Slightly Better than Replacement Level
Next up in the League Primer Series is one of the two farm team leagues that operate in Japan. The Eastern League (JPEL) begins in play in a little under a month. History The JPEL has been around since the early 1960s when it was created to allow for the two main leagues in Nippon […]
Liga de Béisbol Instruccional del Norte de Coahuila (LNC) begins play this March, learn a little about a league I’m just learning about myself. History The LNC has been in operation since 1945. However, until 1969 the league took years off here and there. Since 1969 the league has been in operation every year. The […]
The unexpected plays a large role in my baseball fandom. One of the reasons I gravitated so hard towards loving baseball was the suddenness of unexpected plays or moments that happen during games. I never truly experienced this while watching other sports. I’m not sure why because clearly there are moments in other sports that […]
Game three of the 2019-2020 Liga Mexicana del Pacífico finals was an important contest for Venados de Mazatlán. This is true, of course, of every game in the LMP finals, but staring down a possible 0-3 deficit to a seemingly dominant Tomateros de Culiacán squad made the game that much more important. Win, and the […]
Saraperos de Saltillo signed RHP Lázaro Blanco to an unknown contract The signing of a talent like Blanco will always be big news, or at least it should be. When a team like Saltillo goes out and gets a player the caliber of Blanco it’s even bigger news. On the surface, this is a huge […]