All Entries in the "General" Category
Part-Timers: Fantasy Baseball Players You May Have Missed
When looking for players to fill your fantasy baseball roster from free agency or the waiver wire in your league, one of the first things many owners look for is performance, and rightly so. If a player is receiving every day playing time, he is more likely to help your fantasy team, after all, right? [...]
Josh Hamilton’s Home Run Derby: Legit or Lucky?
With two Silver Sluggers and an Most Valuable Player award, the Texas Rangers’ Josh Hamilton has always been one of baseball’s elite, but his on-field injuries and off-the-field substances have limited his potential throughout his career. However, you’ve probably heard that 2012 is a completely different story. Through his first 30 games, the Rangers’ outfielder [...]
SABR is launching a digital library
The following post is an official press release from SABR – The Society for American Baseball Research is introducing a new publishing initiative this spring. The SABR Digital Library will be publishing new titles as well as reviving historical SABR publications that have gone out of print. Two books mark the inception of the library: [...]
Baseball’s Golden Era: New York Cubans
From 1947 to 1957, a baseball team from New York City would win the World Series. The three teams present in New York City were the New York Yankees, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers. Some of the greatest players came out of this decade. The Yankees would win five World Series titles from [...]
Baseball Infographic – “Swinging in the Blink of an Eye”
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How to Umpire Youth Baseball
Long time youth baseball umpire talks about umpire mechanics. Help support Baseball Reflections and buy me a coffee with PayPal!
11th Annual Winterball Game benefits Toys for Tots
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Young Bucks 6, Aging Stallions 5 Results The 11th annual Winterball was a huge success, drawing dozens of amateur adult baseball players from local baseball leagues across New England to play a game to benefit Toys for Tots. With a game-time temperature of 39 degrees, the Young Bucks (players aged 18-29) defeated [...]
A Reflection on the Career of Alex Rodriguez to Date
I recently ran into this CNN feature from 1995 on Alex Rodriguez. If you think about it, they were making a pretty big deal about him – when was the last time a major news outlet did a feature on an up and coming teenage pro athlete? LeBron James is the only one I can [...]
Hey NBA, Take a Look at Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is showing up the NBA and NFL in terms of negotiating new deals peacefully and out of the public eye. The MLB took its lumps in negotiating back in ‘94 but they obviously learned their lesson from it. The NFL off-season and pre-season was altered due to failed negotiations. The NBA owners [...]
Infographic: The Cost of Beer and Hot Dogs at Ballparks Across the Country
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MLB Revenue Sharing: Why doesn’t it seem to work?
When baseball implemented a revenue sharing plan as part of their collective bargaining agreement in 1997, the premise behind the plan was that it would create a more competitive atmosphere between all teams in baseball. So rather than the elite, large market teams such as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox who can [...]
Baseball’s Record Setting Pace…Here and To Come
It’s been a busy year in the big time record breaking (and setting) department around Major League Baseball. Derek Jeter became the 28th member of the 3,000 hit club in July, and is rapidly climbing up the list still (he currently sits at 20th all-time in total hits). Jim Thome hit his 600th home run in August with the Minnesota Twins, and [...]
In Honor of the 10th Anniversary of 911
In lieu of a moment of silence, which we obviously cannot do on a blog, a volunteered group of members of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) are participating in a site blackout tomorrow, 9/11/2011. In honor of the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, we have agreed to collectively go “dark” for the entire day of [...]
“A GLOVE OF THEIR OWN”-PAY IT FORWARD CONTEST 2011
Winners: to be announced December 1st 2011 All children must submit your entry with permission from your parents and use a valid parent’s email address. Must be 16 or younger (parent feel free to help your child). Describe in 200 words or less something that you have done to make a difference in someone’s life. [...]
Not Exactly Cooperstown: an Exhibit at the Burbank Central Library
Lots of tourists who visit the Los Angeles area might explore Hollywood, do Disney, tour the movie studios and check out the beaches. That’s what I did my first time out here. And some poor souls might take one of those bus tours that specialize in drive-bys of movie star homes. That I didn’t do. [...]
2011 WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon
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 learn more about The Jimmy Fund, click HERE. The main [...]
