The Baseball Listicle Lineup for June 17-30, 2023
My favorite baseball articles, many in the form of "listicles", from the past two weeks
Issue #104
Latest edition of this regular feature here at Now Taking the Field—a roundup of my favorite recent baseball articles. Somewhat similar to my own writing topics, I tend to like “listicles” the best—articles that are either written in list form or that make heavy use of lists and charts of data, players, rankings, etc. I’ll of course include other favorite baseball articles in these weekly round-ups, but you’ll find most will be of that type. I’ll especially be focusing on articles by other Substack baseball authors, and articles directly from MLB.com itself, but I sometimes do read articles from other sources too.
Here are my favorite articles for the weeks June 17-30, 2023, starting with articles written by other baseball-focused Substack authors:
Friday Rewind: A Royal Dilemma, by Joe Posnanski at
6/30/2023That Less-Than-Perfect Feeling, by Joe Posnanski at
6/29/2023What about the White Sox?, by G. Scott Thomas at
6/2820232023 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Primer, by Matthew Veasey, at
6/28/2023What's Wrong with Corbin Burnes?, by Ben Hatch at
6/27/20235 Slugging Baseball Cards that Still Stir the Summer Breeze, by
6/25/2023Angels Break Franchise Single-Game Scoring Record, Hang 25 Runs on the Lowly Rockies, by Molly Knight at
6/25/2023Man of Honor: David Freese Freezes His Election to St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame, by Dan Schlossberg, at
6/24/2023Friday Rewind: The Luis Arráez Watch is On!, by Joe Posnanski at
6/23/2023The value of contact, by G. Scott Thomas, at
6/21/2023The Case for Joey Votto, by Joe Posnanski at
6/20/2023MLB Draft Studs and Duds, by Alex Kielar, at
6/20/2023These 5 Baseball Cards are the "Highlight" of Your Summer, by
6/18/2023Baseball’s Greatest Father-Son Duos, by Jeffrey Lambert at
6/17/2023
Beyond Substack, these were my favorite articles from the writers at MLB.com these past two weeks:
7 bold predictions for July, by Anthony Castrovince, 6/30/2023
7 reasons this has already been a season for the ages, by Mike Lupica, 6/30/2023
A look at all 24 perfect games in AL/NL history, by Andrew Simon, 6/29/2023
Trade Deadline Inbox: What will teams on the cusp do?, by Mark Feinsand, 6/29/2023
From 1st-timers to 10th-timers, All-Star Game's starting field set, by Thomas Harrigan, 6/29/2023
10 biggest surprises of the season's first half, by Will Leitch, 6/28/2023
Long time coming: 10 All-Star voting droughts that could end, by Andrew Simon, 6/27/2023
These teams could be primed for big second halves, by MLB.com writers, 6/25/2023
This pitcher hates walks so much, he just might make history, by David Adler, 6/24/2023
Braves sluggers, Ohtani, red-hot Reds among 10 standout stats, by Sarah Langs, 6/23/2023
Need a reliever? Trade market has plenty to offer, by Mark Feinsand, 6/22/2023
10 trade chips and where they might land, by Mark Feinsand, 6/20/2023
Best rookie star to build around? Take your pick, by MLB.com writers, 6/18/2023
The greatest father-son duos in MLB history, by Andrew Simon, 6/18/2023
And finally, if you are interested in daily, yet quick-read, baseball-related email newsletters, you can’t go wrong with these three:
Baseball Reference Newsletter - recaps of yesterday's top performers, a look ahead at today's games, unique milestones and Stathead spotlights, and "On This Day" and "Born This Day" lists.
MLB Morning Lineup - links to the latest articles, videos, and more from MLB
Horsehide Trivia - a challenging baseball trivia question each day, from D. Bruce Brown
Did you know? I wrote a book with the same title as this Substack newsletter / blog: Now Taking the Field: Baseball’s All-Time Dream Teams for All 30 Franchises. It was published in early 2019, by ACTA Sports, the publisher of the annual Bill James Handbook and other popular titles. You can learn more about it at www.NowTakingTheField.com, or buy directly at Amazon and other booksellers.
