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Baseball At The Kitchen Table
Baseball Board Games – How America’s pastime made it’s way into board games For as far back as the origin of professional baseball in America,…
Masanori Murakami : A Journey from Japan
As most baseball fans taking the time to read this article are probably aware, the 2025 Major League Baseball season began March 18th with a…
How Do Catchers Age? – Investigating the Lifestyle of a Backstop
During my little league catching days, I earned playing time through my blocking acumen. It wasn’t so much skill as it was effort– I collapsed…
Dazzling Debut – Jay Gainer
Excerpt from the 2024 SABR Publication Dazzling Debuts In their inaugural season of 1993, few will dispute that the biggest bat in the Colorado…
Career Pitching Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
Whether you like the much maligned WAR stats or do not care for WAR, it is here to stay. The standard definition of WAR raises more questions…
Beyond Topps: Exploring the Latin American Vintage Baseball Card Market
While major companies like Topps and Bowman continue to dominate the vintage baseball card market, a unique and growing niche is catching the eye of…
My Personal Reflections on Charlie Blackmon’s Career
As Charlie Blackmon’s stellar 14-year career with the Colorado Rockies concluded last month with a week-long celebration to recognize the star he had become, I…
My Experience at the SABR 52 National Convention
For me, there is a unique feeling I find in the transition that takes place upon returning home from any trip. Taking time to reflect…
Top Trade Candidates the Colorado Rockies Will Shop at the Deadline
After failing to come to an agreement with any of the other 29 clubs in Major League Baseball in 2022, the Colorado Rockies changed tact…
A Q&A With Jim Bouton, Author of “Ball Four”
Jim Bouton was a star pitcher for the New York Yankees. He won 21 games for the Yankees in 1963 and 18 in 1964. He…
Farewell, Say Hey Kid!
Growing up in NJ in the early 1970s, my first meaningful memory of Willie Mays was when he was acquired by my favorite team, the…
Examining the Increasing Correlation of Home Run Rate and Strikeout Rate
Examining the Increasing Correlation of Home Run Rate and Strikeout Rate For the first time in baseball history, Home Run Rate and Strikeout Rate had…