Clearing The Bases

June 27, 2012 by George Kurtz · 1 Comment

With the season being a little less than 50% over we’ve decided to take a look at players who have played below expectations so far this season. Once again I’m not looking to choose players that no one expected much out of anyway, but players who many thought would at the very least have a […]

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Naming Wrongs

March 11, 2010 by Gabriel Schechter · Leave a Comment

Shortly after I started working at the Hall of Fame library, I discovered a wonderful book published in the 1990s by Peter Filichia, titled Professional Baseball Franchises. It lists every minor-league team from the 1880s forward, including nicknames, league affiliations, classifications, renamings, and years of existence. It is indispensable for locating where people played, which […]

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