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Logan Darnell on the mound for the Somerset Patriots
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Transaction Analysis: Any Pitcher Will Do

The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions signed SP-L Logan Darnell to an unknown contract Of the four, soon to be five, teams that make up the Chinese Professional Baseball League, perhaps none is as vexing as the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions. The Fubon Guardians come close, but they are vexing for an inability to gel as a team […]

Posted on May 7, 2020May 5, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Rick Teasley and his glowing locks on the hill for the Brisbane Bandits
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Transaction Analysis: Just a Quick Tease

The Cleburne Railroaders signed SP-L Rick Teasley to an unknown contract The first year I really paid attention to the Australian Baseball League Rick Teasley was a starter for the Brisbane Bandits. The Bandits quickly became my team and through various factors, Teasley became a pitcher I really enjoyed. Following the 2015 season, Teasley returned […]

Posted on April 2, 2020March 26, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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BillCubbieBlueBill Thompson@BillCubbieBlue·
January 22, 2021

It's not his fault that you're too lazy and xenophobic to understand accent marks in Latino names.

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January 22, 2021

The best four catchers in Defensive War per @baseball_ref are: Iván Rodríguez (29.6), Gary Carter (26.1), Bob Boone (25.8) and Yadier Molina (25.4), and all of them played in Puerto Rico with Caguas.

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January 22, 2021

Adrian Burgos Jr's Playing America's Game is a sobering look at the oft forgotten about contributions of Latinos to breaking the color line in affiliated baseball,

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