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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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DA David LaFrance May II

Knowing Your Competition Part 3

The Athletics & Summary

May 06, 2026 · 5 min read · 1,951 claps #baseball #major-league-baseball #athletics

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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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DA Darrin Atkins

The 2026 San Francisco Giants Baseball Season

It will surely get better from here, right? Stay positive if you are a loyal fan

Apr 14, 2026 · 2 min read · 790 claps paywalled #mlb #baseball #major-league-baseball

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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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CA Cary Osborne · Dodger Insider

World Series: Kirk Gibson’s reaction to Freddie Freeman’s Game 1 walk-off home run

Gibson and Freeman reflect on two legendary home runs

Oct 26, 2024 · 3 min read · 292 claps #dodgers #world-series #history

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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