I have no idea how good of a two-way player George Hunter was in 1908. He spent that season with the Nashville Volunteers of the Southern Association. The reason I don’t know and the reason no one really knows is that there are no pitching stats for Hunter in that season. We do know that […]
Tag: minor league baseball
Racist News and Notes
Following Game 2 of the 2019 National League Division Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta, Cardinals pitcher Ryan Helsley had some thoughts about SunTrust Park’s playoff atmosphere. Specifically, he took issue with the Tomahawk Chop chant and associated imagery. Atlanta eventually responded in toothless fashion by not putting out foam tomahawks for fans […]
Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Bob Wicker
Bob Wicker is not a baseball name that should stand out to anyone. He spent a few seasons in affiliated ball as a capable pitcher who never exactly overwhelmed. He missed out on the Chicago Cubs late 1900s run of glory by one season and only spent 6 years in the major leagues, with only […]
This Week in Baseball: 09-16-2019
Ken Schultz – Outsports: Baseball is about community and it’s important that we make all valued members of the baseball community feel welcome. Pride Days are only a start, it matters more what teams do in-between Pride Days. Still, that start is very important, because without the LGBTQ+ community there is no baseball community. It’s […]
Where Have You Gone, La Tortuga?
The world moves fast, this is as true now as it ever has been. It is for that reason that I like to occasionally slow down and enjoy something. Because of my proclivity for watching unaffiliated baseball more often than not that means some discarded affiliated ballplayer. Sometimes that can mean a player still in […]