Retro World Baseball Classic, Revisited

April 1, 2023 by Derek Bain · Leave a Comment

The World Baseball Classic features ballplayers from various geographical regions competing in a tournament which culminates in bragging rights for the winning team and the country that they represent. I devised a slight twist on this theme back in 2017 to retroactively create a computer-based simulation of the best baseball players in the World based […]

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Clemente’s spirit remains alive with Roberto’s Kids

February 9, 2011 by Paul Gotham · 1 Comment

In 2010, 35 tons of donated baseball equipment went to communities in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Native American reservations in South Dakota.Â Bats, balls, gloves, socks and every item necessary to play the game found its way to needy neighborhoods. This was all part of a collaborative effort headed by Steve Pindar, […]

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