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Buzz Arlett posing for a photo, likely, with the Oakland Oaks.
Baseball Beyond MLB

Baseball Beyond MLB: Buzz Arlett

In baseball, we tend to focus on the major leagues. The vast majority of baseball fans care about the major leagues and major leagues only. The recent announcement by Major League Baseball that they were granting major league status to the Negro Leagues greatly affects the stats and history of the game for those whose […]

Posted on December 28, 2020December 21, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
John Middleton at a press conference
Three Batter Minimum

Three Batter Minimum: The Middleton Truth

A recent report has surfaced that Philadelphia Phillies owner John Middleton is asserting that his club lost $2 billion for the 2020 season. If that sounds ridiculous it’s because it is. It’s since been removed from the report signaling that it is false. Or, maybe, there’s some truth to what Middleton said, an owner would […]

Posted on December 4, 2020November 29, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Chris Roberson at-bat for Águilas de Mexicali
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The Chase for 3,000

Derek Jeter, Willie Mays, Pete Rose, and Cap Anson are but a few members of baseball’s 3,000 hit club. Those four, and many others, are recognized for their efforts because they tallied the majority of their hits in Major League Baseball. The reality is that all of them had more hits than they are ever […]

Posted on December 26, 2019December 19, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Doc White posing for a picture before a game in 1909.
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Doc White

Doc White never made a big splash as a two-way player. The reason for that is simple, he was too good of a pitcher. In 13 major league seasons White finished with a 2.39 ERA, 2.51 FIP, and 113 ERA+. Those aren’t the numbers of someone playing around with being a pitcher, those are the […]

Posted on September 20, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Earl Naylor in an unknown scenario
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Earl Naylor

The history of Earl Naylor as a two-way player is neither long or impressive. He qualified in one season as a two-way player and spent the rest of his career mainly serving as a positional player with the occasional minor league appearance as a pitcher. Based upon how hs lone two-way effort went it’s not […]

Posted on August 30, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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January 23, 2021

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January 23, 2021

This is really, really bad. @TheAthletic and @Ken_Rosenthal have a lot of explaining to do, but they won't. The entire purpose of the article was to wash Bauer clean, truth be damned.

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January 23, 2021

MASN fired Gary Thorne, that feels, not right.

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