A Unique Walk-Off
June 18, 2012 by Bob Hurte · Leave a Comment
I attended a SABR meeting of the Connie Mack Chapter in June of this year. It was held at Waterfront Park in Trenton, New Jersey. This is home to the Trenton Thunder, the ‘AA’ affiliate for the New York Yankees. That day one of the presentations was about players that had hit over twenty triples […]
Dick Stuart , Un Jonronero Con El Guante De Papel (Dick Stuart, A Slugger With The Glove Of Paper)
September 27, 2011 by Gustavo Hidalgo Estrada · Leave a Comment
Es muy común en el béisbol decirle “espía” a un pelotero que es deficiente con el guante. Para poder jugar en las Grandes Ligas debes ser un muy buen bateador si eres maluco con el guante y/o viceversa. Uno de esos casos que han ocurrido en el béisbol , uno de esos James Bonds, de […]
PCL Opening Day: 1953
March 12, 2010 by Brendan Macgranachan · 4 Comments
It was the opening of the baseball season in America. As major league teams wrapped up their respective spring trainings and prepared to throw their opening pitch of the 1953 season in a few weeks time, the Pacific Coast League was ready to start now. Warm west coast weather allowed the PCL season to start […]