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Bob Wicker warming up before a game in 1903.
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

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 […]

Posted on September 27, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Kansas City Royals fans celebrating at Kauffman Stadium.
This Week in Baseball

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 […]

Posted on September 16, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Willians Astudillo at-bat for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
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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 […]

Posted on August 22, 2019August 27, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flashing a smile while with the Buffalo Bisons.
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For Want of a Highlight

If you’re a baseball fan like me that means you utilize social media as your main method of keeping track of the comings and goings of the baseball you care about. For many of us, the days of opening the morning paper and scrolling through the day’s box scores are a thing of the past. […]

Posted on August 21, 2019August 27, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
A father and son watch a Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp game.
This Week in Baseball

This Week in Baseball: 08-05-2019

Spring Marie Cullen – Baseball Prospectus ($): I grew up playing baseball, and I faced some hazing thanks to being a bigger kid. Any hazing or hard times I ever received paled in comparison next to the grief given to the few girls I played with. It didn’t matter how good they were or how […]

Posted on August 5, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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