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MI Mike Butler · Beyond the Scoreboard

Life Lessons and Laughing in an Elevator with Tony Gwynn

Sharing secrets and learning from a Hall of Famer

Apr 01, 2024 · 5 min read · 2,499 claps paywalled #baseball #memoir #sports-memoir

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LO Loren Kantor · Buzzer Beater

Was Babe Ruth Black?

There’s a story told by the legendary sportswriter Fred Lieb about Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth from the 1920s. The stars were scheduled to share…

Jul 11, 2024 · 3 min read · 1,487 claps paywalled #baseball #babe-ruth #race

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DE Denée King · Fiction Shorts

Holy Cow, It’s a Homerun!

RWDrabble 2.0.040 — “Commercial”

Feb 09, 2025 · 1 min read · 727 claps paywalled #harry-caray #baseball #drabble

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DA David LaFrance May II

Nationals: Enviable depth

A wealth of young Middle Infielders will make for interesting future decisions

Jun 07, 2026 · 8 min read · 622 claps #washington-nationals #major-league-baseball #minor-league-baseball

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DA David LaFrance May II

Spencer Jones

What was learned from his debut

May 30, 2026 · 5 min read · 614 claps #baseball #new-york-yankees #major-league-baseball

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Beyond the Scoreboard

Why I Think Kevin Costner is Bullshit

I will always, until he proves me otherwise

Mar 04, 2026 · 3 min read · 584 claps paywalled #baseball #celebrity #pitching

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JI Jill Ebstein · Beyond the Scoreboard

Finding Your Five Tools

Even if you’re not a baseball player

Jul 05, 2026 · 4 min read · 551 claps paywalled #personal-development #sports-analogies #new-book-release

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LO Loren Kantor · Buzzer Beater

When Ballplayers Had Off-Season Jobs

In Game Two of the 1966 World Series, 20-year-old pitcher Jim Palmer tossed a complete-game shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The…

Feb 12, 2024 · 4 min read · 523 claps paywalled #sports #baseball #dodgers

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PE Pentremites · the Challenged

My Mom The Southpaw

A house of right-handedness and Siri is a dumbass

Apr 20, 2026 · 3 min read · 502 claps #cursive-handwriting #lefthanded #baseball

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MI Mike Butler · Beyond the Scoreboard

The Struggle to Not Strike Out

I did everything possible to become a better hitter

Jul 06, 2026 · 8 min read · 491 claps paywalled #sports #baseball #little-league

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LO Loren Kantor · Buzzer Beater

Dodger Stadium’s Painful Origin Story

Chavez Ravine is a canyon and series of hills in Elysian Park just north of downtown Los Angeles. It’s the home of Dodger Stadium, a…

Feb 07, 2024 · 10 min read · 474 claps paywalled #baseball #dodgers #los-angeles

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JA Jackson Dylan · Edge of the Game

Are the Mets City Connect Jerseys the Best in the MLB?

Photo by Robbie Noble on Unsplash

Sep 15, 2024 · 3 min read · 449 claps #baseball #nike #mlb

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JI Jill Ebstein · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

The Egg Cooker, the Baseball Book, and the Gifts I Truly Want

What six-plus decades have taught me about presents, priorities and laughter

Jun 05, 2026 · 3 min read · 424 claps paywalled #gifts #humor #family

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JO John W. Green · Beyond the Scoreboard

Layin’ by the Lake, Stackin’ Hay and Playin’ All Day

Summers growing up as a young adolescent in the Adirondacks are some of my most cherished memories

Jun 12, 2026 · 6 min read · 337 claps #summer-sports-classic-ii #adirondacks #adirondack-park

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TE Terry Barr · Beyond the Scoreboard

What Happened in the Press Box?

Was it summer? Was it love?

Jun 18, 2026 · 6 min read · 300 claps paywalled #summer-sports-classic-ii #baseball #summer-romance

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DA David Martin · Beyond the Scoreboard

Bye-Bye, Expos

When a transfer is worse than a death

Mar 29, 2026 · 4 min read · 275 claps paywalled #baseball #montreal #washington-nationals

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JO John Battelle · NewCo Shift

Predictions 2019: Climate, Tech, Trump, Facebook, and…Weed.

If predictions are like baseball, I’m bound to have a bad year in 2019, given how well things went the last time around. And given how my…

Jan 03, 2019 · 5 min read · 267 claps #2016-election #trump #facebook

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CA Cardell Hardy · Beyond the Scoreboard

You Can’t Vacate a Memory

Twelve years later, the enduring positive legacy of Chicago’s 2014 Jackie Robinson West team outweighs the controversy

Jun 09, 2026 · 4 min read · 242 claps paywalled #baseball #beyond-the-scoreboard #summer-sports-classic-ii

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JE Jerry Nelson · Readers Club

I Slept in the Outfield at the Field of Dreams — Nobody Planned It

A stranger named Ken owned the most famous baseball diamond in America. One night, he handed it to a tired man on a bicycle

Jun 08, 2026 · 10 min read · 210 claps paywalled #kindness #roads #baseball

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CL Cleveland Guardians · The Guards Post

Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber builds impressive, historic Cy Young resume

The Cy Young Award will be handed out on Wednesday night (watch at 6PM on MLB Network), so let’s take one last look at Corey Kluber’s…

Nov 14, 2017 · 1 min read · 205 claps #cleveland-indians #corey-kluber #bbwaa