Good morning. When is it “bloggers’ weekend”?
- Sam Miller seriously has too much time on his hands. He talked to four different teams and found out what nicknames they give to each other. Then he crafted the 20 rules of MLB nicknames based on that data.
- Natalie Weiner has a great piece on the obstacles, discrimination and harassment faced by girls who want to play baseball, not softball. To quote that great cinematic masterpiece, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, “Let them play!”
- I have to give this piece some prominence because Shane Tourtellotte takes the time and effort to prove me (partially) wrong about the minor league extra-innings rule.