The “Hot Stove League” as defined in The Dickson Baseball Dictionary:
“The gab, gossip and debate that take place during the winter months when baseball is not being played. These discussions replaying the past season and anticipating the next occurred at such gathering places as saloons, poolrooms, general stores, barbershops, and drugstores where there was a coal- or wood-burning potbellied stove at the center of the conversational group.” Continue reading
[Below is this year’s message for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This continues an annual tradition started in 2002 when I posted an internal message at my law firm about the MLK holiday. The message expanded to friends and family, and in 2016, it moved to Hot Stove.]
Over Labor Day Weekend of 2023, Rita and I attended the Telluride Film Festival. Continue reading
I stole the “walk-off” line. Bill James has annually published his Bill James Handbook since 2003, but the one for the 2024 season is his last. Hence, the “Walk-Off Edition.”
Geddy Lee is the lead singer and bass guitarist for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Rush. The 3-member Canadian band released hit albums over five decades (1970s to 2010s) and trail only the Beatles and the Rolling Stones for most consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band. Continue reading
On November 30, 2015 – eight years ago today – the inaugural Hot Stove was posted. It had been preceded by a series of emails during the playoffs that ended with the Royals winning the World Series. In the afterglow of that victory, my intent was to send a few posts during the “Hot Stove Season,” Continue reading
Peggy Wehrman and George Vecsey, two long-time friends of Hot Stove, generated story ideas for this edition. Continue reading
On November 1, 2015, the Kansas City Royals won the World Series in Game 5. The winning pitcher was Chris Young. Continue reading
Before we talk baseball, a moment of silence for the victims of terrorism in Israel. Below, the October 12 NLDS game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia Continue reading
The first two rounds of the MLB postseason have been completed: The “Hankook Wild Card” round and the “Booking.com ALDS/NLDS” round. The “LoanDepot ALCS/NLCS” round is underway, and the winners will play in the “CapitalOne World Series.” Continue reading
The 2023 MLB regular season came down to the last day to finalize the division winners and Wild Card seeding. Let’s start with… Continue reading
