Posts By Bill Thompson
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4.7K1ResearchA Champion’s League for Baseball
Usually, when this site covers Ricardo Fraccari and the World Baseball Softball Confederation it’s from a negative point of view. My issues...
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3.7K2ResearchHey MLB, how about the Negro Leagues?
Late in 2020, the powers that be at Major League Baseball announced that they were going to officially recognize the Negro major...
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4.2K2ResearchCuban Baseball- The SNB- is Awesome
When people ask me what my favorite baseball team is I have to pause. It’s not that I’m trying to think of...
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4.9K3ResearchThe Jewel of the Caribbean
Baseball fans are a couple of weeks away from the best tournament in all of professional baseball. No, I haven’t gone crazy,...
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5.2KOff The BusSouthern Illinois is Mining No More
One of the things that fans of baseball no matter the level or affiliation can agree on is that it is gut-wrenching...
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5.6KLos Angeles AngelsThe Allure of Ohtani
When the 2021 Major League Baseball season started, I made one concrete declaration; I was burnt out on MLB and wasn’t going...
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5.8K1Wild ShitA Barstool Baseball Deal
Sometimes the dots don’t connect right away. Often times, it takes returning to a topic to fully understand what was going on...
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5.6K1ArchivesTo Stream, or Not to Stream: Unaffiliated Baseball and Streaming Services
I like to consider myself one of the most ardent supporters of the unaffiliated baseball world. I spend a considerable amount of...
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7.8KArchivesHome Run Derbies
In professional baseball’s neverending quest to address a problem that doesn’t actually exist, two United States-based unaffiliated leagues have implemented new tie-breaking...
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11.8K1Hot StoveThe Real Reason for Cashless Ballparks
The New York Boulders announced in a press release this past week that they would be joining the growing number of professional...
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5.2K1ArchivesBaseball is Fun
Out of all the many things we need to explain to non-fans about the game of baseball, “the game is fun” should...
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6.8K2ResearchSpring/Summer Unaffiliated Leagues – European Baseball!
Our journey through the spring and summer unaffiliated leagues comes to an end this week with a tour of European baseball. What’s...