Slightly Better than Replacement Level
Cool things happen all the time in the game of professional baseball. One of the best things about the age we live in is the ability to have most of those things available for all to see. Reading baseball history is great, but there’s something to be said about being able to cue up a […]
Milwaukee Milkmen signed 1B/DH-L Keon Barnum to an unknown contract When the Milkmen traded David Washington for a nowhere near equitable return I had doubts as to what the organization was doing in regards to their lineup. Couple this with the loss of Adam Brett Walker II to the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball’s […]
Milwaukee Milkmen traded 1B/DH-L David Washington to Winnipeg Goldeyes for RHP Tyler Smith and a Player to be Named Later I both get this trade for the Milkmen and am also left scratching my head. It appears to be a case of them selling high on Washington and taking a shot at a relatively unproven […]
Everyone loves a good baseball story and boy, are there plenty of baseball story types. The redemption arc, the wonderful comeback, the career turnaround, overcoming adversity, and more. The oddball stories are probably my favorite, the ones that combine elements from many of the story types into one journey. Those stories don’t come along all […]
I first saw Myles Smith on the mound in 2019. At the time he was the closer for a very bad Milwaukee Milkmen team. The Milkmen were in their first year of existence as an expansion franchise in the American Association. A player like Smith appeared to be just the type of player they would […]