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Wladimir Balentien at Yokohama Stadium.
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This Week in Baseball: 09-09-2019

Jim Allen – Kyodo News: I’ve written about this in the past, but a baseball life is not linear. The idea that there is an easily definable beginning, middle, and end to a baseball career is erroneous at best and harmful at worst. Kyuki Fujikawa still trucking along at the age of 39 and taking […]

Posted on September 9, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Kris Bryant playing for the Iowa Cubs.
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This Week in Baseball: 01-28-2019

Ivy Envy – Teagan: The Chicago Cubs need Kris Bryant to be, well, Kris Bryant in 2019. There’s no denying that 2018 was a down year for the former National League Most Valuable Player. However, before his shoulder became an issue, Bryant was on pace to have his best year yet. Now that his injured […]

Posted on January 28, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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BillCubbieBlueBill Thompson@BillCubbieBlue·
January 20, 2021

I was very hard on Roberto Alomar's RA12 club all LBPRC season long. I was wrong, there's much more to what Alomar is doing with his club than simple wins and losses in the standings,

https://wordsabovereplacement.com/the-purpose-behind-ra12/

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January 20, 2021

One of my favorite outcomes from making a concerted effort to learn Spanish has been that I can put a Spanish language stream on in the background & follow along without having to watch every pitch. I've still got a lot of work to do and get lost at times, but I've made progress.

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January 20, 2021

ICYMI: Félix Doubront has been rumored to sign with a CPBL team for a few years now. It's finally come to fruition as he'll be joining the Uni-Lions roster and instantly improving what was an already formidable rotation, @IBWAA

https://wordsabovereplacement.com/transaction-analysis-felix-doubront-finally-heads-to-the-cpbl/

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