Women in the game of baseball
A while back, there was the following exchange in a Baseball Prospectus chat hosted by Ben Lindbergh: thatjerkjames (Manhattan): Ballpark % likelihood of a female holding these positions in MLB in the...
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Take us back to “Take Me Out”
Harry Caray’s statue will always ask you to burst out in song (via Ron Cogswell). It’s time. Actually, it’s been well past time for years now. Time for what? Time to end the performances of “God Bless...
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Alternate Forms of Discipline
Would Jose Canseco have been as good if he was subject to different rules? (via Silent Sensei) Major League Baseball has ratcheted up penalties for performance enhancing drugs multiple times in its...
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Why All the Hate?
This is an all-too-familiar chant heard not just in San Francisco. (via slgckgc) During the postseason, with each game carrying ever-greater significance, it can be understandable why fans of a...
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Free Agent Compensation Must Die
Howie Kendrick’s value this past winter was depressed due to the qualifying offer. (via Arturo Pardavila III) I don’t know how gauche it’s considered to link to one of our own, but Devin Shaw’s recent...
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Team Nickname Throwdown
Among MLB team nicknames, the Tigers rise above the rest. (via Anna Fox) Major league baseball determines its annual champion after a 162-game regular season, a 10-team playoff, and a best-of-seven...
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Vintage Base Ball: Bringing the Game’s Past to the Present
These are members of the Indianapolis Blues from the 2016 World Tournament in Dearborn, Mich. (via Maureen Electa Monte) The crack of the bat sounds quite familiar to any baseball fan. Ninety feet...
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Following MLB from Down Under
Could you imagine watching a World Series game at 11 a.m.? (via Arturo Pardavila III) Few phrases excite baseball fans more than, “World Series Game Seven.” Everything is on the line, and there is no...
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My Favorite Memory of the Decade: Hometown Hero
David Freese cemented his legacy as a St. Louis Cardinal with his MVP performance in the 2011 World Series. (via Dave Herloz) First of a series October 27, 2011. Busch Stadium, St. Louis. World...
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Schedule Options: Let’s Hope They Are Needed
Could we see the Fourth of July be this year’s MLB Opening Day? (via Jennifer Linnea Photography) Baseball’s original 2020 Opening Day, originally scheduled for March 26, isn’t happening. We all know...
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