Archive for August, 2010
Do You Want to Write for Baseball Reflections?
Baseball Reflections is looking for a few more writers. Even though we cannot pay for these articles it does not come without benefits. First, as a writer for Baseball Reflections, we will add your blog (or profile of your “other” writing) to our blogroll. Second, you will get your own “About the Author” section above [...]
What’s Wong With The 2010 Boston Red Sox?
Please excuse my lack of commenting on our beloved Red Sox this season, but running a site while trying to be the content director of over 20 or so writers (bloggers) can be time consuming at times. Aside from the plethora of injuries and re-injuries (see Jacoby Ellsbury’s three DL stints) the 2010 Red Sox [...]
Lost In Translation: DRSEA INFORMER
Volume III, Issue 11: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment Do this simple experiment. Copy a couple of paragraphs from this newsletter and paste into any online translation website (I use Yahoo! Babel Fish) and translate into Spanish. Now take the Spanish translation and translate back into English. Not quite what was originally written, is [...]
End of the Fantasy Baseball Season Strategy
By now, many of you have already put yourself in a good position to make a trip to the playoffs – if not officially clinched a spot altogether. There are many more of you, though, that are on the bubble; and with a good or bad 1.5 weeks your ticket could be punched to the [...]
Newly Aquired Phillies Pitcher Roy Oswalt Plays LF Against Former Team
…While Phillies Regular LF Raul Ibanez Moves to 1B Back on Tuesday night in an extra inning game between the Philadelphia Philles and the Houston Astros something special happened. In a move that you don’t see that often anymore, due to Phillies All Star first baseman Ryan Howard‘s ejection, former Astros starting pitcher Roy Oswalt [...]
HEY CHICAGO WHAT DO YOU SAY….
The Cubs are trading their team away. What in the name of Harry Carey is going on in Wrigleyville? The shocking descent of the Cubs this year has opened up questions about the club’s leadership and decision-making. Surely the Ricketts family did not expect this when they bought the club last winter. With a payroll [...]
Vin Scully Isn’t Done Yet
When I heard Sunday morning that Vin Scully had called a press conference for prior to the Los Angeles Dodgers game against the Cincinnati Reds, my heart sank. Could this be the end for the last of the legendary broadcasters from the golden era of baseball? Fortunately, instead of announcing his retirement, Scully announced that [...]
Looking Long-term: 5 Keys for the Baltimore Orioles
Buck Showalter has made a great early impression on the Baltimore Orioles during his first weeks on the job already guiding the O’s to more wins in August than they have registered in any previous month this season. As we look toward the long-term future for the Orioles, there are five keys that Showalter will [...]
How To Find The Value of a Baseball Card
This baseball card shop owner tells you how to find the value of a baseball trading card. How to Look Up the Value of Baseball Cards — powered by eHow.com Help support Baseball Reflections and buy me a coffee with PayPal!
2010 WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon: Day 2
Image by GregPC via Flickr Please join me in raising the awareness to the wonderful work of The Jimmy Fund, the Boston Red Sox official charity for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund was founded in 1948 and made popular by the generosity and support of the late great Red Sox LF Ted Williams. [...]
2010 WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon
Image by wallyg via Flickr Join me in raising the awareness to the wonderful work of The Jimmy Fund, the Boston Red Sox official charity for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund was founded in 1948 and made popular by the generosity and support of the late great Red Sox LF Ted Williams. To [...]
K-Rod’s Stupid Actions and Players Who Would Be Stars
Francisco Rodriguez or as the haughty New York press refers to him, K-Rod, has just won the award for this season’s MSA – Most Stupid Act. Apparently when he went off and socked his kids’ grandfather last week he broke his thumb. Thumb rhymes with dumb! The brainless act has him out for the season [...]
Japanese Baseball Books
It takes dedication to make a career out of writing about a niche topic such as Japanese baseball. One of those writers is Rob Fitts, an award-winning author who wrote Remembering Japanese Baseball: An Oral History of the Game (Southern Illinois University Press, 2005) and Wally Yonamine: The Man Who Changed Japanese Baseball (University of [...]
Fantasy Baseball Digging Deep: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
We’re sitting in mid-August and the chase for fantasy pennants are in full throttle. Several trade deadlines have passed, the main 2010 surprises have already been snatched up and most of the impact rookies have been claimed as well. Who are the guys, especially in deep and competitive leagues, that can provide you with some [...]
