Slightly Better than Replacement Level
Baseball is a game of simple joys. It can be grandiose at times and I love those moments as well. But, especially when it comes to attending a live game I have found that it is the little moments that really make for the true baseball-watching experience. Sitting down with a brat and explaining to […]
Virgil Trucks had a really good Major League Baseball career. The burly right-hander pitched in 17 seasons, amassed a 40.4 bWAR, won the 1945 World Series, and finished his career with a very respectable 3.54 FIP and 117 ERA+. Trucks also pitched five seasons in the minors where he was (surprise, surprise) very good. However, […]
I’m going to keep this short and sweet, I haven’t been around at all lately. Who knew that finishing your Bachelor’s while also having a family, a full-time job, and three part-time gigs would cut into one’s ability to watch and write about baseball? I had intended to keep writing, but as my workload piled […]
Some great players have amazing careers that everyone is well aware of. Then there are players who have long careers that have ups and downs but overall end up being really great. We tend to write a lot about the players with amazing careers. Those with longer careers but lower peaks don’t warrant as much […]
Background Altoona, Pennsylvania is your typical blue-collar town that just so happens to house a baseball field. Peoples Natural Gas Field first came into existence in 1999. From that date until 2012 it was known as Blair County Ballpark. Starting in 2013 the 7,210 capacity stadium took its current name. Nestled right against the Allegheny […]