2012 MLB Draft, Day 3

The MLB draft drew to a close yesterday, with the third and final day behind us.  And with its conclusion, dozens of Alaska Baseball League alumni will be negotiating their first pro contracts. We’ve already had a look at the players drafted on Day 1 and Day 2 of the draft; now we’re going to [...]

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6/26/2011 Odds & Ends: Rescued Edition

Alright baseball fans. I didn’t do one of these last weekend, and I usually do them on Saturday, but here it is Sunday and it’s time to get caught up. Below I’ve got some pretty interesting tidbits of info, all kinds of good stuff that I just couldn’t write 500 words about but wanted to [...]

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Fastest Legs in the ABL (2010)

A while back I took a look at some of the catchers I’d identified as having the quickest home-to-second throws in the 2010 ABL. Today I’d like to turn to the offensive side of things and compare some of the home-to-first times I jotted down over the course of the previous season. Home to first [...]

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