On Billy-Ball today (billchuck.substack.com/p/wednesday-...) we have the WBC, suspensions, Jason Benetti News, Jeff Passan News, and Tim Kurkjian News. We have good music, and we have great readers.
Billy-Ball billchuck.substack.com/p/sunday-bil... remembers someone important in my life, and then we resume the fun. A Wordle and multiple quizzes, great music, and Hang On Sloopy. It’s Sunday, and the notes await.
A flurry of stories today on Billy-Ball billchuck.substack.com/p/baseball-a.... Tarik Skubal, Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander, Steve Carlton, Monte Irvin, The Beatles, The Stones, Huey Lewis, Shohei Ohtani, Terry Francona, and Sarah Langs are all included. Give it a read.
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Sunday is always a fun day for Billy-Ball readers billchuck.substack.com/p/sunday-fun.... We have a WORDLE, two short quizzes, and a lot of great music, including tunes from the Stones and Kinks. We also have cartoons and good thoughts. Join us.
We have a Nine to Know billchuck.substack.com/p/tuesday-ti... that includes Justin Verlander, Mookie Betts, Yaz, and Hank. We remember Robert Duvall and Jesse Jackson. Music today from George Harrison and Phil Collins. Check us out.
Billy-Ball billchuck.substack.com/p/sunday-notes is filled with fun today. Two quizzes, a Wordle, three songs, comics, and it’s all about baseball. Okay, there’s a little curling too.
Billy-Ball billchuck.substack.com/p/a-baseball... honors Black History Month today with a FREE Nine to Know Quiz. Let me know how you did.
Billy-Ball billchuck.substack.com/p/super-bowl... is filled with memories of Mickey Lolich and Terrance Gore and loaded with fun: a Wordle, two quizzes, two banned Super Bowl ads, and music from Ringo with his friends.
I just read "The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham," by Ron Shelton, the screenwriter and director. I listened to the audiobook by Mr. Shelton. If you love baseball, if you love movies, if you love great writing, you will love this book. Now I'll re-watch the movie.
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Celebrating Hank Aaron's birthday, born on February 5, 1934. The legitimate all-time home run leader was born a day before Babe Ruth's 39th birthday in Mobile, Alabama.
"The truth is fighting for its life" - Former CBS exec Wendy McMahon, who oversaw its news division during a legal clash with Donald Trump
Today, Billy-Ball billchuck.substack.com/p/tuesday-tr... starts with the free agents who are still available. Then move on to Freeman’s plans, Mookie’s plans, the special skill of John Axford, and Tarik. We celebrate Freddie Lynn’s birthday and then remember Chuck Negron. Read and enjoy.
It's a fun Sunday in Billy-Ball (billchuck.substack.com/p/a-february...). Do the Dodgers have a uniform #23 curse? A great Willie Mays story, and Luis Arraez signs. Music from the Brothers. Two quizzes and a Wordle. And an o’homage to Katherine O’Hara.
Billy-Ball billchuck.substack.com/p/january-20... has Bader, Bellinger, Bowden, White, Goslin, the Iselys, and so much more today.
Today’s Billy-Ball (billchuck.substack.com/p/funday-sun...) is more fun than a doggie playing in the snow. We have our weekly quiz and Wordle. Additionally, stories on how the Guardians are ruining baseball(?), the Dodgers are ruining comedy(?), and the return of Costas.
The Mets are alive and well and are coming for the Dodgers. They are not ready to concede NL supremacy to them. Today’s Billy-Ball (billchuck.substack.com/p/the-mets-l...) looks at how the Mets turned their offseason around. Also, the greatest moment in ESPN SportsCenter History.
Billy-Ball is free today (billchuck.substack.com/p/two-for-tu...). Everybody can read about Beltran and Jones, Trump vs. sanity, Baez, Lee vs. Grant, Fogarty vs. Turner, and much more. It’s a good time to visit. The price is right.
It was a crazy week of baseball, and Billy-Ball (billchuck.substack.com/p/sunday-fun) has a recap. Plus, games and a lot of good music.
While we await Kyle Tucker’s decision, Billy-Ball (billchuck.substack.com/p/thursday-t...) today looks at the latest pivot by the Red Sox and wonders what their next move could be. Also, a history lesson about Alexander the Great and a Knock on Wood battle.
In today's Sunday/Funday Billy-Ball (billchuck.substack.com/p/sundayfunday-ii): What a night for Chicago. Another mess-up for the Red Sox. I write about (and show pictures of) Don Mossi. Mickey Rivers quotes. A mash-up, a quiz, a musical battle, and a salute to Bob Weir. Try to top that.
Today in Billy-Billy (billchuck.substack.com/p/around-the-horn-thursday), we send kudos to the Padres, salute the one-hit baseball wonders of 2025, play some music from one-hit wonders, and marvel at how SNY choreographed the entrances of Edwin Diaz.
Today, Billy-Ball (billchuck.substack.com/p/i-dont-lik...) has an imaginary tale, casts his pretend HOF vote, and has a song competition between three versions of The Letter.
It’s another Sunday of fun in the land of Billy-Ball (billchuck.substack.com/p/its-sundayfunday). We have a quiz, a Wordle, and some great music. Plus, two Did You Knows. Join us.
Today's Billy-Ball, billchuck.substack.com/p/one-more-for-2025, I'm wishing Sandy Koufax a happy and healthy birthday and remembering the gift he gave me. Remembering a pop-up that Rico Petrocelli caught. Looking at the declining numbers of Willson Contreras. And wishing a Happy New Year to all.
Each Sunday on Billy-Ball, billchuck.substack.com/p/sundayfunday, I provide fun things for your pleasure. If some smart folks at a media site (like @TheAthletic) would hire me to do this for their site, everybody would be happier. Today we have trivia, Wordle, a mash-up, and more.
Boxing Day is still celebrated in the Commonwealth countries and on Billy-Ball. I have a few baseball gifts that I cobbled together from those countries that still celebrate the holiday. Some might be a stretch, but be kind, it’s the holidays.
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Sundays are filled with games on Billy-Ball. Today we have a Wordle, an anagram, a mash-up, a quick true-or-false quiz, an SNL highlight, the Sunday Funnies, and lots of holiday music. Subscribers will have a great time today, and they deserve it. billchuck.substack.com/p/sunday-is-funday
Today on Billy-Ball, I have a lineup of Yankees who became Mets. Great holiday music from Springsteen, Chuck Berry, The Kinks, and more. And I want to know your HOF ballot. billchuck.substack.com/p/friday-fun
Who else plays Shuffalo? I got it in 1m 02s today. My best time.
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