinating revelation. Puerto Rican baseball historian Jorge Colón Delgado unleashed the gem below, There’s not much to […]
One of His Generation’s Best
With the conclusion of the Serie Nacional de Béisbol playoffs, the 2020-2021 baseball season officially came to an end. While a lot of fun baseball was played and there were many great accomplishments, the performance of one player stuck out more than anyone else. The amazing thing is, his accomplishments were much less than what […]
A Trip to the Library: I’m Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies
Tim Kurkjian’s career is that of a likable individual. I’ve long thought he is exactly that and this book does absolutely nothing to change my opinion of the man, for the first 200 or so pages. During that span, the former Baseball Tonight mainstay comes across as one of the most likable blokes to ever […]
Baseball Beyond MLB: Smead Jolley
If one spends any amount of time scrolling through minor league statistics on Baseball Reference they quickly realize there are a lot of players with all-time great careers outside of Major League Baseball. I’m not even talking unaffiliated players, but rather those who spent most of their career in the affiliated minor leagues. There are […]
The Loree Train Rides Again
A new Chinese Professional Baseball League season hasn’t truly kicked off until this site has written about one specific player. This isn’t the only time I, or the site, will write about this player, but until I’ve published an article on Mike Loree everything else is eyewash. We’re now 30 games into the 2021 CPBL […]