Archive - Lost in Left Field

The Best Base Runner Ever

First of all, I have no idea if it’s “base runner” and “base running” or if it’s “baserunner” and “baserunning.”

Mar 13, 2024 •

Baseball Remembers: Willie Horton

Franchises need players like Willie Horton.

May 9, 2024 •

Honoring Jack and Joe

This isn’t about who you might think.

May 26 •

Today’s edition isn’t about baseball, but it is about home base.

Feb 10 •

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.

Apr 17, 2024 •

Educating Twitter: On Harold Baines and the Definition of "Better."

Let’s talk about quantity versus quality.

May 6, 2024 •

Baseball Book Challenge

Jan 24 •

Rickey Henderson, 1958-2024

Like seemingly everyone else, I was shocked to hear on Saturday of the passing of Rickey Henderson. He would have been just 66 on Christmas Day, and…

Dec 23, 2024 •

Christmas, Baseball, and the Civil War

For way, way too long, most Americans were led to believe that a guy named Abner Doubleday invented baseball.

Dec 25, 2024 •

Baseball Remembers: Dave Parker

Today’s edition is a bit late, because the news broke over the weekend that Dave Parker passed away from the effects of Parkinson’s disease and I made a…

Jun 30 •

Baseball Remembers: Udell Chambers, and What Memorial Day Is About

Udell Chambers was a really good ballplayer.

May 27, 2024 •

A Re-Pete on Rose

I had a whole different edition ready to go for today.

May 14 •

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