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Writing about dead baseball players, visiting gravesites and getting tired of creating more social media profiles. SABR member, card collector, Central PA resident, professional meathead.
Fuck it, give Bad Bunny the Super Bowl MVP award. Nothing’s topping that.
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
People say baseball is boring, but I would much rather be watching a Reds vs. Pirates game. And not even a Skenes start.
February 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
I don’t want to live in a world where “Take a look at your pee” is considered a viable marketing slogan.
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I actually would like to hear Brandi Carlile sing the phone book, because she’d probably crush it.
February 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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Terrance Gore was the Braves player who Facetime’d Charlie Morton from the field after winning the World Series so Charlie could celebrate with the guys despite his broken leg.

RIP to by all accounts a legitimately great dude and teammate.
Him and I have been friends on Facebook for years. His wife and other friends have made posts this morning about it.
February 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Awful news this morning. Terrance Gore, one of the fastest men in baseball in the last 20 years, died last night, evidently from unexpected complications during a routine surgery. He was 34 years old.
February 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Rob Maurer hit one of the most significant home runs in the University of Evansville's baseball program & was a 6th Round Draft pick by Texas in 1988. Multiple knee surgeries ended his career after he appeared in 21 games with the Rangers in 1991 & 1992. Maurer, 59, died on Jan. 21.
Obituary: Rob Maurer (1967-2026)
RIP to Rob Maurer, a former first baseman and a Hall of Fame ballplayer for the University of Evansville. He hit one of the most significant home runs in the school's history, in fact. He died unexpectedly in his home on January 21, just two weeks after his 59th birthday. Maurer's 6-year career in professional baseball included stints with the Texas Rangers in 1991 and 1992. Robert John Maurer was born in Evansville, IN, on January 7, 1967. As early as 1981, he was demonstrating his baseball skills, as he was a heavy hitter for the city's Pony League Midwest Regional Tournament team.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Rob Maurer hit one of the most significant home runs in the University of Evansville's baseball program & was a 6th Round Draft pick by Texas in 1988. Multiple knee surgeries ended his career after he appeared in 21 games with the Rangers in 1991 & 1992. Maurer, 59, died on Jan. 21.
Obituary: Rob Maurer (1967-2026)
RIP to Rob Maurer, a former first baseman and a Hall of Fame ballplayer for the University of Evansville. He hit one of the most significant home runs in the school's history, in fact. He died unexpectedly in his home on January 21, just two weeks after his 59th birthday. Maurer's 6-year career in professional baseball included stints with the Texas Rangers in 1991 and 1992. Robert John Maurer was born in Evansville, IN, on January 7, 1967. As early as 1981, he was demonstrating his baseball skills, as he was a heavy hitter for the city's Pony League Midwest Regional Tournament team.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Weird stats can come at any time and from any player. Khris Davis' streak of hitting .247 each year between 2015 and 2018 is definitely one of the weirder accomplishments in the modern era. Al Doyle takes a look at Khris Khonsistent and his remarkable just-short-of-.250 stretch.
Weird Stats: Khris Khonsistent
By Al Doyle Khris Davis couldn't have arranged these numbers if he tried. The former Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland A's left fielder/DH hit .247 in every season from 2015 to 2018. This unprecedented record of consistency is just a part of what the king of just under .250 accomplished. The right-handed hitting Davis had an impressive big league debut in 2013. His career best .279 average came with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 27 RBI in just 136 at-bats for the Brewers. Khris' first full season in 2014 included 37 doubles, 22 HR and 69 RBI while hitting .244 in 501 AB. 
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February 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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DAY AHEAD: Fulton County (Ga) officials warn they fear Trump Admin could be “tampering” with 2020 ballots

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DAY AHEAD: Fulton County officials warn they fear Trump Admin could be “tampering” w/ 2020 ballots
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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February 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Mickey Lolich, the All-Star pitcher of the Detroit Tigers, has died at the age of 85. He won 207 games for the Tigers and was a two-time 20-game winner. He finished in the Top 3 in Cy Young Award voting in 1971 and ‘72 and was a 3-time All-Star.

