Major League Baseball in Buffalo a strange but fun experience
Last Sunday, I did something I never thought I’d do. Certainly never anytime soon. I went to a Major League Baseball game in Buffalo, N.Y. Head below the jump for thoughts from a day in Buffalo. As...
View Article2020/2021 Tokyo Olympics Baseball Preview: Israel
Flag of Israel With a team primarily of Jewish players from the USA who are eligible thanks to the infamously lax eligibility rules of international baseball, the Israeli baseball team will probably...
View ArticleThe All-Time Home Run Derby
Imagine you have command of all time and space. And imagine you have been assigned to create the greatest Home Run Derby of all time… where do you hold it and who do you have in it? I have ideas. Go...
View ArticleBare-bones no-explanations-given postseason predictions
No explanations, only predictions. Do I have reasons? Am I just going by my gut. Too bad, I’m not telling you! AL Wild Card: Red Sox over Yankees NL Wild Card: Dodgers over Cardinals ALDS: Rays over...
View ArticleUpdated bare-bones no explanation given predictions
Everything I had to say about last night’s check-swing ending was on Twitter last night, so instead I’m updating my bare-bones postseason predictions to reflect who has made the LCS round. ALCS:...
View ArticleWho is the greatest Mr. Irrelevant in baseball history?
You may know about Mr. Irrelevant, the last pick of the NFL Draft. The idea being that he is the equivalent of the last person picked on the playground, doomed to be an afterthought. Of course, even...
View Article2023 World Baseball Classic Pool Previews: Introduction/Glossary
We are less than a month from the start of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, and this week I’ll be doing pool previews. But first, an explanation of what will be included in each pool’s preview. First...
View ArticleUpdate on pool previews
The pool previews are taking longer for me to write than expected, so as a result I’ve updated the schedule for them. Starting with tomorrow’s entry (originally scheduled for today), you’ll see pool...
View Article2023 World Baseball Classic Pool B Preview: Tokyo
We continue our WBC Pool previews with Pool B: Tokyo. About the Venue: The Tokyo Dome is the largest baseball stadium in the largest metropolitan area in the world and the go-to place for MLB events...
View Article2023 World Baseball Classic Pool C Preview: Arizona
The Arizona state flag flies by Carol M Highsmith is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 We continue our WBC Pool previews with Pool C: Arizona About the Venue: Chase Field, formerly known as Bank One Ballpark,...
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