Playoff baseball is different, at least in terms of atmosphere and big moments. I will argue until the end of time that playoff stats and regular season stats should be rolled together. Most Latin American leagues do this and honestly, the leagues are all the better because of this practice. However, my ranting and raving […]
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Transaction Analysis: St. Paul Goes for the Big Bopper
The St. Paul Saints signed 1B-R Telvin Nash to an unknown contract This signing is no doubt spurred by Nash’s Player of the Year campaign in 2019 in the Atlantic League. With the York Revolution Nash hit .294/.423/.623 with 41 home runs and 35 doubles in 603 plate appearances. It was a season worthy of […]
Transaction Analysis: The Lions Meow
The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions signed RHP Donn Roach to a one-year, unknown dollar amount contract (Chinese Professional Baseball League teams do not always announce the amount they have spent on a free agent.) The desire for foreign pitchers in the CPBL is high. I say this because, well, it’s the only explanation for the Lions […]
Legendary Smoke
That Smokey Joe Williams played in an era where he could easily be forgotten does not excuse actually forgetting him. The fact that Williams’ name almost never appears on any list of the greatest pitchers ever is a travesty. Yet, it’s all too easy to explain away the erasure of Williams from baseball lore. He […]
Play in the Winter
The period from December to mid-February is my favorite time of the year for baseball. That may seem odd to some seeing as how it is well past the time when the last Major League Baseball season has ended and the new season will begin. For others, it’s not an odd statement at all because […]