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Three Batter Minimum

Three Batter Minimum: Two-Run Suicide Squeeze

I spend a good chunk of my time on this site writing about things happening in baseball that I find to be fun. It’s time yet again for me to highlight a baseball moment that was lots of fun. Look below and marvel at what took place, The particulars of who was involved with this […]

Posted on July 15, 2022July 5, 2022 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Tsuyoshi Shinjo in the flesh at the press conference introducing him as the Big Boss of the Fighters
Three Batter Minimum

Three Batter Minimum: The Big Boss

These past few years have been pretty boring as a Hokkaido Nippon- Ham Fighters fan. Losing Shohei Ohtani was a big blow, but one that every Fighters fan knew was coming. Still, following his exit to the Major League Baseball ranks the team quickly entered the realm of cellar dweller. Outside of my Wang Po-jung […]

Posted on November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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Three Batter Minimum

Three Batter Minimum: It’s All About That Fandom

Regardless of your thoughts on the roots of Thanksgiving (I personally am against the holiday as it was originally formed but have come to like what it represents in modern society), it is that time of year. In that respect, I figured it was a good time for a more lighthearted article about the teams […]

Posted on November 23, 2020November 22, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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League Primer

League Primer: Pacific League

Though the same age as its Japanese counterpart, the Pacific League (JPPL) sure feels a heck of a lot younger. History The JPPL was originally known as the Taiheiyo Baseball Union until 1980 when it officially adopted the Pacific League moniker. Since that time the JPPL has operated as a six-team league, and has always […]

Posted on March 6, 2020February 29, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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League Primer: Eastern League

Next up in the League Primer Series is one of the two farm team leagues that operate in Japan. The Eastern League (JPEL) begins in play in a little under a month. History The JPEL has been around since the early 1960s when it was created to allow for the two main leagues in Nippon […]

Posted on February 20, 2020February 16, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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January 17, 2023

Twitter's an unorganized mess without a third party app to show Tweets chronologically, block out ads, & let me resume where I left off scrolling. I'm done here for the most part. I won't be posting much to Mastodon, but if I do you can find me at,

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January 13, 2023

Seems like good ole Elon took away the functionality of the third party app I used to read Twitter. I'll likely be around way less as I really can't handle the non-chronological layout of Twitter on the app or web.

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January 12, 2023

Colonizers gonna colonize.

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