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Harry Wolter poses for a picture with the New York Yankees.
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Harry Wolter

Harry Wolter was a fiery gentleman, though not in terms we usually associate with Deadball Era ballplayers. As far as off the field activities were concerned, Wolter played it pretty straight and narrow. However, he did stick up for himself when it came to being paid his actual wages as a ballplayer. This resulted in […]

Posted on November 15, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
CC Sabathia led off the field during his last appearance.
This Week in Baseball

This Week in Baseball: 10-21-2019

Evan Drellich – The Athletic ($): There’s a chance that Major League Baseball isn’t actually messing with the baseballs. Time and time again MLB has proven itself to be an organization that struggles to perform even the simplest of tasks. Maybe, just maybe, they really weren’t trying to deaden the ball for the playoffs this […]

Posted on October 21, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Ronald Acuña Jr. celebrates for Atlanta.
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Speed Demons, the Lot of Them

I enjoy digging into stats, I think that much is clear from this website. Often times it’s easy to find the exact stat you may need to answer a question. There are other times though where finding the right stat may be difficult and confusing. Earlier in the year I wrote about the collection of […]

Posted on October 17, 2019October 11, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
A game used NAL Ball sold at a 2011 auction.
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Caucasian American League

There is one constant whenever I am doing my research into the Negro Leagues. It’s not that all the players were black, because in actuality they weren’t. It’s not that the quality of play was always great, because honestly, there were some players, leagues, and teams that were pretty bad. No, the one constant over […]

Posted on October 16, 2019October 11, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
A group of LG Twins fans.
This Week in Baseball

This Week in Baseball: 10-14-2019

Daniel R. Epstein – FanGraphs: I’d like to think that every single person who reads this website loves baseball in one way or another. We wouldn’t be here if not for that love. It’s that same love that leads us to write about baseball, agonize over it, scrutinize its warts, and keep playing even when […]

Posted on October 14, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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