Rob Whalen’s retirement an example of how some MLB teams are failing to address mental health issues Rob Whalen was ready to go to spring training. Ready in the sense that he had a flight booked and his bags packed. Lately his bullpen sessions had been going well, and he was feeling healthier than he…
DetailsMookie Betts after another Red Sox loss: ‘What I’m doing is unacceptable’ Reigning American League MVP Mookie Betts is taking full responsibility for the Boston Red Sox’s rough start. After yet another loss Monday, Betts said his performance at the plate has been “unacceptable.” The 26-year-old Betts went 0-for-3 with a walk in the team’s…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 4-15-2019 Memphis News Scimitar, April 15, 1919:In a statement issued by the national baseball commission [in Cincinnati] yesterday, the supreme court of baseball announces that the decision of Judge Stafford…in the suit of the Baltimore Federal league club necessitates no modification of the system under which organized baseball…
DetailsDeep, But Playable: The Cost Of Security The post Deep, But Playable: The Cost Of Security appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/48534/deep-but-playable-the-cost-of-security/
DetailsFlu-Like Symptoms: PECOTA’s Take on the Ozzie Albies Extension The post Flu-Like Symptoms: PECOTA’s Take on the Ozzie Albies Extension appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/48538/flu-like-symptoms-pecotas-take-on-the-ozzie-albies-extension/
DetailsBanjo Hitter: Where Have All The Bunt Hits Gone? The post Banjo Hitter: Where Have All The Bunt Hits Gone? appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/48521/banjo-hitter-where-have-all-the-bunt-hits-gone/
DetailsThe View From Behind the Backstop: The Pompey Zone (2019) The post The View From Behind the Backstop: The Pompey Zone (2019) appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/48551/the-view-from-behind-the-backstop-the-pompey-zone-2019/
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Short Relief: SOS Hi. I’m a philosophy professor and department chair, and I have an SOS for you. Things aren’t going well. There are far too many students who don’t understand the art of written communication. I get emails that are so garbled, I can’t work out what they say. I recently read an essay…
DetailsThe Lineup Card: Eight April Mirages The post The Lineup Card: Eight April Mirages appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/48552/the-lineup-card-eight-april-mirages/
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