To start the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico season I will admit, I was highly concerned for Carlos Juan Viera. He was coming off of a rather dreadful showing in international play and the concern existed that his arm was just dead tired. As a Cuban ace, he pitches a lot every single year in Serie […]
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War en Español: Un dilema mexicano
Advertencia de contenido: violación, agresión sexual y abuso doméstico. Cuando entré por primera vez en el béisbol no afiliado, gravité hacia las principales ligas de México. Tenía sentido, tanto la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol de verano como la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico de invierno son ligas de alto nivel que están llenas de jugadores talentosos […]
Three Batter Minimum: The Big Boss
These past few years have been pretty boring as a Hokkaido Nippon- Ham Fighters fan. Losing Shohei Ohtani was a big blow, but one that every Fighters fan knew was coming. Still, following his exit to the Major League Baseball ranks the team quickly entered the realm of cellar dweller. Outside of my Wang Po-jung […]
A Lost Season Down Under
With each passing day, American sports fans are inundated with the fact that life has moved on. Coronavirus was a thing and now it really isn’t a thing any longer. Sure, it’s still around and people are still getting sick and dying in massive numbers, but it’s not a thing anymore, ya know? A key […]
Baseball Beyond MLB: Helen Nicol
In July of this year, the baseball world lost one of the greatest pitchers the game had ever seen. Helen Nicol lived to the age of 100 and at the time of her retirement was one of the best pitchers the game had ever seen. Yet, she is not enshrined in the National Baseball Hall […]