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The president recently said Pete Rose was wronged by baseball and belongs in the Hall of Fame. He’s half right, but for entirely different reasons than he believes. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball occasionally has a few unicorns turn up. Guys who aren’t like anyone before them, in personality, or physique, or style of play. In Arizona, they may have a unicorn in the making in Corbin Carroll. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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I got a chance to read a really fun book a bit early, but it was released today and I wanted to pass along my review and recommendation that you pick up a copy of John Nogowski ‘s latest, “Diamond Duels: Baseball’s Greatest Matchups.” @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Once revered and probably awarded too much, times have changed and now only one reliever has won the Cy Young Award in the last 33 years. And making an exception for him was a bit odd. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Different skills have been valued more or less during different baseball eras. That means for some players, like Wally Schang, what made them great might not have been appreciated at the time. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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It’s Friday, so it’s Stuff Time. This week we look at the lost years of Johnny Pesky, the premature election of Monte Irvin, and the preposterous 1959 contract signed by Mickey Mantle. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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You ever hear something you think is a joke only to realize with dread that the person saying it is serious? Well I just ran into one of those situations. Behold the story of Cal Ripken, Jr., compiler and poor base stealer. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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The 1964 Kansas City A’s didn’t have very many fans. They were bad, and left town a few years later. Their yearbook shouldn’t be worth too much, but what’s the right price for re-living a happy piece of your childhood? @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Guys with nicknames like “Boomer” generally aren’t viewed as defensive geniuses. Not in baseball anyway. But that’s exactly what George Scott was. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Please check out my appearance of the Rounders podcast, where I talk about my book, Cooperstown's Back Door, and the journey to get Negro Leaguers into the Baseball Hall of Fame. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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It’s pretty rare for a rookie to win 20 games. It’s even more rare when he’s over 30 years old. And yet, in 1937, the Braves had two guys who fit that description. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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If you’d like to know more about Emmett Ashford being a pioneer, Luke Appling’s longevity, Jim Edmonds’ bad luck, Ted Williams’ flying skill, or Luther Taylor overcoming his limitations, then Friday Stuff is what you need. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Vlad Guerrero, Jr. is a great player looking for a great contract, as he should. But the Blue Jays seem a bit leery of meeting his demands, and I think it might have something to do with Orlando Cepeda. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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As we saw with the recent Luka Dončić trade, whenever a team trades a star they feel compelled to explain why. In the case of Arky Vaughan, the Pirates offered all sorts of explanations to the fans, none of which made much sense. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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The process of finding a new topic to write about can be like the process of finding a great baseball prospect. It often comes down to nothing more than dumb luck. Such is the case of Ted Kluszewski. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Happy Valentine’s Day, baseball fans! Here’s a Friday Stuff valentine packed with things to love, like Robin Yount’s career arc, Sam Rice’s final season, and the incredibly diverse skills of Rube Foster. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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When propaganda is used correctly, it can make reasonable people believe pretty much anything, no matter how preposterous. Things like batting average being the best way to measure a baseball player. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 20 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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We don’t get ticket stubs anymore. It’s all QR codes on our phones now, which is a shame, because holding the stub, or framing it, or even using it as a bookmark, can bring back wonderful memories. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 19 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Some players bring things to their teams that aren’t shown on the back of baseball cards. Like poise, and tolerance, and kindness. Or even singing. Jim Hegan was he guy who brought all of that to his teams. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 18 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Today’s edition isn’t about baseball, but it is about home base, and history, and I hope that sharing it with you evokes some happy memories of whatever place you call home. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 17 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 16 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 15 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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I didn’t intend for this week’s Friday Stuff to be focused largely on injury-prone outfielders from the 1970s, but it is, and all of you get to benefit from it. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 14 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Picture your favorite middle relief guy who toiled in the big leagues for a decade with no glory. Then imagine he suddenly became an above-average big league starter for another dozen years. What you’d have after that is Charlie Hough. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 13 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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People do all sorts of things outside of their own best interests, and you won’t find two more obvious cases of that than the prejudice and cowardice of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals in the 1930s and ‘40s. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 12 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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What makes for the better career? Is it the guy who made the most money and had the best stats? Or is it they guy who collected the most hardware, and won the most? Or is it something else? @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 11 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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I didn’t expect a few words about Dale Long’s nearly 70-year old 8-game homer streak would prompt a Pulitzer recipient to tell me a Yogi Berra anecdote about left-handed catchers, but here we are. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 10 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 9 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 8 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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We have crammed this Friday full of obscure Stuff, like the least-known outfielder on the St. Louis Stars, Ford Frick’s favorite player, Aaron Judge’s hangnails, and Kevin Mench. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball Book Challenge, Day 7 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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For a couple of years in the mid-70s, Randy Jones got hitters out by throwing slower, not faster, and that made him semi-famous enough to get his face on the side of cans of RC Cola. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 6 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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It’s embarrassing when you write about baseball history and run across a player you’ve never heard of. It’s even more embarrassing when it’s someone as good as Branch Russell was. @ibwaa.bsky.social

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Baseball #BookChallenge, Day 5 @ibwaa.bsky.social

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