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Seamheads Outsider Baseball Bulletin

Hi, everybody! Tumbleweeds have been bouncing across this blog for quite some time, but there’s good reason: Since June of 2010, I’ve been writing about baseball history for the Seamhead’s Outsider Baseball Bulletin. It’s a weekly publication, and subscription only- but it’s DIRT … Continue reading

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@scottsimkus1

I’ve joined the twitter-sphere. Mostly baseball thoughts and drunken pop-cultural references. Also: Check out the Outsider Baseball Bulletin. For lord’s sake, check it out…especially baseball history buffs.

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My Cub Runneth Over

The countdown is on. Eleven more days until the Cubs begin their march to the World Series. Sure, they’re 10-15 in the Cactus League season, but these games don’t mean much. Guys doing wind sprints in the outfield, players with … Continue reading

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Castro hitting .533

Mark my words: If shortstop Starlin Castro continues to hit above .500 during the regular season, the Cubs could make a serious run in the Central.

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Hot Dog Lunch

This one is stolen from my Facebook update, but I’m having a couple Nathan’s hot dogs for lunch.  Imagine that, a Chicago guy turning his back on the Vienna beefs for a Nathan’s product.  Well, it’s happening today, friends.  How … Continue reading

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SABR to Arizona, personal appeal for cash

SABR recently announced that it is going to move it’s corporate headquarters from Cleveland, Ohio, (where it has been stationed since 1831) to the warmer climes of Phoenix, Arizona.  They claim the move has something to do with the growth of … Continue reading

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Sandberg and the Skunk

Apparently this stuff sticks with you.             For better or worse, the perception of who you were as a player seems to determine how you’re viewed as a person- or say, as a major league managerial candidate- later in life.  … Continue reading

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Sandberg Should Run

Word has it, the Cubs have signed manager Mike Quade to a two-year deal.  If I’m Ryne Sandberg, the supposed heir apparent, I submit my resignation immediately. Not saying the Cubs made a bad decision. The club was red-hot down … Continue reading

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Breaking News at OBB!

Gary Ashwill has uncovered one of integrated baseball’s *missing links.*  He’s found the last non-Latin player to compete in both the white major leagues and the top level of black professional baseball, prior to Jackie Robinson!  Check out the subscription … Continue reading

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My Acting Debut

My 12-year-old daughter put me in her latest baseball/pizza themed horror movie.  It’s been entered in an amateur film contest.  If you want to see our work, please click over to http://www.homeruninncontest.com/videos/125/home-run-inn-horror  UPDATE: You probably have to cut and paste … Continue reading

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