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This Week in Baseball

This Week in Baseball: 03-16-2020

Tyler Kepner – The New York Times: Tim Anderson is everything that is right with baseball. The game needs more bright, energetic, and emotional stars like Anderson. Those who can’t deal with the emotion he displays are victims of playing the game the wrong way. Baseball is, after all, a game and games carry plenty […]

Posted on March 16, 2020March 13, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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League Primer

League Primer: Japan Women’s Baseball League

Baseball in Japan isn’t limited to just the leagues you know about, the Japan Women’s Baseball League (JWBL) has been around for some time now, you should get to know the premier women’s professional league. History First there was the Girls Professional Baseball League, at least the GPBL was a thing until 2012. Then in […]

Posted on March 13, 2020February 29, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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League Primer

League Primer: Southern League

There are two minor leagues for the Korea Baseball Organization. Today we’re digging into the second of those two leagues, the Southern League (KSL). History The Southern League has been in existence since 1991. Since that time it has served as a minor league for the KBO. The league continues year-after-year with little fanfare or […]

Posted on March 12, 2020February 16, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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Transaction Analysis

Transaction Analysis: In Search of a Groove

The Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks signed RHP Todd Van Steensel to an unknown contract I first watched Van Steensel throw a baseball in 2016. He was pitching for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League at the time. He looked electric in the few games I was able to see him pitch. He had a […]

Posted on March 11, 2020March 5, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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League Primer

League Primer: Northern League

There are two minor leagues for the Korea Baseball Organization. Today we’re digging into the first of those two leagues, the Northern League (KNL). History The Northern League has been in existence since 1991. Since that time it has served as a minor league for the KBO. The league continues year-after-year with little fanfare or […]

Posted on March 10, 2020February 16, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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