Archive for September, 2008
The Last Hottest Hitters of the Week List for 2008
After nagging injuries this year that have forced him to move across the diamond, Rangers new 1B (and former 3B) Hank Blalock find his way back to this list in the last week of the season. He finished by hitting 4 HRs with a BA of .400 and an OBP of .444 Bad elbow and [...]
Around the Horn
Here are some new items to fill in your day from around baseball. The Seattle Mariners are said to be interested in interviewing the Dodgers assistant GM. Why would this be newsworthy? Because Ms. Kim Ng would be the first woman to become a GM in Major League Baseball! What does USS Mariners have to [...]
Baseball Links Exchange
This week I’d like to introduce to you a unique baseball blog called Jimmy Scott’s High & Tight. This is a fictional bog done by a man by the name of David Philp. On the site, he portrays Jimmy Scott, a fictional former star baseball player nearing the end of his career and trying to [...]
Please Excuse Us: We Are Having Problems With Internet Explorer
For some reason yet to be discovered, all previous posts and the right sidebar to this site do not show up in Internet Explorer (IE). Until this problem is fixed, please view our archives on either Safari (for our Mac friends) or Firefox. It may even work on Chome. Please let us know what other [...]
Bill & Pete’s AL Cy Young Predictions
Bill’s Excellent Analysis This year’s American League Cy Young Award may be the easiest award of the major season long accomplishment awards to decide. When one pitcher, with little run support, blows everyone else out of the water, the choice is pretty clear. 1. Cliff Lee, Cleveland Indians Winning 22 games is impressive, but doing [...]
Going, Going, Gonzo!
Padres fans can at least cheer about one thing this time of year, and that is the hitting display being put on by 1B Adrian Gonzalez. Last week he hit 3 HRs and knocked in 11 RBIs while hitting for a .370 average with an OBP of .414 The Brewers are still pushing for a [...]
Baseball Links Exchange
This week’s edition of Baseball Links Exchange is on Seamheads.com which is an authorized baseball blog of the Baseball Digest Daily which is a part of Fantasyplayers.com and the Fantasy Players Network. I came across Seamheads.com on Facebook through the site’s founder/writer Mike Lynch. The following write up is from the Seamhead’s About Us page. [...]
We Need Your Help!
Help Promote Baseball Reflection Around the World Wide Web! Dear readers, I write to you today to ask you a favor. But before I do, I’d like to thank you for your patronage. Whether you are here for the first time, here on a daily basis or something in between. Thank you. These sites and [...]
Bill’s NL MVP Analysis
The National League MVP race may be a little easier to break down than the American League’s, but it is still, by no means, a cake walk. No one really walked away with the award this year, just as in the AL, although a couple did distinguish themselves a bit more than those in the [...]
Recent MLB News
A Cubs No-No Cubs Ace Carlos Zambrano returned from time off due to a tired arm on Sunday and threw the first no-hitter of his career (and the first by a Cubs pitcher in something like 36 years) against the Astros in Milwaukee due to the Hurricane Ike scare. His performance may have been just [...]
Hot Hitters from Philadelphia, New York and beyond!
With the Division Title and the Wild Card still within reach, the Phillies got a monster week from 1B Ryan Howard last week. He scored 10 times while hitting 5 HRs, knocking in 14 RBIs and hit .382 with an OBP of .432 Unfortunately, second year 3B of the Mets, David Wright also had a [...]
Bill’s AL MVP Analysis
Viewers of Major League Baseball can easily tell that there isn’t a clear American League MVP this year, especially since a five foot-seven inch second baseman is in the conversation. It is with much deliberation and research that I present you, my reader, with my pick for the AL MVP: 1. Justin Morneau, Minnesota [...]
Baseball Links Exchange
This week’s edition of the link exchange brings you a blog out of the NL East. A blog that covers the Braves of Atlanta, many years after they departed Boston as the Boston Braves. I bring to you, The Launching Pad. This blog was founded by JB in Atlanta out a passion for baseball, the [...]
Angels in the Outfield and Now in the Playoffs, too!
The team with the longest name in baseball, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim became the first team to clinch a division title (AL West) and entry into the 2008 MLB playoffs with their win over the 4th place AL East Yankees. The next closest team in their division is the Texas Rangers who are [...]
Red Sox Fans Beat Tribe Fans
Congratulations to the Boston Red Sox and their fans for surpassing the all time MLB consecutive home sell out record of 455 games. The Indians sold out Jacobs Field from 1995 to 2001, but last night (9/8/08), the Red Sox sold out their 456th straight game and look to beat that record by at least [...]
Last Week’s Hottest Hitters
Topping this list is Yankee 3B Alex Rodriguez with his line of 9/3/10/1/.391/.517 (R/HR/RBI/SB/BA/OBP). Once again, the Yankee 3B is having a typical year of a .300+ average, 30+ HRs and he’s closing in on 20 SBs (3 away) and 100 RBIs (9 away). Dodger’s rookie OF Andre Ethier is having a big second half [...]
Sitting On Top of the Bay
Tampa Bay At the beginning of the year, I thought this was going to be the best year the Rays ever had, but I didn’t think they’d be in 1st place come September. Their pitching staff has been outstanding, especially their starters Scott Kazmir (after missing the first month of the season), James Shields, Matt [...]
For What It’s Werth
It never ceases to amaze me who shows up on this list from week to week. Players like the Phillies’ Jayson Werth (OF) would never cross my mind, yet that’s the beauty of major league baseball…it’s unpredictable. Werth hit 4 HRs and had a stolen base while hitting .500 with an OBP of .613 last [...]
If the Devil Wears Prada,What Does Scott Boras Wear?
For those of you who needed another reason not to like super-agent Scott Boras, here’s one more reason to add to the list. I found this article on Baseball Prospectus titled, “Boras vs. Baseball—A Primer” under the Kevin Goldstein’s Future Shock from this past Saturday. You can view what he wrote by clicking HERE. Once [...]
Rays of Hope for the Future of Baseball in Tampa Bay
Some things in baseball are just flat out wrong! When an exciting team with as great of a story as the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays have going, it’s just a crying shame to know that they only play in front of a home crowd of under 22K fans per game in the same year they [...]
<--under the tag-->