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Haarlem Baseball Week Update
by Brendan Bisschop New and old familiar faces in Haarlem Baseball Week selection The selection of the Dutch national team for the 25th Haarlem Baseball Week from 9 to July 18 in the Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem is held, has two new faces. The catchers are Jason Halman (Corendon Kinheim) and Bas Nooij (L [...]
In Baseball, Younger Siblings Steal More Bases
By Tom Jacobs Evolutionary theory suggests younger siblings take more risks. New research finds that is true — at least on the baseball diamond. Younger siblings are more prone to taking risks. That is a long-standing theory of University of California, Berkeley, evolutionary psychologist Frank Sulloway, who argues this behavior is a reaction to their [...]
Haarlem Baseball Week: The Upcoming Tournament in Amsterdam
By Brendan Bisschop AMSTERDAM – As of Friday, July 9 Haarlem is ten days in the sign of the silver jubilee of the Haarlem Baseball Week. This summer Haarlem still writes a piece of history in sport. From July the 9th to the 18th, the 25th edition will take place. It all started in 1961, [...]
Former MLB Player Delino DeShields Surprises Kaleb Cowart with HS Baseball Award
Posted on behalf of Gatorade… 13-year MLB veteran (most recently of the Chicago Cubs) Delino DeShields helped surprise Kaleb Cowart of Abel, Georgia with the 2009-10 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year award. The Gatorade Player of the Year program is celebrating its 25th year in recognizing elite high school athletes throughout the nation. [...]
New Stadium: The Corn Crib, Normal, IL (Frontier League)
This press release (and pictures) were provided by Jonathan Cole of Pendulum Studio Summary: The Corn Crib is located approximately two hours southwest of Chicago in Normal, IL on a 22-acre portion of the Heartland Community College campus. The Normal Cornbelters, a Frontier League professional baseball team, and the Heartland Community college Athletic program consisting [...]
From The HOVG: Talkin’ Baseball with Gary Carter
Editor’s Note: This interview is being republished here with the permission of Shawn Anderson at the hall of Very Good. At 15-13 on May 7, this is the latest in a season that the Washington Nationals have been above .500 since their inaugural season in 2005 when they were 17-13 on the same date. By [...]
BackyardBall: A book on Whiffleball, aka Plastic Ball
Backyard Ball By Thomas P. Hannon, Jr. This is a fun filled book about the world of Plastic Baseball or Wiffle Ball. It includes all the information you need to start playing as a family game or serious league play. Use this book to help rediscover your Backyard and read about people who actually built [...]
“SABR DAY” TO BE CELEBRATED ACROSS THE USA ON JANUARY 30
On Saturday, January 30, 2010, members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) will come together to celebrate SABR and all things baseball. Chapters and members across the US and Canada will gather for everything from Hot Stove discussions to research presentations to guest talks by former players to a Dice Base Ball Tournament [...]
New Era In Baseball
DRSEA INFORMER Volume III, Issue 1: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment Nueva Era En Béisbol (New Era In Baseball) by Charles Farrell The new year is starting with something that hasn’t happened in more than a quarter-century; a new union boss at the Major League Baseball Players Association. Michael Weiner has succeeded Don Fehr [...]
DRSEA INFORMER
Volume II, Issue 21 A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment by Charles Farrell Acto Dignificado (Class Act) – Albert Pujols may have had a better year, and Alex Rodriguez capped off his season with a World Series Championship, but the face – as well as the heart and soul – of Dominican baseball belongs to [...]
The Close of A New Season At New Stadiums
By Reed Terry For sports enthusiasts visiting New York in October, it is definitely the best time to attend a Mets or Yankees game, especially because both these teams have moved out into brand new, high tech stadiums. As the Major League Baseball season gets ready for the post-season, the Yankkees will kick off their [...]
Baseball Scores, But Game Suspended
A guest article by Charles S. Farrell from the DRSEA Informer Volume II, Issue 19: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association got a split decision recently when a U.S. federal court of appeals ruled that federal agents went too far in seizing urine samples, drug [...]
Is Ballpark Concessionaire Aramark bad for Baseball teams?
Superstitious Fans Wonder: Is Ballpark Concessionaire Aramark bad for Baseball teams? Image by saturdave via Flickr This article was sent to me for publication here at Baseball Reflections.com by Eric Sharfstein, Assistant Director of Communications, Media for Workers United – An SEIU Affiliate. Baseball teams in stadiums that use concessionaire Aramark fall short of expected [...]
Time For MLB To Play Hardball
ByCharles S. Farrell Volume II, Issue 16: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment Major League Baseball recently held its annual midsummer celebration of the game of hardball and, as usual, Dominicans were well represented on the All Star teams selected as the best of the best. The numbers are testament to the contribution the Dominican [...]
Putting A Finger On A Problem
A guest article by Charles S. Farrell from the DRSEA Informer Volume II, Issue 17: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment Major League Baseball finds itself between a rock and a hard place as it tries to address the problem of age and identity falsification among prospects in the Dominican Republic. At the same time, [...]
INTERVIEW: Craig Calcaterra of Shysterball
Image via Wikipedia Here’s an interview done by Russ Smith of SpliceToday entitled, “Interview: Craig Calcaterra of Shysterball“. Russ was kind enough to allow up to repost this on Baseball Reflections today. As the MLB season reaches its halfway mark, Splice has once again consulted Shysterball‘s Craig Calcaterra, our favorite baseball blogger. Calcaterra, a lawyer [...]
I still have hope for the Mariners
Filling in this month with our Reflections on the Mariners is Lori Thompson who helped us out before when she gave us a review of Alyssa Milano‘s Touch line of MLB apparel “from a woman’s point of view”. So, without further ado, he’s Lori’s take on her beloved Mariners… It was tough to lose JJ [...]
The Making of a Hitter
by Jeff Louderback, PR for Write Perceptions After 12 seasons of professional baseball, including seven in the major leagues, Jack Perconte gave 60,000 hitting lessons to young players at his academy in Illinois. His first book instructs coaches and parents how to teach the art of hitting and make baseball more enjoyable for children from [...]
Touch: A Woman’s Point of View
My Touch Obsession by guest writer Lori Thompson It started in June 2007. My once yearly trip to a Mariner’s game was going to happen in a couple of months and just didn’t want to wear the same gray/blue men’s baseball shirt that I’d worn the last four years. I was looking for something new. [...]
Bloggers Unite
The MLB tends to concentrate on local communities. They work with the National Urban League, the Jackie Robinson Foundation, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), to name a few. Not sure if this falls under “Human Rights” technically, but I think it’s a human right to eat, learn and wear clothes and [...]
Spring Training Excitement – Can’t You Just Smell It?
With most players now reporting to camp I thought it was time to sit back and enjoy the moment. This time, that means getting a little help from your friends and mine from EzineArticles. I don’t do this often, but this one was fitting. Enjoy! J Spring Training Excitement – Can’t You Just Smell It? [...]
Ruth, Aaron, Or Bonds – Who Really Is The Greatest
After reading this article, I just had to include it. By the way, sorry for the lapse in writing, the holidays (and my wife’s birthday on the 1st.) can make it tough to find the time to write. More of my work to follow so stay tuned… Ruth, Aaron, Or Bonds – Who Really Is [...]
Tampa Bay Devil Rays! New Look, New Name, Making Some Deals And Possibly A New Field!
This is an article I found & I thought it was worth publishing on the site. This is one Tampa Bay Rays fan’s perspective, but I think Joe Gonzales, the author of the article below, has reason to be excited. Good for them! The Red Sox and Yankees could use the extra competition to stay sharp [...]
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