When I was a kid I played Strat-o-Matic baseball. A lot. I mean, pretty much daily. For the uninitiated, the baseball version of this game started back in the 1960’s, but really took off about a decade later when “advanced” versions of the game were released. Each ballplayer has a stat type card with player…
The recent passing of MLB player, coach, manager, and all-around good guy Don Baylor made me recall when he spent a couple years as hitting coach of the Milwaukee Brewers. Let’s take a trip back to the late 1980’s and look at his time with the club. Baylor retired from baseball in 1988 after 19…
I’m close to the deadline for turning my Bud Selig and the Milwaukee Brewers historical book over to McFarland, so I think this is a great opportunity to let everyone know a bit about the content. For those already following me, the scope changed dramatically since when I started. I also think it’s important to…
