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The Damage Integration Wrought

In the next month, I should have a review on the site of Rob Ruck’s Raceball. The short version of the review is that it is one of the best books on baseball I have ever read. While all of it has been interesting and thought-provoking there was one issue that was touched upon that […]

Posted on December 2, 2020November 30, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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This Week in Baseball: 07-08-2019

Hannah Keyser – Yahoo! Sports: The Tampa Bay Rays are a good baseball franchise. The Rays have proven themselves to be great at developing prospects and getting the most out of players who floundered with other teams. They win, even when it seems like they shouldn’t win, and they have limited the years in which […]

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May 17, 2022

ValleyCats manager Pete Incaviglia said pitcher Kumar Rocker will probably arrive "in the next three or four days." He'll throw a couple of simulated games first and is projected to start his first game Saturday, June 4 at Bruno Stadium against the Trois-Rivieres Aigles.

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LBPRCinEnglishEdwin Hernández Jr.@LBPRCinEnglish·
May 17, 2022

I got clarification a moment ago, @musashi_bears are activating José Sermo, TODAY.

He'll act as the DH vs. the Shinano Grandserows.

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May 17, 2022

If he can stay healthy, watch out.

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