Progressive Field Review
byThis week the Mop Up Duty boys went on a quick and dirty road trip to the Rock n’ Roll city of Cleveland, Ohio…
Baseball Lore
Why Baseball Is The Best Sport
byFor today’s article I thought I would throw down a little rant as we like to do at Mop Up Duty. This is my…
Christy Mathewson Bio
by“Christy Mathewson talks like a Harvard graduate, looks like an actor, acts like a businessman and impresses you as an all-around gentleman.” If you…
Ciudad Trujillo Baseball
byBaseball in the Dominican Republic (much like in Cuba) is a national obsession. In 1937 the DR’s dictator – Rafael Trujillo – sought to…
Ottawa IBL Team Gets A Name
byToday the ownership of Ottawa’s newest Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) franchise unveiled their name today: The Fat Cats. The team name is meant as a…
Touched Down in Dunedin
byEver since Boss Tweed of New York’s Tammany Hall thought of sending his “amateur ballclub” south to get a jump on their opponents…