I’ve always known who Mule Suttles was, but I never really understood what made Suttles special. It’s not that I hadn’t looked into Suttles or anything like that, rather it’s that some other player always caught my eye. I’ve spent years looking into one Negro Leagues player after another and there have been plenty of […]
Three Batter Minimum: A Pastel Lumberjack
Sometimes I’m minding my business online, doing who knows what, when I see something and know I’ll be writing about what I just witnessed. It can be an interesting stat, a good story, a news item that has upset me, etc., but, if we’re being honest, more often than not it’s something I find patently […]
Baseball Beyond MLB: Dave Roberts
Some great players have amazing careers that everyone is well aware of. Then there are players who have long careers that have ups and downs but overall end up being really great. We tend to write a lot about the players with amazing careers. Those with longer careers but lower peaks don’t warrant as much […]
Transaction Analysis: An Eye for Milk
Milwaukee Milkmen traded 1B/DH-L David Washington to Winnipeg Goldeyes for RHP Tyler Smith and a Player to be Named Later I both get this trade for the Milkmen and am also left scratching my head. It appears to be a case of them selling high on Washington and taking a shot at a relatively unproven […]
Thompson Family Pro Baseball Map Journey: #5, Peoples Natural Gas Field
Background Altoona, Pennsylvania is your typical blue-collar town that just so happens to house a baseball field. Peoples Natural Gas Field first came into existence in 1999. From that date until 2012 it was known as Blair County Ballpark. Starting in 2013 the 7,210 capacity stadium took its current name. Nestled right against the Allegheny […]