By Al Doyle “Class A” is actually two different ranks of minor league baseball, as in Low- and High-A ball. Each of the 30 major league organizations has one farm team at those levels, …| RIP Baseball
RIP to Carlos Lezcano, who played briefly for the Cubs in the 1980s before enjoying a long career as a minor-league manager. He died on September 6 in his hometown of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. He was 6…| RIP Baseball
My strongest memory of Brian Dayett came during a Chicago Cubs home opener — I’m pretty sure it was 1987, but I could be wrong about that. During the introduction of the team, each Cub acknowledged the crowd in some way when his name was called, either with a doff of the cap or a … Continue reading Obituary: Brian Dayett (1957-2025)| RIP Baseball
By Al Doyle If pitching is 70 percent or more of baseball success, then the 1952 Miami Sun Sox of the Class B Florida International League had what it took to win. The 104-48 Sun Sox needed ev…| RIP Baseball