What happened in 2019? Three weeks into the season, when Jung Ho Kang mashed his third homer of the season, and Jameson Taillon took the win in a rain-shortened game against the Giants, the Pirates sat atop the NL Central.
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A Brit learning Baseball through Books: A Drive into the Gap and the selflessness of Roberto Clemente
“The problem with history is that every story has multiple witnesses, but no witness ever has the entire truth.” – Kevin Guilfoile A Drive into the Gap was one of the first books about baseball that I ever read. My
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MLB UK Community – Manchester Fan Meet Up, 13 August
In case you’ve missed it on Twitter and Facebook, we’re following hot on the heels of the London meet up by holding our own get together for Northern souls in magical Manchester. Tickets are free and available on Skiddle right
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Blake’s Free Agent Finds – 15-21 June
I must be doing something right now, as I’m now onto my third Free Agent Finds column, although I seemingly managed to put a curse on Dinelson Lamet who decided to blow up in my face. Such is the life
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Blake’s Fantasy Free Agent Finds 1 – 7 June
With a new column picking out a few sleepers for you fantasy fiends, welcome to B&N, Blake Finney Hopefully there are plenty of you Brits (or further afield) out there who LOVE playing Fantasy Baseball, I for one can’t get
Read moreEpisode 21 – Dispatches from the World Baseball Classic
In a special tie up with Extra Innings, we bring you exclusive interviews with Adrian Gonzalez, Francisco Cervelli, Drew Butera and Josh Harrison direct from the WBC. John provides appalling narration, showing ring rust by using the wrong mic for
Read moreThe Lesser Spotted Hyun-Soo Kim
With a tale of Spring Training woe in Baltimore, it’s Will Cook… The winter has been long. I’ve had colleagues suggest to me that the end of last season feels only like yesterday. I don’t feel like this at all
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