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  • The Non-Predictable Forces That May Decide This Year’s World Series

    The Non-Predictable Forces That May Decide This Year’s World Series

    Major League Baseball has worked very hard over the past few decades to make the outcome of a baseball game more predictable and more accurate. Wins vs opponent, batting average vs Pitcher, defensive WAR (wins against replacement), baserunning, win percentage on the road on a Saturday night. Instant replay, manager’s challenges, home run replay challenges.…

  • Baseball World Loses A Dodger Legend, RIP Fernando Valenzuela

    Baseball World Loses A Dodger Legend, RIP Fernando Valenzuela

    Upon hearing of the passing of Los Angeles Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela, I leafed through my collection of baseball cards to see if I had his card. I found a gem. A 1981 Topps Dodgers Future Stars Baseball card, and boy did they get it right. Listed on the card were future stars of the…

  • Baseball Book Review – Our Team, By Luke Epplin

    Baseball Book Review – Our Team, By Luke Epplin

    The 2024 World Series matchup is set. The Los Angeles Dodgers will face the New York Yankees beginning this Friday night and will surely record historic moments for decades of fans to enjoy. With the World Series just days away, pitting two historic baseball franchises against each other, I took the time this week to…

  • Thursday Afternoon Trip To Kennesaw State University’s Soon To Be Mickey Dunn Stadium

    Thursday Afternoon Trip To Kennesaw State University’s Soon To Be Mickey Dunn Stadium

    On a recent business trip to Atlanta for ABF Freight, I set out north and west of the city to visit nearby Kennesaw State University. Having been to the Atlanta area a few times previously, I wanted to explore some different areas north of the city to find some baseball history and cool fields to…

  • A Thursday Afternoon Visit To Captains Baseball Park, Christopher Newport University

    A Thursday Afternoon Visit To Captains Baseball Park, Christopher Newport University

    In researching an article on Virginia based Club Baseball teams, I connected with the team from Christopher Newport University in nearby Newport News, VA. To be published in an article soon, I learned a ton about the CNU Club Baseball team, its origin, its struggles, and its current success story. I have been in communication…

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