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Baseball magazines

Not worth the paper it’s printed on?

September 28, 2026 · 0 comments

So the season has come to end. And now it’s time to see how accurate those pre-season magazines were in their predictions. Granted, these are made with everything being equal. That is, they don’t take into account the inevitable injuries that might derail a team’s chances. On the other hand, some choices are pretty obvious. […]

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Throwback Thursday, June 4, 2026

June 4, 2026

Lately I’ve been collecting the baseball preview issues of Sports Illustrated. As you can imagine, some are more expensive than others. I have an upper limit on how much I’ll spend but I’ve been happy with the results. The latest arrivals include 1957, 1958, 1965, 1968, and 1970. Aside from the wonderful writing and the […]

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