Slightly Better than Replacement Level
Writing a book about Buck O’Neil couldn’t have been an easy task. The author of The Soul of Baseball, Joe Posnanski, spent an entire year with Buck and came away with countless stories to relate to his readers. All it takes is watching one interview with Buck to know that any time spent with him […]
Two-way players were commonplace in the Negro Leagues. There were many reasons for this, most of which I have gotten into before. To keep it short, there were lots of two-way players in the Negro Leagues and that’s why the Babe Ruth to Shohei Ohtani narrative is a false one. When we are on this […]
Recently I had the chance to travel to the Missouri area and spend a day in baseball heaven. No, I’m not talking about Busch Stadium, though it is a gorgeous ballpark where everyone should take in a game at if they get the possibility. What I am talking about is the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. […]
I write about the Negro Leagues quite often. They are a favorite topic of mine, thus I find myself returning to them regularly. The Negro League series I have been producing at Banished to the Pen for almost a year now is the best work I think I’ve ever done. I don’t claim to be […]
I read a lot about the game of baseball. On a daily basis, I’m reading articles from every corner of the internet and working on finishing some baseball-related book. The reason for this is simple, I love the game and the more I read the better I believe I become as a writer. I don’t […]