For me, the term “two way player” in baseball is defined by two Major League legends – the NY Yankee’s Babe Ruth and current Los Angeles Dodger (LAD) Shohei Ohtani. Its definition does not describe in any way how difficult … Continue reading Where Will The Next Great Two Way Baseball Player Come From?
This past January, the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY announced that three new members will be inducted in the Summer of 2025. The three members (Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner) were voted into the Hall of … Continue reading Baseball Book Review – Sandy Koufax, A Lefty’s Legacy by Jane Leavy
With the New York Yankees winning the 2024 American League Pennant and the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the 2024 National League Pennant, the 2024 World Series was supposed to be an epically historical baseball matchup. You have the two biggest … Continue reading I’m Sorry, Did The Much Hyped Dodgers vs. Yankees World Series End Already?
If you are smarter than me, which isn’t saying much, can you make this happen? Through the power of software and ingenuity, can you have the voice of the late, great Vin Scully call the 2024 World Series, featuring the … Continue reading Can We some how, Some Way Summon The Voice Of The Dodgers To Call this 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 … Continue reading The Non-Predictable Forces That May Decide This Year’s World Series
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 … Continue reading Baseball World Loses A Dodger Legend, RIP Fernando Valenzuela
I was thinking about the autobiography of Jackie Robinson, “I Never Had It Made,” I recently finished. Especially today, when MLB celebrates that famous day when Jackie Robinson played in his first Major League Baseball game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. … Continue reading Seeing 42 All Over The Baseball World Today Leads To Engaging Future Generations of Fans
This past week, I was back in Phoenix on another work assignment for ABF Freight. This was my second trip to Arizona, so I was a little bit more familiar with my surroundings and baseball opportunities this time around. 15 … Continue reading My First Cactus League Experience – Padres, White Sox at Camelback Ranch
This past week, I traveled to Los Angeles, CA for work (ABF Freight, Pico Rivera Terminal). Before I get to my field visit notes, I have to mention that after landing on Sunday afternoon in LAX, I did make an attempt … Continue reading Tuesday Morning Visit To Whittier College and Poets Baseball Field
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