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Juan Pizarro on the mound for Cangrejeros de Santurce
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Baseball Beyond MLB: Juan Pizarro

I’m not going to try and lie and act like I was acutely aware of who Juan Pizarro was prior to his passing a couple of weeks back. In all my various baseball research I had never stumbled across his name as more than a passing oddity. Even then I can’t say with one hundred […]

Posted on March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Ramón Torres after one of his four hits during Águilas Cibaeñas' game five win in the 2021 LIDOM finals.
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Ramón Torres and MLB’s Changing Landscape

I’ve long ago given up trying to figure out who Major League Baseball deems worthy of playing in their member clubs and who they refuse to allow through their gates. There’s really no rhyme or reason behind why some players stick, some earn second chances, and others don’t warrant even a glance despite their results. […]

Posted on February 16, 2021February 14, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Nelson Figueroa on the mound for the Uni-President Lions during game four of the 2007 Taiwan Series
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Baseball Beyond MLB: Nelson Figueroa

Nelson Figueroa’s Major League Baseball career was long, but not exactly noteworthy. He spent nine seasons in MLB and by the time he was finished had amassed a career 92 ERA+ and 2.7 rWAR. Like I said, not exactly noteworthy, but Figueroa’s professional baseball career did not begin in 2000 and it did not end […]

Posted on February 12, 2021February 1, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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Redefining the Major Leagues

For the past few years, a part of baseball has been gnawing away at me. I’ve tried to stifle it, to lock it away and ignore that it is calling to me. Alas, I am weak and keep getting into discussions and arguments related to this part of baseball. I’m not referring to anything torrid […]

Posted on February 10, 2021February 5, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Ronald Guzmán after slugging the ball for Gigantes del Cibao
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Ronald Guzmán Has Turned a Corner

Ronald Guzmán has spent the first eight seasons of his professional baseball career not quite living up to expectations. Sure, there were a few good seasons in the mix, but for the most part, he never took that leap that his raw ability and natural baseball intelligence suggested he should. He rode his natural ability […]

Posted on February 9, 2021February 7, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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March 5, 2021

Fukudome gonna ride into the sunset like the fucking boss he is!

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March 4, 2021

#LBPRC⚾️🇵🇷

League executives will have a meeting on March 17th to evaluate the status of all 7 franchises.

One thing that's going to be discussed there, is the establishment of a deadline for teams to announce whether they're going to play or not.

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March 4, 2021

Bring on Matanzas, I ain't scared.

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