Slightly Better than Replacement Level
“I have no idea where to watch it,” is one of the most common refrains people have when discussing why they don’t watch unaffiliated leagues. I don’t particularly like that refrain, but after a few years of attempting to educate people on the availability of unaffiliated baseball streaming options, I realized I needed to try […]
Following Game 2 of the 2019 National League Division Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta, Cardinals pitcher Ryan Helsley had some thoughts about SunTrust Park’s playoff atmosphere. Specifically, he took issue with the Tomahawk Chop chant and associated imagery. Atlanta eventually responded in toothless fashion by not putting out foam tomahawks for fans […]
Ben Taylor spent most of his career dabbling in playing two-ways. He never quite qualified as a two-way player based on the criteria I use, but he often came quite close. 7 games as a pitcher in this season, 4 the next, 8 after that, and so on and so forth. It continued this way […]
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 […]
Marc Carig – The Athletic ($): Super teams don’t come along all that often. Having an Under-18 Unites States National Team full of not just major leaguers, but two of the best to ever play the game, well, that’s even rarer. The 2009 U-18 US team was something to behold, and hearing how they ran […]