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César Valdez celebrates after a dominant start in the LIDOM playoffs
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César Valdez’s Season for the Ages

If not for a Coronavirus setback Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana fans would have gotten to see one of the league’s best pitchers by now. Alas, we live in the worst timeline and César Valdez’s 2020-2021 debut has been delayed by his bout with COVID-19. What better time than now to remind […]

Posted on December 10, 2020December 8, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Raúl Valdés toeing the rubber for Toros del Este
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The Amazing Career of Raúl Valdés

Raúl Valdés last pitched in Major League Baseball in 2014. To most that would mean his career ended on that day. They would tell you that he never panned out despite high hopes when he left Cuba in 2001. Those same people would wonder why someone like Valdés is being written or talked about. With […]

Posted on November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 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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A Glance and a Gander

A Glance and a Gander: LIDOM 2020-2021 Rosters

Yesterday was Opening Day in the 2020-2021 Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana season. This season will be quite different, thanks of course to the Coronavirus. At first, there will be no riled up and loud fans, the season will only be 30 games long, and the round-robin format has been shelved in […]

Posted on November 16, 2020November 15, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Logan Darnell on the mound for the Somerset Patriots
Transaction Analysis

Transaction Analysis: Any Pitcher Will Do

The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions signed SP-L Logan Darnell to an unknown contract Of the four, soon to be five, teams that make up the Chinese Professional Baseball League, perhaps none is as vexing as the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions. The Fubon Guardians come close, but they are vexing for an inability to gel as a team […]

Posted on May 7, 2020May 5, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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BillCubbieBlueBill Thompson@BillCubbieBlue·
April 20, 2021

For @OTB_Baseball, baseball is fun, that's important to keep in mind. Instead of focusing on baseball's many issues, let's talk a bit about what it is doing right and why the professional game is still fun in most places,

https://www.offthebenchbaseball.com/2021/04/19/baseball-is-fun/

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April 20, 2021

Working on a monthly contract, Jake Brigham did exactly what he needed to do in the CPBL; dominate. Now he's headed back to the KBO where the Kiwoom Heroes are hoping he can help a rotation that could use said help,

https://wordsabovereplacement.com/transaction-analysis-brigham-to-the-heroes-again/

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BillCubbieBlueBill Thompson@BillCubbieBlue·
April 20, 2021

Ugh, this is a huge blow to the Guardians. Loree, Sosa, Ramírez is damn hard to beat in a playoff series. Loree, Ramírez, Bañuelos is a lot easier.

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