Introducing Y Athlete
Y Athlete… Assisting and Empowering Todays Athletes The one thing that separates the successful athletes who reach their highest potential level from those who don’t are the ones who lack focus. Focus defined is the concentration of attention or energy on something: i.e. a goal. As an athlete looking to make it in their respective [...]
Donnie Baseball Hit’s Another Home Run
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toms River, NJ, Apr. 23, 2011—Bob Salomon, Co-Creator and driving force of “A Glove of Their Own,” an award winning book, is pleased to announce Don Mattingly and Mattingly Charities has joined the “Glove Team.” Mattingly, or Donnie Baseball, as he is so often referred to as is a lifelong [...]
Author Bill Palmer’s Reflections on the Game of Baseball
This is my first article for Baseball Reflections and I’m very happy to be here. What a great name for the site. It got me thinking about my personal baseball reflections. I’ve always thought memories are a lot like reflections, especially when it comes to baseball memories. Sometimes, but not often enough, the memory is [...]
Baseball and the 4th of July: Celebrations and Happenings
by James Campbell July 4th, Independence Day, Celebrating Being Free, Being American And what is more American then baseball? It has faltered a bit in popularity in recent years, but for over 100 years it was ubiquitous with America. In fact, the famous idiom states, “As American as baseball and apple pie” Many great [...]
Fenway Park’s 100th Anniversary: There’s Nothing Like Being at the Game
I’ve never considered myself religious by any means. Yet, I’m a believer that everyone has some place where they just feel – home, or safe. A sanctuary, of sorts. To some of the more religious types, a church. Baseball stadiums are my church. There is just something about passing through the gates and walking into [...]
Yours Truly to Host the next BBA Baseball Talk Podcast
The Show Details When: Tuesday Night, March 29th, 9pm EST Where: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ivieleagueproductions Call-in Number: 917-889-3190 Content: We will have 5 of the Baseball Reflections authors talking about all 6 MLB divisions in 10 minute (we hope) segments This is your chance to hear what some of your favorite writers sound like! The Line Up AL [...]
Me, Grandad, and Baseball
Two weeks ago we lost one of the all-time greats. It wasn’t George Washington, it wasn’t Einstein, it wasn’t Elvis, and it wasn’t Babe Ruth. It was my grandfather, Ben Robinson. Grandad was a special, special man who truly cared more about the welfare of others than that of his own. He had a huge [...]
Hosting BBA Baseball Talk on Tuesday, March 29th Again!
Once again, I will be hosting the fifth week of this month’s BBA Baseball Talk’s podcast on Tuesday, March 29th. Guests & the time will be released ASAP and the show can be listened to live and downloaded afterwards (available through iTunes). But for the best experience, I highly recommend that you listen in live and [...]
The 2011 Dante Benedetti Baseball Classic
Save the Date: March 15th, 2011 6th Annual Dante Benedetti Baseball Classic Order Tickets Online The Dante Benedetti Baseball Classic will be held at AT&T Park on March 15th, 2011 and will feature the U.S.F. Dons vs. San Jose State. Game time is 12:20 PM preceding the Bruce-Mahoney game between Sacred Heart [...]
Introducing: The Baseball Reflections Mobile App
Well, better late than never! By clicking on the image below of the green android next to the weird square you can download the new Baseball Reflections mobile app. This app is powered by Notice Orange, a division of Notice Software! Help support Baseball Reflections and buy me a coffee with PayPal!
Baseball Heroes of World War II
Here’s a quick, pre-spring training, WWII video highlighting famous MLB players who gave up years of their baseball career in order to serve their beloved country in a time of war! Let’s remember them by adding any war stories of them that you have either heard of or know from first hand experience, in the [...]
How Baseball Gloves Are Made
Going Yard with Kenn Olson will not be available this week, but in its place, please enjoy this educational video on how baseball gloves are made. We apologize for any inconvenience this omission might cause. If anyone is interested in creating a glove manufacturing company based out of Lawrence, MA in the old Mills, please [...]
A Video on How To Make Baseballs
For your viewing pleasure, here is a video on how to make baseballs. Help support Baseball Reflections and buy me a coffee with PayPal!
“This is baseball”
It is a famous phrase that I have learned to love since I was 11 years old. It all started when I attended my first official baseball game in Louisville, Kentucky. Sure, at the time, I had been introduced to baseball before then (my grandmother was an avid Atlanta Braves fan ever since I was [...]
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