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Henry Urrutia Has Found His Swing

Henry Urrutia has been a mainstay in Mexican baseball since before his affiliated days were even over. Throughout that time he has shown in both Liga Mexicana de Béisbol in the summer and Liga Mexicana del Pacífico in the winter that he was every bit the hitter that he was throughout his affiliated career. In […]

Posted on January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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League Primer: Copa Gobernador

A little known tournament is taking place this March. Learn all about Copa Gobernador (CG). History Copa Gobernador has been taking place since 2003. It’s a small tournament organized by Instituto Estatal del Deporte de Coahuila. In the past, all three Liga Mexicana de Béisbol teams from the state of Coahuila participated as well as […]

Posted on March 20, 2020February 16, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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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 Comments(8)

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BillCubbieBlueBill Thompson@BillCubbieBlue·
May 17, 2022

Sadly, the Cubs as an org do not care and just view him as someone to be flipped.

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May 16, 2022

Kyle Martin continuing to absolutely rake.

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May 16, 2022

Say hello to Cheddar Cheese, the newest member of the family.

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