Pitch In For Baseball Event in Philly Today!
From David Rhode, Executive Director of Pitch In For Baseball: We are partnering with 610 WIP sports radio at their Play Day event today, Monday August 16th at FDR park near the stadium complex. Our equipment collection site will be located near the Play Day Home Run Derby event. If you could add a post [...]
The Start of A New Era in Atlanta, Without Chipper Jones?
Thanks to our friends (and fellow members of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, aka the BBA) at The Hall of Very Good, we bring you the latest 24 hours old news on the Chipper Jones (Braves 3B) injury and career status…Chipper Jones…Career Over? Tuesday night, Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones tweaked his left knee fielding [...]
PHILLIES MONTH IN REVIEW: JULY
The story in July was in every way a roller coaster for the Phillies. The Phils entered July having already gone through a historically awful offensive slump in May and June, so when Chase Utley was injured on June 29 and it was announced on July 1st that he would need surgery and would be [...]
THE BREWERS ARE TREADING WATER
Going into tonight’s game against the Diamondbacks, our local heroes find themselves 10 ½ behind the surprising Cincinnati Reds. On August 10, this seems to be insurmountable. Like last year, the team is treading water with little hope of surviving. No major moves were made at the trading deadline and yesterday they shipped Jim Edmonds [...]
Red Sox OF Daniel Nava: How He Made It To The Show
The story of how Red Sox OF Daniel Nava (currently in AAA Pawtucket, probably until September or another injury hits the team) is an interesting one. It’s not your typical story of your average major league prospect or even your typical minor leaguer. Here’s his story, from his own lips, brought to you from an [...]
Reflections on the Blue Jays so far in 2010
Hi. Long time no talk. My fault, we’ll try to be a bit more regular here. So what’s happening with the Blue Jays? Well we are 4 games above .500 in August, which, considering all the ‘experts’ had us losing 100+ games isn’t all that bad. You’d think people that are that wrong wouldn’t be [...]
Closing Argument in Chicago for the Sox
No set closer might be the best move for the Sox How patient can the White Sox be with their closer Bobby Jenks when Minnesota continues to stay hot on their heels? Jenks’ rollercoaster season has to stabilize if the Sox want to keep the Twins at bay in the American League Central or the [...]
SF Giants Step it Up in July
The Giants are the hottest team in baseball!! Now, say that “Three times fast. July was a great month for the Giants. At one point, the Giants won twenty of twenty-five games, something that they’ve done only three times since they’ve been in San Francisco (1965, 1978, and now, 2010). I was concerned with how [...]
2010 MLB Trade Deadline Fantasy Baseball Impact
With MLB’s non-waiver Trade Deadline in the rear-view, there were several moving parts which altered the value of players, created a number of opportunities for young players to fill holes at the Big League level – and also reduced the roles of others. Here is a look at some of the players who stand to [...]
WHAT A MESS!
Today the bankrupt Texas Rangers are to be auctioned off in court. The two remaining bidders are the team of Pittsburgh attorney Chuck Greenberg and Rangers’ President Nolan Ryan and the team of Mark Cuban and Houston businessman Jim Crane. So which group should the team go to? Without a doubt the Ryan/Greenberg team. Even [...]
DRSEA INFORMER: Dominican Gold Rush
Volume III, Issue 10: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment The stampede for baseball talent in the Dominican Republic never ceases to amaze me as Major League Baseball and its teams spend $100 million a year to identify and develop talent where there is 98 percent collateral damage. It is like planting 100 apples trees, [...]
Houston Astros Trade Pitcher Roy Oswalt to Philadelphia Phillies: Fantasy Impact
In one of the most anticipated deals of the summer, the Houston Astros traded pitcher Roy Oswalt to the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday in exchange for J.A. Happ and two minor league prospects. Oswalt will make his Phillies debut Friday night against the Washington Nationals. From a fantasy perspective, Roy Oswalt’s value should receive a [...]
MLB Baseball News, Tweets and More
Image by mikeleeorg via Flickr Monday Afternoon Edition After a long break, this feature will resume even if only for a day… @MLB : Buck Showalter on #Orioles manager job: “I don’t think there is a prouder organization in baseball.” http://tinyurl.com/2aspzpu & Corey Hart & @Brewers make 3-year commitment http://bit.ly/aayJAX | Watch his 2-run HR [...]
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