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RBC?
I’m writing this from an Airbnb in Chicago. It was my youngest’s first trip to Wrigley. We have the certificate to prove it. She was very proud of that parchment. Showed it to everyone- pacifier firmly in mouth. Her sister asked me why the team is named the Cubs and though it’s not the most…
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What Are Good Ballparks Made Of?
Though it is fun to talk about specific MLB parks, rank them, argue old vs. new, etc. Let’s talk more generally about the elements that make a ballpark good and how that might apply to our Raleigh ballpark. I have a few categories here, first up is access. (Heads up, this is a long one)…
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City Over Region for Team Names
Let’s chat about one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to naming sport teams: region over city. I think the regional association has a common-sense logic for attracting fans. In this state, the Panthers of Charlotte went with Carolina as the geographic signifier. I think Charlotte Panthers would’ve worked just fine and sounds…
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How a New Team Gets Players
When Raleigh gains an MLB expansion team it will pick its first cohort of players from existing MLB teams, free agents, and the amateur draft. It won’t be entering the fray alone, of course, there will be another team rounding out the 32 total. I’ll make a couple assumptions here about who that team will…
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What is Longleaf Baseball?
The purpose of this site is to inform and entertain on the subject of major league baseball in North Carolina. There is no major league baseball in NC, you say! Correct. However, our method will be to make two important assumptions. First, that MLB does come to North Carolina in the next few years. This…
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Is it good to be a fan of multiple teams?
Is it disloyal, hedging, or just good sport fun?