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Cover to Wrigleyworld: A Season in Baseball's Best Neighborhood.
A Trip to the Library

A Trip to the Library: Wrigleyworld: A Season in Baseball’s Best Neighborhood

I sat and stewed over this review for a few days. It’s not that I didn’t know what to say about Wrigleyworld: A Season in Baseball’s Best Neighborhood, it’s that I didn’t know how negative I wanted to be. There have been books I have disliked; those reading along know I have read a fair […]

Posted on January 6, 2026January 5, 2026 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Still of a Fox Sports West broadcast that shows Clayton Kershaw's Pride Night hat with a bible verse written on it.
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When Basbeall Leaves You Feeling Numb

Back on Friday, June 13th, the Los Angeles Dodgers held their annual Pride Night event. To get the cat out of the bag, I’m not the biggest fan of corporate Pride events. More often than not, they are pinkwashing affairs, meant to distract from actions that the corporation in question hopes you will forget about. […]

Posted on August 12, 2025August 11, 2025 Author Bill Thompson Comments(2)
Cover photo for The Best Team Money Can Buy showing a baseball resting on grass.
A Trip to the Library

A Trip to the Library: The Best Team Money Can Buy

I don’t like to start my reviews too negative, but that’s really hard this time around, The Best Team Money Can Buy is that bad of an offering. When I turned the final page I was left with the overriding thought that I didn’t have a single positive morsel to offer about Molly Knight’s tome […]

Posted on January 28, 2025July 25, 2025 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Jimmy Callahan while manager of the Chicago White Sox
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Jimmy Callahan

It’s been some time since I’ve written about a two-way player in baseball. I haven’t abandoned my project of cataloging the careers of these fascinating players. However, life does get in the way sometimes, and well, two-way players aren’t exactly a super pressing matter most of the time let alone when my schedule is full […]

Posted on May 6, 2022May 5, 2022 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Dave Roberts rounding the bases with the Oklahoma City 89ers
Baseball Beyond MLB

Baseball Beyond MLB: Dave Roberts

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 […]

Posted on January 27, 2022January 19, 2022 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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