Paul White

Transplanted Bostonian. Husband, Dad & Pop. History & baseball nerd. Jayhawk. @IBWAA and @SABR member. Author of COOPERSTOWN’S BACK DOOR from @McFarlandCoPub.

[Paul White @pdubinkc]

@PeteThamel They can literally do every single thing that he outlines in that letter to support Sorsby - monitor him, coach him, educate him, guide his recovery, etc. - and still not play him. Playing him on top of that is their choice, and it's a bad one.

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When you’re a kid, you get the impression people are really cool for all sorts of reasons. It’s nice sometimes, when you’re all grown up, to find out that in cases like Dave Cash, it’s true.

First Gloves: Dave Cash, by @pdubinkc

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Al Brazle had a hard road to the big leagues that included poverty and war. But he got there eventually, in large part because at one point he had the nerve to walk away.

Late Bloomers: Al Brazle, by @pdubinkc

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We’re having a free week to celebrate reaching 1,000 subscribers, and we start by remembering George Foster, a less appreciated cog in the Big Red Machine.

Baseball Remembers: George Foster, by @pdubinkc

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@buitengebieden Regret

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@HunterBiden @Camel_Crushin Pretty straightforward. Without Christmas, there is no Die Hard, because he only came to LA for the holiday and it took place at a Christmas party, hence it's a Christmas movie. In Lethal Weapon the Christmas season was just incidental to the plot, hence not a Christmas movie.

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@CorpBarnaby For anyone interested…

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@schwartzbWSJ President Trump tells me that Putin want him to destroy the U.S. intelligence community, in particular taking aim at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

“Go wreck it,” Trump told me about Pulte’s temporary role. “Check’s in the mail.”

Fixed it for you.

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If it’s June that means the MLB draft will soon be here, so this week’s Friday Stuff is focused on a few selections teams have made through the years that were just a bit off.

Friday Stuff, by @pdubinkc

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@PDeclantonio @Super70sSports Not in Kansas City. Might have been Jamie Quirk.

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In this free edition from the archives, we re-visit the time Don Zimmer ruined the best team of my childhood out of petty vindictiveness. Not that I’m bitter or anything.

Archives: Benching Bill Lee, by @pdubinkc

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@TheSchlewis @HawkEmDownChris Rico Petrocelli, followed by Butch Hobson

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@TheCinesthetic You skipped minor league baseball player, and a pretty good one until he hurt his knee.

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If you’ve ever wondered if some of those big social media accounts care at all about the truth, you can stop wondering. They don’t, and the proof lies with Bill Buckner.

BIll Buckner, And Not Caring About Facts, by @pdubinkc

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It can be exhausting to play history detective when you’ve got differing sources to unravel. That’s why it’s nice sometimes to explore inanimate objects that don’t have an agenda.

Forgotten Treasures: Poosh-M-Up Game, by @pdubinkc

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In 1947, the St. Louis Browns signed and then cut two Black players, saying they didn’t meet big league standards. Was that a lie, or were the Browns just bad at judging talent?

Were the Browns Lying or Incompetent?, by @pdubinkc

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This week’s edition of Friday Stuff is dedicated to the last time a pitcher did something. It could be win a game, throw a shutout, throw a pitch, or even hit a home run.

Friday Stuff, by @pdubinkc

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Giving you a free blast from the archives as I was recently reminded of the 1977 kids movie that Astros player, and convicted killer, César Cedeño starred in. No, really.

Archives: First Gloves, César Cedeño , by @pdubinkc

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@Samwhitecomedy @Emilyaustin She’s also the dipshit that claimed the flag isn’t a fashion accessory in a post that included of photo of herself using the flag as a fashion accessory. These aren’t smart people.

[Emily Austin @Emilyaustin]

The American flag is not a fashion accessory—it is a declaration of pride and gratitude. I am proud to stand for a country that provides us with freedom. While others use this stage to divide, I chose to walk this carpet as a proud, unapologetic voice for the values that make this nation great.