Profile avatar
brucemcclurenh.com
SABR Membership Ambassador ⚾ Founder & Chair, Clyde Sukeforth Chapter (ME/NH) ⚾ Ask me how to #JoinSABR ⚾ #Birdland ⚾ Bon Vivant ⚾ The best thing about baseball is that you can do something about yesterday tomorrow. --Manny Trillo
1,053 posts 1,568 followers 1,004 following
Prolific Poster
Conversation Starter

◼️◻️◼️ Crossword @bostonglobe ◻️◻️◻️ ⏱️ 7 minutes 25 seconds ◼️◻️◼️ bostonglobe.com/games/crossword/

⚫⚪⚫ Mini Crossword @bostonglobe ⚪⚪⚪ ⏱️ 50 seconds ⚫⚪⚫ bostonglobe.com/games/mini-crossword/

We had such fun talking with "The Patron Saint of Baseball Research" last night as Cassidy Lent was our guest. Please...watch this video of a marvelous SABR member's appearance with us. This was one of our biggest and best meetings yet! #JoinSABR

Another great read from one of our chapter’s own! #cardsky #SABR

SAVE THE DATE! The @yogiberramuseum.bsky.social is hosting us on March 23. All #baseball fans are welcome! Lots planned, including three great presentations. The first, given by @njbaseball.bsky.social is summarized in this post’s graphic. Check our pinned post for the day’s schedule. #SABR

Our Celebrate Baseball! event at @yogiberramuseum.bsky.social on March 23 is going to be chock full of great things, including a presentation about #LouGehrig by Tara Krieger. All #baseball fans are welcome! Check our pinned post for the day’s schedule. #SABR

#SABR is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the Henry Chadwick Award, established to honor the game’s great researchers--historians, statisticians, annalists, and archivists--for their invaluable contributions to making #baseball the game that links America’s present with its past. #JoinSABR

◼️◻️◼️ Crossword @bostonglobe ◻️◻️◻️ ⏱️ 17 minutes 44 seconds ◼️◻️◼️ bostonglobe.com/games/crossword/

Don DiMaggio played for the Red Sox in 11 seasons, from 1940- 53, missing 3 years for military service. He is the younger brother of Joe and Vince DiMaggio. He made 7 All Star teams. Known for his great defense in CF, he was also a good hitter, with a lifetime .298 average, .383 OBP, and a .802 Ops.

👇👇👇👇

I wrote this today because I had long believed that Jim Britt was born #OTD in 1856. It's more likely in April (1849). But the story was fun to dig into. mightycaseybaseball.com/2025/02/26/j...

Calling all #baseball loving writers! We have many opportunities to write in #SABR! Group projects currently include books on the Cape League, Hank Aaron, Native Americans & Baseball, Harry M. Stevens the Hot Dog King and much more! Contact me today for more info! Link: sabr.org/writing-oppo...

⚫⚪⚫ Mini Crossword @bostonglobe ⚪⚪⚪ ⏱️ 53 seconds ⚫⚪⚫ bostonglobe.com/games/mini-crossword/

Check out the new episode from the Midnight Library of Baseball's titled The Greatest Myth in Baseball History. In this episode, experts help debunk misconceptions of the 1919 Black Sox scandal, and reveal the true events leading up to the infamous scandal podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Isn’t she… pretty in print!! Rave NYT review of The Last Manager new bio of legendary #Orioles manger Earl Weaver. #MLB @avidreaderpress.bsky.social

New playing surface being installed at T-Mobile Park this week. Grass is currently dormant but will come to life in the next week or so following installation.

Perfectly normal for a cat to refuse to eat his dinner until it's brought into the living room, placed on the sofa and everyone hangs with him as he eats. Oh yes...perfectly normal. #GusTheSABRCat #spoiled #FelinesOfBSky

Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) test for spring training is MLB's latest rule change wrinkle. Could be implemented across the board for 2026 season. My latest for @sportico.bsky.social

A star with the Newark Eagles before joining the New York Giants, Monte Irvin was one of the best all-around players of his era. The Hall of Fame outfielder was born #OTD in 1919. #BlackHistoryMonth

⚫⚪⚫ Mini Crossword @bostonglobe ⚪⚪⚪ ⏱️ 1 minute 43 seconds ⚫⚪⚫ bostonglobe.com/games/mini-crossword/

Jim Palmer, Satchel Page, Bill Buckner, Bill Campbell....

◼️◻️◼️ Crossword @bostonglobe ◻️◻️◻️ ⏱️ 7 minutes 35 seconds ◼️◻️◼️ bostonglobe.com/games/crossword/

@brucemcclurenh.com bleav.com/shows/baseba... Call the show (516) 855-8214 Email the show - [email protected]

⚫⚪⚫ Mini Crossword @bostonglobe ⚪⚪⚪ ⏱️ 1 minute 47 seconds ⚫⚪⚫ bostonglobe.com/games/mini-crossword/

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your New Hampshire Space Potatoes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#TIL that in 1961, American League President Joe Cronin asked if the #Indians were stealing signs from the center field scoreboard. Gabe Paul essentially said, “Don’t you think we’d be doing better if we were cheating?”

Calling all #baseball enthusiasts in the NY/NJ area! Join us for Celebrate Baseball!, an afternoon of fun at @yogiberramuseum.bsky.social. Keep an eye on this account for details about the presentations, speakers, and the rest of what we have planned. #SABR #BruceSpringsteen #LouGehrig

⚫⚪⚫ Mini Crossword @bostonglobe ⚪⚪⚪ ⏱️ 34 seconds ⚫⚪⚫ bostonglobe.com/games/mini-crossword/

Join us at @yogiberramuseum.bsky.social on Sunday, March 23. We’ll be there from noon to 5:00 offering three great baseball presentations, time for fellowship, an opportunity to learn more about #SABR, door prizes, and more! Museum admission required. All #baseball fans welcome!

ALERT: Today marks one month until the first day of spring.

Proof that I've got an incredible amount of snow in my yard. Oof. ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

I might have so much snow in my front yard that I don't know what to do with it, but our local pharmacy says...SPRING IS HERE! We just got our new shipment of Wiffle Ball stuff!

◼️◻️◼️ Crossword @bostonglobe ◻️◻️◻️ ⏱️ 12 minutes 52 seconds ◼️◻️◼️ bostonglobe.com/games/crossword/

⚫⚪⚫ Mini Crossword @bostonglobe ⚪⚪⚪ ⏱️ 52 seconds ⚫⚪⚫ bostonglobe.com/games/mini-crossword/

◼️◻️◼️ Crossword @bostonglobe ◻️◻️◻️ ⏱️ 7 minutes 14 seconds ◼️◻️◼️ bostonglobe.com/games/crossword/

⚫⚪⚫ Mini Crossword @bostonglobe ⚪⚪⚪ ⏱️ 3 minutes 2 seconds ⚫⚪⚫ bostonglobe.com/games/mini-crossword/