Skip to content
Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Words Above Replacement

Slightly Better than Replacement Level

  • About
  • Masthead
  • Published Work
  • Saber Glossary

Tag: tokyo yakult swallows

Tetsuto Yamada at bat for Samurai Japan.
Articles

The Best Second Baseman

As the 2019 regular season closes out it’s yet another season we were lucky enough to spend with one of the best second basemen to ever play the game. He’s been among the best since his third season, and first full season, of professional baseball and he’s never really looked back. Whether he’s manning the […]

Posted on October 3, 2019September 28, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comments(3)
Wladimir Balentien at Yokohama Stadium.
This Week in Baseball

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)

Become a Patron

Popular posts

  • Baseball Streaming Guide
  • Top Threads Tournament: PACA Final
  • Top Threads Tournament: LIDOM First Round
  • Who to Follow: North America
  • The Best Second Baseman

Recent Posts

  • Top Threads Tournament: ABL First Round
  • This Week in Baseball: 12-09-2019
  • Transaction Analysis: A Crushing Milkman
  • A Glance and a Gander: Peter O’Brien
  • Why I Write

Categories

Bill ThompsonFollow

Father (human/feline/canine), boyfriend, Paramedic, Socialist, Cubs fan, writer for @baseballpro; writer/owner at Words Above Replacement. Member of @IBWAA

Bill Thompson
BillCubbieBlueBill Thompson@BillCubbieBlue·
December 11, 2019

One thing that sucks about a high profile name like Adam Jones choosing to play in unaffiliated ball is the litany of people saying "must mean he sucks now." If you honestly think he isn't good enough to be a platoon MLB outfielder I'd say you're lost when it comes to baseball.

Reply on Twitter 1204606155416363009Retweet on Twitter 12046061554163630092Like on Twitter 12046061554163630094Twitter 1204606155416363009
Retweet on TwitterBill Thompson Retweeted
AdelaideGiantsAdelaide Giants Baseball Club@AdelaideGiants·
December 11, 2019

Vote for us! https://twitter.com/BillCubbieBlue/status/1204585669710008320

Reply on Twitter 1204596669993512960Retweet on Twitter 12045966699935129601Like on Twitter 12045966699935129602Twitter 1204596669993512960
BillCubbieBlueBill Thompson@BillCubbieBlue·
December 11, 2019

First round of the @ABL bracket of the Top Threads Tournament is live. Vote now for the best uniforms: @BrisbaneBandits vs @AucklandTuatara, @CanberraCavalry vs @MelbourneAces, @PerthHeat vs @SydneyBlueSox, & @AdelaideGiants vs @Geelong_Korea,

https://wordsabovereplacement.com/top-threads-tournament-abl-first-round/

Reply on Twitter 1204585669710008320Retweet on Twitter 1204585669710008320Like on Twitter 12045856697100083203Twitter 1204585669710008320
2018 newspaper-lite | Newspaper Lite by themecentury.