As a season ticket holder with the Milwaukee Milkmen I watch a lot of American Association baseball. Outside of Major League Baseball, it’s probably the league I watch the most baseball from these days. I’m a regular viewer of American Association TV and in general, find the league to be both a lot of fun […]
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Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Johnny Cooney
If not for a 1922 demotion to the A-level New Haven ball club (As a reminder, I don’t use racist team names on this site so if you want to know the actual name you will need to look it up yourself) Johnny Cooney may never have spread his two-way wings. Though he spent his […]
The Death of the Rascals
On Monday the River City Rascals announced via press release that 2019 will be their last season of operation. The press release was straight to the point, focusing on the financial considerations that were about to bring about the Rascals demise. Those concerns are equally valid and a sign of the penny pinching that pro […]
Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Johnny Lush
Johnny Lush began his professional career in 1904 with the National League’s Philadelphia Phillies. Right out of the gate he played both sides of the ball. He didn’t play enough on both sides of the ball to qualify as a true two-way player until 1906, but in 1905 he dabbled in pitching while playing first […]
Managing to Win
My girlfriend and I have season tickets to the Milwaukee Milkmen. For those unaware, the Milkmen play in the American Association and thus are an unaffiliated team. The two games we went to last week both featured the Gary SouthShore RailCats as their opponent. Both games were fun and featured plenty of baseball action. One […]