Baseball in a Starring Role

October 31, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

There is more than a small amount of pride in being an ardent baseball fan these days. The World Series was not only a success, but it garnered wide enthusiasm for the Cardinals from fans across the country who were rooting for the team over the long seven-game contest. It is that very ability of […]

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Nick Rickles: Baseball’s Best Unknown Prospect?

October 30, 2011 by Andrew Martin · 1 Comment

The movie Moneyball has brought the Oakland A’s methods of evaluating players to the mainstream. With position players in particular, Oakland covets those who have a high rate of getting on base and are defensively efficient. Nick Rickles qualifies in both of those categories, and if his 2011 season was any indication, he is well […]

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Men and Moneyball

October 18, 2011 by Judy Johnson · 8 Comments

“I think about baseball virtually every waking hour of my life.” - Bill James courtesy of google images Good face. Good jaw. Five tools. Clean stroke. He’s cheap. Buy wins. Buy runs. The what? Rich teams. Poor teams. Who’s that? That’s Pete. […]

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Touring the Bases Withâ€¦D. Bruce Brown

July 25, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · 1 Comment

D. Bruce Brown is the chairman of the Bob Davids Chapter of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR). The chapter serves the Mid-Atlantic region of the country and is the oldest SABR chapter–named for the founder of SABR, Washington, DC resident, Bob Davids. D. Bruce Brown has attended the last ten SABR national conventions […]

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Rambling on About My Glory Days – Rambling & Wondering

April 19, 2010 by Jack Perconte · Leave a Comment

I often get the comment from people, “I bet you wished you played now with the money players make these days.” It makes me dream, of course, but I really wonder if I would have even gotten a chance to play professional baseball in today”s game. I have attended quite a few minor league baseball […]

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