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Willians Astudillo celebrating with Caribes de Anzoátegui
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La Tortuga Rides Again!

If you give me a chance to write about Willians Astudillo I am going to do exactly that. La Tortuga is a worldwide treasure and I will celebrate him at every turn. This winter I wasn’t given much reason to write about your favorite and mine, well, except for the giant brawl he started. He […]

Posted on January 20, 2022January 18, 2022 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Willians Astudillo at-bat for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
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Where Have You Gone, La Tortuga?

The world moves fast, this is as true now as it ever has been. It is for that reason that I like to occasionally slow down and enjoy something. Because of my proclivity for watching unaffiliated baseball more often than not that means some discarded affiliated ballplayer. Sometimes that can mean a player still in […]

Posted on August 22, 2019August 27, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Willians Astudillo rounds the bases for the Minnesota Twins.
This Week in Baseball

This Week in Baseball: 05-06-2019

The Ringer – Ben Lindbergh: A good rule in loving baseball is to always promote anything having to do with Willians Astudillo. The Minnesota Twins are quickly discovering that a potential superstar has fallen into their collective lap. Major League Baseball has begun to understand that Astudillo is more than just a player. Fans of […]

Posted on May 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Dan Vogelbach during BP with the Seattle Mariners.
This Week in Baseball

This Week in Baseball: 04-15-2019

The Ringer – Michael Baumann: Failure is nothing new to athletes, but there’s nothing familiar about the ways Trevor Rosenthal and Chris Davis have been failing. Not that long ago they were both among the best players in the game. Now, Davis has broken the all-time record for at-bats without a hit and Rosenthal finally […]

Posted on April 15, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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