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Mickey Lolich death draws memories from Detroit Tigers greats
Mickey Lolich died at age 85 as Detroit Tigers leader in strikeouts and starts. Find reactions from MLB, including from 1968 World Series teammates.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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Former #MNTwins player and coach Rick Renick died over the weekend. He was the 3rd Base Coach for the 1987 World Series championship team. RIP Rick.
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 AM
His major-league career lasted for just 15 games in 1981, but Dave F. Schmidt once beat out Wade Boggs for a minor-league batting title. After his career, he wrote the screenplay for "Racing Stripes," which was released in 2005. Schmidt, 69, died on January 19.
Obituary: Dave F. Schmidt (1956-2026)
RIP to Dave Schmidt, who played in 15 games as a catcher for the 1981 Boston Red Sox. He died on January 19 at the age of 69. Schmidt also made a name for himself in a different sport -- zebra racing. He wrote the screenplay for "Racing Stripes," a 2005 movie about a zebra competing in horse racing. David Frederick Schmidt was born in Mesa, AZ, on December 22, 1956. According to his SABR bio, which is written by Bill Nowlin and features numerous quotes from Schmidt himself, the family was in Arizona so that his father Herman could finish his Master's degree at Arizona State University.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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The only man to be chosen three times in the first round of an MLB Draft doesn't have any stats on his Baseball Reference page. Learn about Mike Bates, who died this week at 67:
MLB's only three-time first-round draft pick died
The only man to be chosen three times in the first round of the MLB Draft died Tuesday at 67.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Stu Tate pitched in 2 games for the 1989 San Francisco Giants. All the outs he ever recorded in the majors came in 1 game, and all the hits he ever allowed came in the other. Rotator cuff surgery the following year derailed his career. Tate died from a heart attack on January 13 at age 63.
Obituary: Stu Tate (1962-2026)
RIP to right-handed pitcher Stu Tate, who played briefly for the 1989 San Francisco Giants during their September push for a division title. He pitched in 2 major-league games as part of a 7-year professional baseball career. Tate died of a heart attack on January 13. He was 63 years old. Stuart Douglas Tate was born on June 17, 1962, in Huntsville, AL. He was a three-sport athlete at Hazel Green High School, and he was a two-way threat in baseball. Tate was a runner-up in the Madison County MVP vote in his senior year of 1980 and was named to the All-County team as both a pitcher and outfielder.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Clinton "Tiny" Forge, a Negro Leagues catcher who played for the Detroit Stars in the 1950s, died on January 25 at the age of 90. He was one of 4 Birmingham ballplayers who threw out a ceremonial first pitch when the Giants and Cardinals played at Rickwood Field in 2024.

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January 29, 2026 at 2:39 PM
There’s out of touch, there’s wildly delusional, and then there’s whatever the fuck this is from Rep. Nancy Mace.
January 27, 2026 at 11:16 PM
So much of Wilbur Wood's career is one statistical anomaly after another: 88 appearances in 1968, 376.2 innings pitched in 1972, 90 wins in a 4-year span. It's a long career to cover, but the story of how Wood went from a failed prospect to one of the best pitchers in the game is a good one.
Obituary: Wilbur Wood (1941-2026)
For the first five years of his major-league career, Wilbur Wood pitched in 73 games and had 1 victory to his credit. Everything changed when he finally joined the right team at the right time -- with the right pitch. Thanks to his knuckleball, he was one of the best and most durable pitchers in baseball. A freak injury cut his peak short, but he had 9 remarkable seasons as a reliever and a starter. Wood died from cancer on January 17 at the age of 84. He played for the Boston Red Sox (1961-64), Pittsburgh Pirates (1964-65) and Chicago White Sox (1967-78).
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January 27, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Only two players from the champion 1957 Milwaukee Braves are alive - OF John Demerit (a Wisconsin native) & pitcher Taylor Phillips. Only Demerit, with one pinch running appearance, played in World Series. Ray Crone was traded to NY Giants that June.
January 24, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest American songwriter that no one remembers, Blaze Foley.

Give him two minutes and he might change your life.
Blaze Foley - Clay Pigeons, rare Live
YouTube video by Dave HJ
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January 23, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Pictured: one birdbrain.

And one emperor penguin.
We are governed by morons.
January 24, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Ray Crone began his major-league career with the Milwaukee Braves on April 13, 1954 -- the same game as Henry Aaron's AL/NL debut. Crone, the last survivor from that historic game, died on January 15 at age 94. He pitched for the Braves & Giants for 5 years and then became a long-time scout.
Obituary: Ray Crone (1931-2026)
April 13, 1954, is a memorable day in baseball history, as it was the day that a 20-year-old outfielder named Henry Aaron debuted for the Milwaukee Braves. He went 0-for-5 as the starting left fielder in the team's 9-8 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, and he wouldn't record his first AL/NL hit until the team's next game on the 15th. Aaron wasn't the only rookie to play for the Braves that day. Right fielder Billy Queen entered the game in the bottom of the eighth inning after starter Andy Pafko was removed for a pinch-runner.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM
After learning that we need an entirely new heating/AC unit days before a blizzard is expected to blast central PA, I’ll now be happy to take sponsored articles on RIP Baseball. The first 30 features about gambling and crypto will post tomorrow!
January 22, 2026 at 5:29 PM
January 21, 1793: King Louis XIV of France fails to improve country’s financial woes, is executed by guillotine.

January 21, 2026: President Donald Trump worsens country’s financial woes, travels to Switzerland & threatens to take over Greenland in a speech. Which he calls Iceland repeatedly.
January 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM