Slightly Better than Replacement Level
I recently changed jobs, well, not jobs but departments. I left my rural Illinois border department and took a job with a department in the metropolitan Milwaukee area. It’s presented a lot of changes, and to say I’m still getting the hang of those changes would be an understatement. One of the biggest differences has […]
We’re all used to engaging with the social media of our favorite Major League Baseball team. In some ways, especially for those of us who are more fond of using Twitter, the social media account of “insert your team here” has become the face and voice of that team. It used to be that such […]
The Milwaukee Milkmen signed RP-R Spencer Backstrom to an unknown contract Building a bullpen in an unaffiliated league (specifically in the North American independents) is not an easy task. The majority of players who end up in the bullpen of an unaffiliated squad are either a failed starter or reliever. The keyword in that sentence […]
In the earlier days of baseball two-way play was fairly common. The mound being closer, batters being able to call out the pitches they wanted, and more made it an era where players could pitch and be a position player more frequently. These circumstances are what gave us a player like Bob Caruthers. Good old […]
The Cleburne Railroaders signed SP-L Rick Teasley to an unknown contract The first year I really paid attention to the Australian Baseball League Rick Teasley was a starter for the Brisbane Bandits. The Bandits quickly became my team and through various factors, Teasley became a pitcher I really enjoyed. Following the 2015 season, Teasley returned […]