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Educating Twitter: Tony Pérez and the Hall of Fame
There are a lot of people on Twitter who are just mad. Mad at the world, mad at their team, mad at their life, mad at everything. And Twitter gives them…
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Baseball's Missing Managers
In 2014, the Hall of Fame’s Expansion Era Committee elected three recently-retired managers to the Hall of Fame. For each of them, it was the first year…
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A Happy Accident
I screwed up last week. To explain how I screwed up, I have to give you some background on how I work here. Those of you who have been subscribed for a…
Apr 22
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Late Bloomers: Luis Gonzalez
Last week, I was probably a bit unfair to Luis Gonzalez. I wrote about my experience attending a Diamondbacks game at Chase Field, and noted that team…
Apr 20
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Friday Stuff
Monday I was traveling back from Arizona on Monday, returning from my latest trip to see all of the active ballparks in the major leagues. I’ve been…
Apr 19
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And Now Available for Pre-Order...
It seems somewhat surreal to announce this but… My book, Cooperstown’s Back Door: A History of Negro Leaguers in the Baseball Hall of Fame, is now…
Apr 18
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Baseball Remembers: Amos Otis
Mobile, Alabama, has churned out some remarkable baseball players. Henry Aaron. Willie McCovey. Billy Williams. It was Ozzie Smith’s birthplace, too…
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Educating Twitter: Gary Carter Was Great
There were a couple of problems with Gary Carter’s career that prevented him from getting all of the recognition he deserved. The first was that he…
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Ballpark Review: Chase Field
As a venue, there really isn’t anything wrong with Chase Field. It’s modern, and comfortable, and has great sight lines. It’s got great food options…
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The Big Ballpark Tour
At the beginning, there was no conscious decision to do this. When my kids were younger, if we went on a vacation that happened to be near a major…
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Friday Stuff
Monday We began the week by taking a look at the 1990 American League Cy Young Award, which was a classic case of the voters seeing a gaudy win total…
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Late Bloomers: Matt Stairs
It sounds like a Disney movie. A short, stocky, balding, hockey player from New Brunswick decides he would be better at baseball and ends up setting a…
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