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Given Name:
William Waterfield
When a reader sees the nickname “Wild Bill” associated with a pitcher, the first thought is that the fellow suffered with awful control.
Lucas Giolito returns from IL stint, hoping to pick his hot pitching right back up
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Given Name:
Edward James
For someone who participated in only 855 major-league games spread over nine seasons, Ed Abbaticchio has had more questions raised about his life than most baseball fans might expect.
From SABR member Ben Lindbergh at The Ringer on May 2, 2019:
“There was something about the national pastime that made the people in it behave badly. They were, perhaps, blinded by the light of what it represented—a glowing distillate of America.
From SABR member Jayson Stark at The Athletic on May 1, 2019:
How weird a month was April? Here’s how weird:
120 pitchers have won a game this year. None of them are named Chris Sale.
From Phil Thompson at the Chicago Tribune on May 2, 2019, with SABR member Don Zminda:
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – The Asbury University baseball team fell 10-5 on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the River States Conference (RSC) Championship Tournament in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Time for open tryouts to find the next Kevin Hickey?
In one of the faster cases of blister-induced elbow inflammation in Chicago White Sox history, the team announced that staff ace Carlos Rodón has been placed on the injured list.
7% of you (still) miss Eric Wedge’s mustache
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Cedar Rapids, IA – Grand View softball advances to day three of the Heart of America Conference Championship after their 5-1 victory over the Central Methodist University Eagles.
